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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Conflict and the Climate crisis put children on the frontline.
Our Emergency Fund lets us respond to disasters around the world. Immediately.
- Children's lives are at risk following an increase of violence in Gaza and Lebanon.
- The war in Ukraine, has frozen childhood since February 2022.
- And in East Africa, children are on the brink of one of the worst famines in 40 years.
Your support can help children and families devastated by disaster stay safe and healthy.
What Is our Emergency fund?
Our Emergency Fund not only enables us to respond immediately when a disaster strikes, it also allows us to respond to the countless ongoing crises around the world that don't hit the headlines.
Whatever the disaster, thanks to our Emergency Fund, we can be by a child's side within days of a disaster striking - to help children survive and rebuild their lives, before it's too late.
How we're helping children
All over the world, children's lives are at risk as conflicts persist.
We're supporting children growing up in conflict with:
- Access to education
- Winter and hygiene kits
- Psychological support in the face of unimaginable adversity
- Cash grants for families to meet basic needs
How We Helped Oleksander*
We've been in Ukraine since 2014, and donations from amazing people like you have helped children in Ukraine ever since.
After Oleksander's home was hit by artillery shells while he was still a toddler, your support meant he got the counselling he needed to help him overcome the trauma.
Help more children in Ukraine, and around the world, make it through the toughest times of their lives.
*name changed
The climate crisis
The link between the climate crisis and children's lives has never been clearer to see. Or more difficult to witness.
Almost half of children worldwide are at huge risk from the impacts of the climate crisis, as extreme weather destroys crops, livestock and livelihoods.
Find out more about how we’re supporting children and families on the frontline of the climate crisis by providing water, therapeutic food, healthcare and more.
17 years of vital emergency response
Since we launched our Emergency Fund in 2006, the humanitarian landscape has changed dramatically. We've helped children in crises for more than 100 years. Yet now, crises are more frequent, last longer and affect more people.
There are now twice as many natural disasters as there were 20 years ago.
The needs are huge, but so is our determination. We have the experience to limit the effects of disasters on children's lives – and our Emergency Fund is the key to unlocking this expertise.
We've helped millions of children in their darkest hour. Your support helped us through the Ebola crisis in West Africa and the Beirut explosion.
Emergencies: How you've helped
Whether children are at risk due to conflict or natural disasters, we ensure we’re there providing all we can.
2017
When violence erupted in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in August 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya families were forced to flee. Thanks to our supporters, we reached over 780,000 people, including 454,000 children with lifesaving aid.
2018
When a tsunami hit Indonesia in 2018, leaving a trail of destruction, supporters' generosity helped Save the Children set up clinics, erect temporary schools and provided shelter. We reached 189,466 people, roughly half of them children.
2019
Even before cyclones Idai and Kenneth hit southern Africa in 2019, the 1.5m children affected were among some of the most disadvantaged in the world. With your support, we raised a fantastic £1.6m to help children recover.
2020
And after a large blast at Beirut's port in August 2020, our Beirut explosion response was set up to provide immediate support through our emergency fund.
2021
We provided £2.3 million to COVID-19 responses in 20 countries to deliver COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, procure personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies, provide training to medical staff on the prevention and clinical case management of COVID-19, and deliver hygiene kits and information to communities to help prevent outbreaks.
2022
In Ukraine, we distributed £19.9 million in cash assistance as a part of our response to the conflict.
2023
When massive earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, the Emergency Fund immediately provided £1.5 million to kick-start our response, including over £765k to local partners.
Page last updated January 2025
