menu Plan International UK Work with children in the world’s poorest countries to build a better future You are here: Children's Emergency Fund breadcrumb navigation: Home / Donate / Children's Emergency Fund CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND Help us reach children with lifesaving support DONATE NOW During and after an emergency, every minute of every day puts children at greater risk of violence, sexual exploitation and hunger – and girls are often the worst affected. Your support for our emergency work could help children in devastated communities’ get the urgent and lifesaving help they need to prepare for and respond to disasters. Our experience shows that girls are less likely than boys to continue their education during conflict and instability, or to return to school after a crisis. As the pandemic continues, millions of girls are now missing out on their education, and levels of sexual violence and child marriage have increased. For children already living through conflict, displacement and natural hazards, coronavirus has meant a crisis upon crisis. It has left countries already blighted by insecurity, including Ethiopia and South Sudan, facing a risk of severe famine. As we urgently scale up our response to all the emerging situations, your donation is vital to saving lives and protecting children. Please, will you give a gift today to support the Children’s emergency Fund? MAKE A DONATION YOUR GIFT CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN AN EMERGENCY, HELPING US TO REACH CHILDREN IN CRISIS – FAST STEP 1 I want to support Plan International UK with: A single gift A regular gift I would like to contribute: £5 five pounds A REGULAR DONATION OF £5 COULD ENSURE THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, LIFESAVING HELP REACHES CHILDREN FAST £10 Ten pounds £15 Fifteen pounds Surprise us NEXT HAITI RESPONDING TO AUGUST’S DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on 14th August, our teams are on the ground, working to urgently assess the needs of children and their families. The earthquake comes at a time when the country is already grappling with a fragile political situation, widespread hunger, and health services stretched to the brink by coronavirus. We are extremely concerned about the toll that yet another crisis will take on children and their families. The impact of the earthquake will be felt for months and years, especially for the most vulnerable, and it may take years for families to rebuild their lives. With your support, our teams can provide essential support to the hardest-hit communities, reaching children and meeting the specific needs of girls, who are among the worst affected in crises like these. Worke, left, and her older sister are living in a displacement camp in Ethiopia. "Girls who are living in the shelters need to be provided with sanitary pads alongside food," she says. ETHIOPIA: CONFLICT, DISPLACEMENT AND HUNGER The outbreak of violence in Tigray, Ethiopia, has left millions of people facing life-threatening hunger, at a time when many communities have already been impacted by the pandemic. Around 5.2 million people need food assistance, more than 90% of the population. Our teams are working to reach children and their families who have been displaced by the conflict. We're training healthcare workers, so they can screen and treat cases of malnutrition in children under five, and distributing essential items including water purifier tablets, soap and dignity kits for girls, so they can manage their periods – but we urgently need your support to reach even more families. “We have insecurity in our area so we fear going too far from home to look for food,” says Juditha. Her son Yabbah, who is three, has been receiving support for malnutrition through one of our nutrition clinics. SOUTH SUDAN: A CRISIS ON A CRISIS South Sudan is currently facing a crisis on a crisis. While the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on children around the world, the situation in South Sudan is rapidly deteriorating. The additional strain on a country already struggling with displacement and conflict, is putting many families at further risk of poverty, displacement and hunger. Approximately 60% of the population are predicted to face acute food shortages this year, including 1.4 million children under the age of five and almost 500,000 women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. We're rapidly scaling up our programmes, including food distributions, child protection and school meal programmes to reach those most in need. CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY FUND HELP US REACH CHILDREN IN AN EMERGENCY AS SOON AS THEY NEED US DONATE Play video WHY YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AROUND THE WORLD HOW YOUR SUPPORT IS HELPING US TO REACH THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN AN EMERGENCY Responding to India’s second wave Your support helped our teams install six oxygen generation plants, order 200 oxygen concentrators and provided 50,000 PPE kits for doctors and nurses – helping to save lives and protect health workers. Our teams also reached over 44,000 families by calling them to explain the importance of vaccines and how to stop the spread of the virus. Seeds of hope South Sudan has endured two years of flooding, leaving millions of families and children without food. Your support is funding a livelihood project that provides families with the supplies needed to grow their own food. 1,600 families have received support to grow their own crops and are learning how to fish – helping the most vulnerable to survive after conflict and disaster. Helping children rediscover play Supporters like you are helping children to process the trauma they endured through play after the devastating Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique in March 2019. Our child friendly spaces in the evacuation camps provide children with a chance to express themselves creatively, helping them overcome the trauma of the cyclone. 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