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Dans les pays du monde entier, les enfants des zones ravagées par la faim ou des camps de réfugiés désolés sont confrontés à une lutte constante pour leur survie. C'est pourquoi, grâce à votre généreux soutien, les travailleurs de Save the Children sont avec eux en première ligne. Chaque jour, ils offrent une aide vitale, une protection et des possibilités d'éducation pour que les enfants puissent profiter de l'enfance qu'ils méritent, où qu'ils soient.
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Canab, 37, and her nine children - including her two-year-old twins Sayid and Salma - have faced successive droughts in Somalia. Earlier droughts killed all their camels and livestock – their only source of income and food – and the current water shortages have forced them to leave their home in search of food and water. They now live on the outskirts of a town in a temporary camp with no services. Although Canab can now access water for her family – a two-hour return trip from their camp – the water is unsafe, and it often makes them sick with diarrhoea. They also struggle to find food for their children. Sayid and Salma have been severely impacted by their family’s circumstances and are suffering from malnutrition, which can lead to illness, infections, stunting and death. Sayid and Salam are currently receiving treatment at a Save the Children Maternal and Child Health (MCH) clinic. Salma was diagnosed with moderate acute malnutrition and Sayid with severe acute malnutrition. They are on a three-month therapeutic food programme and are showing signs of improvement. Families like Canab’s have experienced an increasing number of climate-related disasters over the last few decades, ranging from long-lasting droughts to devastating floods, locust infestations and even cyclones, sometimes all experienced in the same region within months. This growing climate crisis has led to food insecurity, a heightened risk of famine, increased water shortages, widespread disease outbreaks, displacement and a drastic reduction in household incomes. Children and their families cannot cope as they have no time to recover before the next crisis hits. In 2021, Somalia is facing reduced rainfall, critical water shortages and drought-like conditions, pushing the number of children and adults who need critical support to 5.9 million – a third of the population and an increase of 700,000 people compared to 2020. A Save the Children assessment conducted in February 2021 found that more than 70 percent of families surveyed didn’t have access to clean drinking water and that more than 50 percent didn’t have enough food to eat. Save the Children continues to prioritise the needs of the most vulnerable and marginalised children and is ramping up its humanitarian response. We’re providing water for drought-stricken communities; therapeutic food for malnourished children; emergency healthcare for pastoralist and hard-to-reach communities; cash and voucher assistance to families facing economic stress; and student food and water programmes to support schools to stay open. Save the Children is also continuing to work with local governments to build the long-term resilience of communities to cope with climate shocks. Sacha Myers / Save the Children
