Life in Gaza is hell on earth right now. With Rafah under attack, nowhere is safe. Children are being killed by bombs, bullets and disease. They’re enduring horrific injuries and surviving amidst rubble. With aid restricted, over a million children are at high risk of famine.
13-year-old Solave was severely injured by a bomb and her leg was amputated. Six-year-old Mariam is struggling to access water, food and clothing. The level of suffering is indescribable. But there are reasons for hope – and one of them is you.
Your $40 MONTHLY gift COULD buy a 4-WEEK supply of high-nutrient food to treat a child with severe acute malnutrition.
1 in 6 children lives in a conflict zone. And every year, hundreds of thousands of children die from the effects of war – such as violence, malnutrition, disease and cut off access to health care and water. Donate monthly and help us be there for children living in crisis in Gaza and across the world.
WHY DONATE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN?
1 in 6 children lives in a conflict zone, and there is no end in sight. Across the globe, children are facing starvation, poverty, fear, and the loss of healthcare and education. For children in Gaza, Sudan, Afghanistan, and around the world, surviving is just the beginning. They urgently need your help to piece their lives back together.
Through our work in 113 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first, helping them survive, learn and reach their full potential. These efforts rely on your support. By donating monthly to Save the Children, you can help children get the food, medicine, and education they need to give them a chance of a future they deserve.
our response IN GAZA
With your support, we’ve helped more than 377,400 people across the region, including more than 323,200 people in Gaza. Together with our partners, we have:
- Set up a field hospital that’s seen over 2,000 children, and a maternity unit that’s delivered 46 babies.
- Provided 7,900 food baskets, helping more than 50,000 people.
- Distributed 93,000 water bottles with 600,000 litres of clean drinking water.
- Distributed 1,416 shelter kits with tarpaulin and ropes, and 3,050 bedding kits with mattresses and warm blankets.
- Distributed 60,000 hygiene and menstrual kits, and 200 baby kits with essentials like nappies.
- Distributed around 1,910 recreational kits with toys and games.
- Given a total of over $4.5 million in cash transfers so more than 73,000 people could buy essential supplies.
- Provided 1,000 first aid kits and conducted hygiene awareness sessions for families.
- Delivered more than 170 assistive devices to support children with disabilities and injuries.
- Provided psychosocial support for more than 11,000 children in 13 shelters in northern Gaza.
Apart from Gaza, we're also helping in the West Bank, where we've supported families facing increased settler violence by providing emergency cash and running child protection activities. In Egypt, we've ensured access to essential supplies, supported medical evacuees from Gaza, and trained first responders. In Lebanon, we've assisted displaced individuals by providing clean water, food, hygiene products, and mental health support.
Can you give $40 a month to Save the Children, to help deliver life-saving medical care and mental health support in Gaza, and support children around the world? It takes 2 minutes:
Thirteen-year-old Solave* was the top of her class and had big dreams of becoming a businesswoman and travelling the world. But when war erupted in the Gaza Strip in October 2023, her life drastically changed. A bomb hit her auntie’s house where she was sheltering, and she lost her right leg and two of her brothers. Solave’s mother Basema* (50) said her daughter “completely collapsed” when she found out she had lost her leg and was in denial for a long time. She asked her mother how she was going to get to her classroom because it is on the third floor of her school. She also worried her classmates would no longer see her as their equal because she had lost her leg. Solave was receiving treatment at Al Shifa hospital until the fighting once again reached the hospital. Solave’s family was forced to leave her at the hospital for 15 days. Her bandages weren’t changed regularly during the hospital siege, and her wounds became infected. Solave was reunited with her family and transferred to a newly established hospital where Save the Children’s Emergency Health Unit is providing life-saving healthcare for children and their families. Paediatric nurse, Becky Platt, has been supporting Solave at the hospital, focusing especially on managing her pain and reducing her distress when her wounds are cleaned and bandaged. Basema says her daughter’s mental health has improved dramatically since arriving at the hospital. Sacha Myers / Save the Children
