THE CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND

January

In Mongolia when temperatures dropped to dangerous lows brought on by the Dzud, our country team quickly jumped into action with the help from the Children's Emergency Fund, supporting families and children during the heavy snow and extreme cold.

Thanks to $75,000 from the Fund, our teams were able to provide emergency cash transfers and animal food to more than 360 families, helping more than 600 children.

February

Multiple crises in Haiti, including civil unrest and widespread hunger, mean around half of the population need urgent support. 

The Children's Emergency Fund helped us deliver health and protection services for the most vulnerable people in Haiti facing increased instability and displacement, providing $500,000.

March

The Children's Emergency Fund enables us to foster partner-led responses in humanitarian crises, including in Ukraine where we’re providing financial support to 15 local and national partners.

The Fund channelled $3.3 million to local partners in Ukraine overall in 2024, supporting them to rehabilitate schools, provide online catch-up programs and offer livelihood and agriculture grants to families affected by the war.

April

More than 500,000 people across Garissa County in Kenya were affected by widespread flooding between March-May.

Thanks to $250,000 from the Children's Emergency Fund, our teams responded quickly in collaboration with the Kenyan government to provide cash assistance, essential items and provide mental health and psychosocial support.

While the floods in Kenya didn’t attract mass media attention, the Fund was there to help.

May

In 2024, the Children's Emergency Fund was a crucial lifeline for the children in urgent needs in Gaza, providing $5.7 million in May.

The Fund allowed our teams to procure emergency supplies, provide essential health services and bridge critical gaps in funding, ensuring we could deliver aid where it is needed most.

June

The Children's Emergency Fund helped our teams in Lebanon by pre-positioning essential supplies we knew displaced families would need, providing $250,000 to prepare for conflict escalation.

Thanks to the Fund, our team delivered essential support to displaced children and families within hours of violence and strikes on neighbourhoods across the country

July

We're committed to reducing the impact of predictable crises on children and communities through anticipatory action and emergency preparedness.

When Venezuela faced political instability during national elections the Emergency Fund was there to step in with $70,000 to provide support to children and families.

August

In August, the Mpox outbreak in the DRC and neighbouring countries was declared a public health emergency of international concern.

The Emergency Fund provided $1.5 million to support efforts across ten countries with preparedness and response activities to control the spread of the disease.

In the DRC, we provided training to community health workers and prepositioned personal protective equipment and other medical supplies to support the country’s healthcare system

September

Several provinces in Laos were devastated by typhoon Yagi, which hit in early September.

With $80,000 from the Emergency Fund, we provided essential food, non-food and hygiene supplies to 676 families.

October

Violence in Sudan has driven thousands of families from their homes, leaving 20.3 million people in need of health services.

Thanks to $1 million from the Children's Emergency Fund, our health programmes in Sudan are a lifeline for thousands, providing essential medical services to families affected by this conflict.

November

An increase in violent killings, attacks and kidnappings by non-state armed groups in the north of Nigeria significantly affected and continues to affect food production by disrupting local markets and forcing farmers to flee their farms.

With $300,000 from the Children's Emergency Fund, we were able to respond to the deteriorating food insecurity by providing food and vital supplies to families.

December

Cyclone Chido, which made landfall in Mozambique in December, brought heavy rains and winds to a region already struggling with conflict, displacement and the effects of El Niño.

The Children's Emergency Fund provided $565,000 which enabled our team to invest in prepositioning health and hygiene supplies.

As a result, our team mobilised immediately following the onset of the disaster, ensuring we met the health needs of impacted communities.