Urgent appeal

Every year, millions of children are forced to flee their homes by conflict or natural disaster.

Children like five-year-old Omar. When Hurricane Eta hit Honduras, he was scared and confused. Any sense of security swept away with his home and all his belongings.

Food, homes, livelihoods – all ripped away without warning. That’s what millions of families face when disaster turns their world upside down.

In the aftermath of a disaster, children can lose everything. You can be there when they urgently need help.

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How your money can help

Your gift today could help children when their lives are ripped apart. Your gift today could:

Help families survive disaster, providing food, water, sanitation and shelter

Help children play, learn and recover from disaster in a Child Friendly Space

Help families with training in farming techniques and business skills

Your gift today could change children’s lives for good.

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“I miss my cars and my cartoons. I prayed, ‘God give me the strength to go home’, but everything’s gone. We can’t go home.”

Omar

5, from Honduras

Save children's lives today

Impact of Hurricane Iota in Colombia © 2020 World Vision

Millions of families are forced from their homes every year

Every year, millions of people are displaced by manmade or natural disasters. By the end of 2020, 82.4 million people had been forced from their homes.

Children stand amid wreckage after Hurricane ETA © 2020 World Vision

When disaster strikes – children suffer most

Almost half of those forced to flee are children. If they survive the immediate threats of starvation, dehydration and disease in the wake of a disaster – they’re at risk of exploitation and abuse.

A section of houses that have submerged by Hurricane ETA, Honduras. © 2020 World Vision

Climate change means disasters hit harder and more often

Climate change is unleashing more frequent, intense and unpredictable disasters. In climate ‘hotspots’, it’s hard for communities to recover and even harder to adapt and withstand future disasters.

Omar, a 5-year-old in Honduras © 2020 World Vision

Please donate now to save lives

With your help, we can provide water, food, sanitation and shelter when disaster strikes. Help families survive and support them as they recover and rebuild their lives.

Can you help?

For more than 70 years, thanks to people like you, we’ve been reaching millions of people affected by disasters. Helping them survive, recover and become more resilient. Tackling the root causes of poverty so families can build brighter futures.

This work is more important now than ever.

The number of natural disasters has nearly doubled in the last 20 years. Putting more children at risk of illness, abuse and exploitation.

Your gift today could keep children safe and help them heal when disaster strikes.

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