Niger Appeal
Almost 3 million children are facing a growing hunger crisis triggered by crop shortages, rising food prices and insecurity in neighbouring countries. We're already on the ground, urgently working to reach vulnerable families but we need your help. Please donate.
The current situation
We've launched an emergency appeal to help those affected.
Sophisticated early warning systems are predicting that 6 million people, half of them children, could be left without enough to eat later this year, after poor harvests led to food shortages and a spike in food prices.
Meanwhile, instability in neighbouring countries has affected cross-border trade, meaning Niger is unable to import many of the staples upon which it relies in times of shortage.
We want to see early funding made available in Niger to head off the crisis before it peaks, and we've launched an emergency appeal to pay for vital work that could prevent millions of children from falling into severe malnutrition.
Please donate to our Niger Appeal
What we’re doing
Save the Children is already on the ground, urgently working to reach vulnerable families before it’s too late.
We have already:
- helped to buy essential food, water and medicine for over 250,000 people and have treated 40,000 malnourished children
- supported over 260 health centres so thousands of children, pregnant women and new mothers can access free healthcare
- distributed livestock and training in farming methods to create 'safety nets' to stop families falling into crisis
- called on the international community to respond immediately to help stave off a potential disaster.
We're planning to expand our operations to reach 1.3 million people in the coming months.
What you can do to help
Please donate to our Niger Appeal
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