If you had to flee,
WHAT WOULD YOU SAVE?

A crisis hits and you have just a matter of minutes to flee your home – perhaps forever. What would you save? You might stuff some clothes in a bag. Grab your phone. Documents. But what about what you can’t take? Enough food or clean water, medical care, a place to sleep.

Right now, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is in serious crisis - but the world isn't taking notice. Since March 2022, terrifying conflict in the DRC has killed thousands and caused massive amounts of people to flee their homes. Even before the recent fighting, malnutrition levels in the country were already high, but now children and their families are living day to day, having no idea where their next meal might be coming from. 

Gervienne* is one of those children. At just 15 months old, she fell critically ill after her family had to flee the violence. Severe malnutrition left her weak, with vomiting, diarrhoea, and a dangerously high fever. Her mother, Charly*, carried her to the nearest hospital, desperate to save her life. 

“When they are hungry, some start crying, others go to sleep, and others still stay quiet with their hands on their cheeks, not knowing what else to do”, says Charly, a mother of seven, abut Gervienne and her other children.

*Names changed to protect their identity

Gervienne was suffering from malnutrition after her family had to flee their home due to war.

Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, she received life-saving treatment. The support provided high-nutrient peanut paste, covered her hospital expenses, and ensured her family had transportation to and from the hospital. Today, she is on the path to recovery.

But far too many children like Gervienne are still fighting for their lives in 2025. Hunger, displacement, and conflict are stealing their health, safety, and future.

When an emergency strikes, we support millions of families and children like Gervienne. But we need your help to continue being there. A gift of $80 today could provide an eight-week supply of high-nutrient peanut paste to treat a child with severe acute malnutrition - just like what saved Gervienne. Donate now.

In 2023, we helped around 19 million children caught up in crisis get the vital supplies they need to survive and the things you can’t take with you when you flee: security, education, shelter, health, protection. We’re there before, during, and after a crisis. We help communities prepare for the next disaster – because it’s not a matter of if, but when. We’re there when disaster strikes, to provide the urgent supplies families need to survive. And we provide what people can’t save – what children need to recover and rebuild their futures. To continue our work and reach even more children in need, we need your help:

Your $80 gift could provide warm, cozy blankets for around 20 children affected by conflict.

Your $100 gift could help us reunite a child separated from their family amid the conflict in the DRC and provide them with temporary care in a foster family while we trace their family.

Your $120 gift could buy twelve weeks worth of fortified peanut paste to treat a child with malnutrition.

Your $500 gift could provide critical care for five children suffering from pneumonia.

Together, we can provide what families can’t save. Donate now.