Home. The word indicates a physical place where a person lives. It also carries an emotional undertone, somewhere that evokes a sense of belonging, security and personal history. But for more than 100 million people – displaced individuals and families – home in both the physical and emotional sense no longer even exists. All over the world, men, women and children are fleeing oppression, conflict and disaster, leaving the place that was their home as they are forced to start over.
-50 percent of the world’s refugees are children.
-An estimated of 29 percent of internally displaced people are young women.
-Young refugees are 30 percent less likely to complete primary school.
The good news is our charity partners listed below are helping refugees. Their programs include critical emergency assistance, transportation to escape persecution, family reunification, resettlement and more.
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- Title: Emergency Drought Response
- Charity: Action Against Hunger
- Country: Madagascar
- Photo Credit: Stéphane Rakotomalala
Droughts in Grand Sud, Madagascar, have sharply increased in both frequency and intensity in recent years. Bearing the full brunt of the effects of climate change, families who live in this region have seen drastic impacts on their livelihoods and health. In 2020, there were virtually no rains and this trend continued in 2021. Historically low rainfall levels depleted the few sources of clean water that existed in this chronically dry region. As a result, water-borne illnesses such as diarrhea have increased sharply. And, without rain, there could be no harvests. Food insecurity and malnutrition have increased dramatically. Action Against Hunger’s teams are on the ground, treating malnutrition and helping farmers adapt.
- Title: Supporting Refugees
- Charity: Action Against Hunger
- Country: Uganda
- Photo Credit: Solomon Serwanjja
Uganda is home to more than one million refugees, who are welcomed to the country with a small plot of land, the ability to work and go to school, and more. To help both refugees and the communities that host them, Action Against Hunger works with groups of farmers to help them learn new skills, grow new crops, and make the most of the limited land and water they have.
- Title: Providing Emergency Nutrition Support
- Charity: Action Against Hunger
- Country: Yemen
- Photo Credit: Nada Al-Saqaf
Now almost three years old, Watheek was born in displacement. His family fled their home when the war in Yemen worsened. With six children living in a small one-room house, his parents struggle to get by. Watheek suffered from malnutrition in 2021, and received treatment from Action Against Hunger.