Staying healthy in the world's biggest humanitarian crisis

The world's biggest refugee crisis, the worst famine in the country for 20 years, one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world: Sudan is currently breaking more than just one sad record. And yet hardly anyone here in Europe is talking about this catastrophe. A bitter war has been raging in the country in north-east Africa for over a year, with children suffering the most.

Their physical and mental health is particularly at risk: they are injured in attacks and need medical care, they do not have enough to eat and are exposed to the risk of malnutrition and other diseases. Many of them are severely traumatized and have had to leave their homes, their everyday lives and their childhood behind.

Malnutrition - a deadly cycle

In August, famine was declared in parts of North Darfur. Millions of children in Sudan do not have enough to eat. Well over 700,000 of them are so severely malnourished that their lives are in imminent danger. Seven-month-old Genan is one of them. Her mother died just half an hour after she was born, and her aunt took her in. However, she was unable to feed her sufficiently. Genan was emaciated and ill when she was admitted to the feeding program at a hospital supported by UNICEF. Children with malnutrition are more susceptible to diseases such as cholera or pneumonia. If they do not receive medical care, their health and lives are at risk. Genan is now doing better thanks to therapeutic supplementary food.

This war robs her of her childhood & health

Many children in Sudan have been surrounded by death and violence since the war and are severely traumatized. They have been torn away from their daily routine of going to school, playing with friends and their regular family circle - in other words, a normal life. This was also the case for 15-year-old Walaa.

After a bomb attack on the house next door, she found herself on the run alone with her sister. They were separated from their parents in the panic and chaos of the attack. They wandered through the heat for four days without shoes, food or drink. On the fifth day, with the help of other displaced people, the sisters managed to reach their mother by phone and find her again. But what they saw on the way haunts Walaa to this day.

In a safe learning space supported by UNICEF, also known as Makanna, Walaa can talk to a psychologist about what she has experienced. "I find comfort and peace when I come to the Makanna, because this place helps me to forget my worries and start a new life," says Walaa.

UNICEF helps children in Sudan with your donation

The children in Sudan have a right to health and protection! Together with you, we support UNICEF in bringing important relief supplies such as therapeutic supplementary food, vaccines and medicines into the country. UNICEF is also providing psychological support to help children cope with their trauma.

Your donation can help save the lives of children in Sudan

• 33 euros will finance a first aid kit with bandages and medicines for the initial treatment of injured children after attacks.
• 96 euros will provide UNICEF with 300 packets of therapeutic supplementary food, which will enable two severely malnourished children to regain their strength in 6 to 8 weeks.
• For 197 euros, we can give children a box of toys such as pencils or cuddly toys - to help them on their way to overcoming trauma.

With your support, we are a reliable partner for the children in Sudan. We guarantee: 100% of your donations will be forwarded to UNICEF.