RELOCATION ORDERS IN RAFAH
CHILDREN IN GAZA
HAVE NOWHERE SAFE TO FLEE

Time is running out to protect children in Rafah, with the looming ground assault forcing hundreds of thousands to flee and impeding aid efforts in Gaza’s ‘last refuge’.

Over 1 million people have been forcibly displaced with over 75% of the 1.7 million people who have been forced from their homes over the past seven months have ended up in Rafah. The announced incursion will not only risk the lives of over 600,000 children but will at best disrupt and at worst cause the collapse of the humanitarian aid response currently struggling to keep Gaza’s population alive.

Whenever and wherever possible, our staff and partners in Gaza continue to carry out critical work delivering supplies for children and their families in Gaza, including water, hygiene kits, food and basic shelter kits. Our Emergency Health Unit is also providing vital healthcare services, both directly and with support from partners.

OUR RESPONSE

With your support, we’ve helped more than 377,400 people across the region, including more than 323,200 people in Gaza, over the past six months. Together with our partners, we have:

 

  1. Provided 7,900 food baskets, helping more than 50,000 people.
  2. Distributed 93,000 water bottleswith 600,000 litres of clean drinking water.
  3. Distributed 1,416 shelter kits with tarpaulin and ropes, and 3,050 bedding kitswith mattresses and warm blankets.
  4. Distributed 60,000 hygiene and menstrual kits, and 200 baby kitswith essentials like nappies.
  5. Distributed around 1,910 recreational kitswith toys and games.
  6. Supported over 50,000 families with cash assistance– we are one of the largest providers of cash in Gaza.
  7. Provided 1,000 first aid kits and conducted hygiene awareness sessions for families.
  8. Delivered more than 170 assistive devices to support children with disabilities and injuries.
  9. Provided psychosocial support for more than 11,000 childrenin 13 shelters in northern Gaza.

OUR CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY FUND

Your donations will be channelled to our Children’s Emergency Fund and used to empower children and their families devastated by crisis like this to stay safe, healthy and to rebuild their lives. Your donations will support children wherever the need is greatest.