COVID-19 Causing Famine: What's Happening and How to Help
After leaving more than 1.3 million people dead worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic is also pushing millions of people to the brink of famine.
COVID-19 has worsened dire situations related to food access in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Yemen. These countries were already facing conflict, mass displacement, and climate and economic crises that left people without reliable access to nutritious food.
Several of GlobalGiving’s local nonprofit partners are responding to the crises in these regions. Please make a donation to one of the vetted, community-led projects below to help people facing famine.
The project targets the governorates that suffer most from violence against children and violations (Aden, Lahj, Hadramaut, Al-Bayda, Amran, Al-Mahwit, Dhamar, Ibb, Taiz, Marib, Sana'a city...) based on an overview of humanitarian needs in Yemen 2023 and the latest reports of protection groups. The project ensures the provision of child protection services through Implanting the SANID Accompanied Community Management Program to protect children from violence, abuse and denial of childhood rights
This project aims to provide a social and psychological rehabilitation for 150 poor street children in Sana'a. SYS Organization will enroll street children in reputable schools around the city, sponsor their school fees, provide uniforms, shoes, school supplies, gifts, and nutritious packed meals for a full year. Moreover, SYS Organization aims to increase awareness of Parents, society, and official bodies and educate them about the SDGs.
Yemen has been deemed the world's worst humanitarian crisis by the United Nations. Currently, 80% of the population - over 24 million people - are in need of aid. Over 20 million people are food insecure, with 14 million people in acute need (at risk of famine). Over 70% of the population does not have access to clean water. The Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation has three strategic aims: increasing awareness of the humanitarian crisis underway in Yemen, facilitating humanitarian aid pro
Yemen is the poorest Arab country and after the 2011 upheavals it is facing great challenges beside and the current war. Due to poverty, a weak civil society, and an outdated pedagogical approach women with youth are often left on their own to facing the life and they are deprived of the right to live a decent life. This programme seeks to instill vision in the women and youth it serves by providing training in essential life skills, health, and social issues & Supporting stopped businesses
Millions of displaced people in Yemen have been left without work due to the war, providing little humanitarian assistance. The project aims to support families of displaced people on handicrafts and household industries, providing them with an income source and shifting from relying on relief assistance to productive families. The project is concerned with women in particular, through the selection of displaced families who lost their dependents.
A camp for refugees and displaced persons is founded on the suburbs of Ouagdougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. There are 450 of people with children. They came from the north of the country escaping from terrorist attacks. To live, they need everything: food, hygiene measures, clothes, education of their children. We have to help them. The fundraised money will be passed to missionaries, who will buy for them the necessary products and pay for education of the children.
Famine and severe hunger are ravaging South Sudan. 60% of the population faces hunger. Most people don't know where their next meal will come from. We are working to help families in Fangak County, who are in desperate need of food, start small gardens and farms so that they can feed themselves while increasing the the amount of food available to the community. This program will teach farming techniques, providing seeds and small tools, and micro loans for water pumps all to fight famine.
The community skills development organization, a national organization of South Sudan located in Yambio plans some strategies to support single mothers in Yambio. The total number of our target population is 17,000 Households in Gbudwe state. Community Skill Development was established in the year 2008 by a volunteer group headed by Father Ignatius Mborihenga. CSD is a national organization registered by South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation commission.
This project will provide free prompt malaria diagnosis and treatment, give a nutrition specific interventions to 1000 poor economic background children in 2 years, in Itamerin and neighboring communities, Akinyele local government Oyo state. Also, help early diagnosis and treatment of Hypertension in women within the location.
A 40 feet (ft) high scaffolding would be built at the artesian water source in order to carry 10,000Litres of water reservoir from where water would be distributed through pipes to six (6) neighbouring communities total 5kM distance. This project will provide regular potable water for about 13,000 rural dwellers in seven (7) communities in total. Serving about 6000 people in its primary community and another 7000 residents through its water extension from the source to neighbouring communities.
Availability and accessibility of healthcare to indigent women of Anambra State -Nigeria, who cannot pay for the care they need in a COVID-19 climate and a country with under-resourced healthcare system. ASA Women USA supports the strengthening of health system from a gender perspective in order to respond to the pandemic as well as avoid interruption of other health services and the establishment of Cancer diagnostic & research Centre for long term economic impact in Anambra State-Nigeria
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