Fatima is 10 months old, she was admitted to a hospital in Sana’a, Yemen after her mother grew concerned over Fatima’s month-long diarrhoea. Medical staff found that she was suffering from a severe intestinal problem, vomiting, diarrhoea, listlessness and a weakened pulse. Fatima was diagnosed with malnutrition and dehydration, resulting in kidney failure. She was put on a treatment programme that included fluids and antibiotics to help her recover back to good health.
Parwana was diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition during her previous visit to the health centre. As part of Parwana's treatment, her mother brings her to the clinic every four weeks for screening and to provide her with additional RUTF (Ready-to-use therapeutic food) if needed. Nearly 58 per cent of children in Afghanistan were living in monetary poverty and 56 per cent of children lived in multi-dimensional poverty, i.e facing deprivations in one or more dimensions of poverty.
2-year-old Sajeed’s family has received cash assistance from UNICEF, to help meet critical needs like food. In Afghanistan, the situation has become dire for many families on the brink of poverty. Cash assistance is being distributed by UNICEF to help vulnerable families. Your Sadaqah will help us reach many more children like him. This money will help them meet critical needs like food this Ramadan.
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Nutrition
Provide therapeutic food to help children in Afghanistan and Yemen. PlumpyNut is a packet of therapeutic food used to treat children affected by severe acute malnutrition.
Clean Water
Provide clean water and sanitation services to displaced populations and schools. Your Sadaqah will bring assistance in the form of water points and communal water tanks, latrines, hygiene kits and household water treatment tablets.
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Provide critical cash support to the most vulnerable families, to get food, clothes and medicines for their children. This money is making a difference in their lives, helping them to survive.
'And be steadfast in your prayer and pay charity; whatever good you send forth for your future, you shall find it with Allah, for Allah is well aware of what you do' (Quran 2:110)
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11.3 million Yemeni children and 13.1 million Afghani children need immediate humanitarian assistance
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