Health

Improving children’s health is a critical part of our work. With your help, we can do more to nourish children and mothers, educate communities and help protect the most vulnerable from getting sick or dying from preventable illnesses.

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Did you know?

In 2025, we implemented 72 health programs across 29 countries. We reached nearly 4.3 million people, including 1,739,549 girls and 1,631,430 boys.

A 360° experience

Experience an immersive tour of a health facility in Baidoa, Somalia. The health facility is part of an initiative called REACTS-IN (Realizing Gender Equality, Attitudinal Change and Transformative Systems in Nutrition) that aims to improve nutrition and gender equality for marginalized women, adolescent girls and children under the age of five.

Health

We’ve reached millions through our health and nutrition programs and helped communities navigate through every health crisis from famines to the recent global pandemic. With your help, more children and families will get support for their ongoing wellbeing, healthcare workers will receive training and counseling, and clinics will be equipped with medicine and supplies to treat common ailments.

Our impact

13%

of our overall donations supported health and nutrition programs around the world.

10,259

cases of malnourished children who recovered after malnutrition treatment.

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Hunger

With food insecurity at record highs, we help meet the immediate needs of children and families while working with them.

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Water

Our programs bring accessible water closer to home, giving kids back their lives.

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Education

A good education opens doors to a promising future.

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When our community grows, so does our impact.

Let's help build a world of opportunities for every child, no matter the location or circumstance.

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