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This Christmas, be a ray of hope for children living through conflict.

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Qamar, 7, had her leg amputated after her home was hit by a shell from a tank in Gaza. Our teams are providing her with rehabilitation services, teaching her how to care for the wound and preparing her for a future prosthetic limb. © Y. Nateel / HI.

This Christmas, give hope to injured children whose lives have been torn apart by war

The constant whistle of bullets and thump of airstrikes. Buildings crushed, rubble and dust everywhere, overhead clouds of still. Dreams shattered amidst clouds of dirty smoke. This is no place for a child.

But for children in war zones, this nightmare is their reality. Children in countries like Lebanon, Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan face unimaginable suffering every day. Many are injured, traumatised, or left with life-changing disabilities.

This Christmas, every moment counts. Your donation could restore hope and healing for these children.

Here’s how your donation could make a difference:

£25

could provide vital wound dressing supplies.

£45

could fund rehabilitation to help a child walk again.

£180

could buy an emergency wheelchair for a child in need.

Your generosity could ensure that children affected by war receive life-changing support.

Fearing for their lives, Jubair and his family fled their home in Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh. But during their escape, he was shot, and doctors had to amputate his leg to save his life. He was just 7 years old. In 2020, We visited him for the first time and have been providing him with rehabilitation services ever since. © T.Adnan / HI.

How your support helps around the world

Our teams are working tirelessly in Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank, Sudan, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Sudan and Chad to respond to the urgen humanitarian crises, but we really need your support.

The challenges faced by children in these regions are immense, but the stories of our work in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine highlight the life-changing impact of your generosity.

In Gaza, the shocking reality is that 10 children lose limbs every day. Our teams are working tirelessly to provide essential supplies including crutches and wheelchairs, hygiene supplies, first aid kits, food and essential household items. We’re also providing emergency rehabilitation for children with life-changing injuries like amputations and spinal cord injuries, helping them walk, move, and hope again.
In Sudan, millions of families have been forced to leave their homes, leaving injured children vulnerable and without care. We are providing desperately-needed rehabilitation care in hospitals and via mobile teams in camps in Chad, and we are supporting children thorough mental health and psychosocial support.
In Ukraine, at least 1,550 children have been injured since the beginning of the conflict, many with burns or amputations. We’re providing emergency rehabilitation in hospitals and training hospital staff in rehabilitation specialisms such as burns and post-amputation care.

Together, we can ensure no injured child is left behind.

Can we count on you to join us?

Shaista lost her leg when a bomb hit her home in Afghanistan. Since 2022, we’ve been providing physiotherapy to help Shaista adjust to her prosthesis and regain some independence. © E. Blanchard / HI

Eyewitness report

Sharaf lives in Khan Younis city in the south of Gaza. He manages our team that supports vulnerable populations to access shelter, education, and rehabilitation services. He describes the situation he is witnessing inside Gaza:

“The situation is catastrophic, a crisis in a crisis. People are surrounded by a fence from the north, east and south, and sea from west. Access and border crossing is blocked by fire, from above the rain of bombs.”

“It's a state of separation from reality. Your home, father, mother and even your children, each day you have to make the choice to die all at once in one room or to be separated across the Strip.”

“Each day I receive a call or through social media that one or more of my friends were killed or injured. Just yesterday morning I had two who were killed and two injured. Each one in Gaza is living in such a situation. The dead or those who still live, each one has a story, a story of fear, new life or loss.”

Sharaf, Area Manager for HI in Gaza.

Children's Christmas Appeal

Be a ray of hope for a vulnerable child. Please donate today to bring healing, safety, and joy to children living through war.

PLEASE DONATE NOW

Other ways to donate:

By telephone: Call our Supporter Care team on 0330 555 0156 to donate by credit or debit card.
By post: Send a cheque payable to "Humanity & Inclusion UK" to: Children's Christmas Appeal, Humanity & Inclusion UK, Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JB.

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