This winter, women and children are facing the greatest risk of malnutrition - the most life-threatening form of hunger.
You can help get mothers and their babies the support they deserve by donating now.
Gender inequality and lack of healthcare mean women’s lives are on the line.
In 2023:
Last year, we delivered specialist support to almost 16 million women and children across 59 countries – including India, Gaza, Somalia and Sudan.
You can help us reach more women with vital support this festive season.
Because Life Begins With Her.
In Gujarat, India, life-threatening hunger effects thousands of children every year. And anaemia rates among women are dangerously high.
But with the help of programmes like Project Vruddhi, women like Fanika are gaining back their strength – and bringing healthy babies into the world.
Project Vruddhi focuses on improving pregnant women’s and mother’s health and preventing life-threatening malnutrition in their children. The project has supported 171,815 children and 101,183 women, ensuring brighter and better futures for mother and child.
You can discover more about Project Vruddhi and Fanika’s story in our Christmas Appeal video. All made possible by your support.
Pregnant women and mothers in Gaza are facing devastating conflict while enduring pregnancy and ensuring the best start for their children.
Since the ceasefire, we've treated 1,600 mothers and 4,000 children for malnutrition, providing essential medical care in the most challenging circumstances.
Donating £25 could fund 12 home visits to high-risk women in one of the countries we work in.
Somalian women are losing their lives to pregnancy at the highest rate in the world. Gender inequality is leaving women without essential healthcare.
We're supporting over 100 health centres in Somalia, treating anaemia in pregnant women and delivering support like protection from gender-based violence.
Donating £61 could treat anaemia in two pregnant women in countries like Somalia.
Escalating conflict and spreading famine in Sudan has left women and children more vulnerable to extreme hunger this winter.
In El Fasher, where violence erupted this November, the only maternal hospital is short on life-saving medicine for mothers and their children.
Donating £93 could provide urgent malnutrition treatment to a child in countries like Sudan.
Rupangi's daughter, Divya, was at an incredibly low weight when our field coordinator visited her family home.
With help from our team, Rupangi started breastfeeding and feeding her daughter complementary food.
You donation will help women like Rupangi to get support on how to nourish themselves and their children in their homes.
Sonali was pregnant with her third child when our team visited her at home. They measured her hemoglobin levels and concluded she was at high risk of losing her baby.
She received treatment in hospital, and with specialist support, welcomed her daughter into the world in January 2023.
You donation goes directly to helping pregnant women like Sonali get the right support at the right time.
Mayank, is a child in a tribal family of 8 in India, was found to be suffering from malnutrition when he visited one of our health centres.
We treated him in hospital with special therapeutic food and trained his mother and father on how to help him grow to a healthy weight.
Your donation now can help more children like Mayank get the urgent life-saving treatment they need.
“We talk to mothers about breastfeeding, nutrition, and hygiene. Even in hard-to-reach places, I feel we are bringing change."
Donate to train more women healthcare workers like Kailas
In 2024, we delivered specialist support to almost 16 million women and children across 59 countries. Our support included:
