Save the Children is gravely concerned for the safety and wellbeing of children in Afghanistan. Crippling drought and the economic crisis are the key drivers pushing Afghanistan to the brink of collapse, with food prices, unemployment and poverty skyrocketing.
Children are going to bed hungry night after night. They’re exhausted and wasting away. They are unable to play, learn and just be children.
All children have a right to live in a world free from violence, to be able to go to school, to play with their friends and feel safe within their families and communities. But, children in Afghanistan have known nothing but conflict.
We have been working in Afghanistan since 1976 to deliver life-saving services to children and their families. Thanks to people like you, in 2020 alone we reached:
376,000 children aided in crisis
241,000 children educated and empowered
93,000 children healthy and nourished
36,000 children protected from harm
187,000 children lifted from poverty
Together we can continue to change the lives of children in Afghanistan.