CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND

HELP CHILDREN RECOVER FASTER

Conflict, disaster, and displacement turn innocent children into victims, robbing them of their basic rights, dignity, and stability. Using proven play-based approaches, we give children the psychosocial support they need to overcome trauma, and help them to keep learning safely.

Donate to help children in the West Bank and Gaza

Right To Play is horrified by the violence in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel, and the catastrophic toll it is taking on children and their families. We have been working in Gaza and the West Bank for more than 20 years ensuring that children have safe, inclusive learning environments that support their education and emotional well-being.

Your donation to our Children’s Emergency Fund will ensure children have urgent access to much-needed supplies, psychosocial support sessions that help them cope with trauma, and life-saving learning.

KEEPING CHILDREN LEARNING

When an emergency hits, children are the first and the most affected. Donations to the Children’s Emergency Fund allow us to quickly respond to emergencies in the 14 programme countries where we work by providing the supplies, spaces, and support children need to cope with trauma and keep learning. Using the freeing power of play, we help children deal with fear and anxiety, and ensure that young people who experience marginalisation are included in recovery efforts. When the emergency subsides, we help children go back to school safely and resume their studies.

PAKISTAN FLOODS

When Pakistan was hit with historic flooding in September of 2022, millions of children lost their homes and the lingering floodwaters threatened outbreaks of waterborne diseases. We responded by providing mental and emotional support, as well as distributing hygiene kits in flood-affected areas. As conditions stabilised, we helped open the doors of damaged schools so children could safely return and pursue their education.

Crisis in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank

Children in the Middle East are facing the devastating impact of conflict. In this escalating crisis, they are witnessing unimaginable scenes, and their lives are being turned upside down. Thousands of children have been forced to flee their homes, many have seen their family members killed, their schools have closed, and children are experiencing distressing uncertainty about the future.

Children in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank urgently need our support. 

The impact of trauma and instability can have lasting consequences for children. The damage to their emotional well-being can stay with them throughout their lives.

With your help, we can ensure that children living through crisis have the psychosocial support they need to cope with stress and fear, find relief from the terrifying realities confronting them, and feel hope for the future.

We can also provide opportunities for children to learn and play, creating safe spaces where they can express normal childhood behaviours and continue their education.

Please support children at a time when they need us most. Donate to our Children’s Emergency Fund today to help protect vulnerable children and their futures.

BEIRUT EXPLOSION

After the 2020 Beirut explosion, we launched a targeted music programme that gave affected youth a chance to express their feelings and fears through song and taught them how to support peers who were experiencing trauma. We also contributed to the clean-up and rehabilitation of partner schools and community spaces and helped out-of-school children re-enroll and continue their studies.

COVID-19

When the World Health Organization declared a global COVID-19 pandemic, we responded by ensuring children had the knowledge and supplies needed to keep themselves safe from transmission. We also collaborated with educational actors, media organisations, and community partners to ensure children could keep learning while schools were locked down, and access psychosocial support when needed.

Your donation to our Children’s Emergency Fund gives children living through emergencies the support and spaces they need to cope, recover, and get back to learning.

SUPPORT CHILDREN TODAY

For every pound donated to our Children’s Emergency Fund, 90% is spent directly on response efforts.