A student in a blue shirt, wearing a backpack, makes their way to an after-school learning session. Children in Myanmar require urgent support to recover from the devastating earthquakes of May 2025.
A student in a blue shirt, wearing a backpack, makes their way to an after-school learning session. Children in Myanmar require urgent support to recover from the devastating earthquakes of May 2025.

Myanmar Earthquake
Appeal

Donation types. Monthly or Single
Donation amounts, monthly.
Donation amounts, single.
A boy in the Philippines queues for water.

A donation of £20 could provide up to 80 litres of drinking water, protecting families in emergencies from deadly diseases and helping them to maintain basic hygiene.

A child eats a sachet of ready-to-use food.

£10 could provide life-saving therapeutic food for a child for a week.

A 2 years old drinks water inside his home in Somalia.

£5 could provide 1,600 water purification tablets to purify water in emergency situations.

8-year-old holds her books, just retrieved from the rubble of her earthquake-hit home.

A donation of £76 could buy exercise books for 345 children to help them continue their education in an emergency.

9-year-old Shah washes his hands at a solar-powered water pump.

£41 could provide a family with an emergency water and hygiene kit.

£32 could provide a large first aid kit for a health worker.

OTHER AMOUNT
Sorry, we can only process donations of £2 and above due to admin costs.

Sorry, the maximum value for setting up a monthly gift online is £1000. If you’d like to make a larger monthly gift please reach out to our Supporter Care team who will be able to assist you.

If you’re trying to make a one-off donation, please click on the “Single” button above.

Donate to help us reach more children and families in Myanmar

The earthquake that struck Myanmar in May 2025 was the most powerful earthquake since 1912.

Two million people are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance, contributing to a staggering total of 6.9 million children who need support.

Water systems were severely damaged, leaving millions of people without clean water. As a result, the risk and spread of waterborne diseases have increased.

Our emergency response is focused on ensuring children and families have access to:

  • Safe water
  • Hygiene kits
  • Tents
  • Education
  • Medical care

Donate now to help children in Myanmar recover from the devastating effects of this earthquake.

What is happening in Myanmar?

Shortly after the earthquakes struck on 28th March 2025, Myanmar’s National Disaster Management Committee declared a state of emergency in multiple earthquake-affected areas, including Mandalay, Sagaing, and Magway.

As a result, with the country almost in its fifth year of escalating conflict, millions of children are living in fear, displacement, and poverty.

The devastation caused by the earthquakes has worsened an already dire situation in Myanmar, further adding to the urgent needs of children.

 

How to help children in Myanmar?

The best way to help Myanmar and the children in crisis is by supporting our appeal. Our teams are responding in affected areas, working closely with UN agencies, partners and local communities.

Monthly gifts help us and our partners respond quickly to emergencies and support long-term recovery. For example, just £5 could provide 1,600 water purification tablets to purify water.

Donate monthly today to provide life-saving support to children and families.

How is UNICEF supporting children and families in Myanmar?

We were the first humanitarian support organisation to land a flight with vital life-saving supplies in Myanmar for children and families following the earthquake. 

These are some of the ways we are responding alongside our partners — but we need your support to protect more children:

  • Reaching 600,000 people with temporary access to safe water.
  • Providing healthcare services to 50,983 people, including 23,612 children.
  • Supporting families in the worst-affected areas with cash transfers.
  • Delivering essential learning supply kits to support children’s continuous learning.

With your donations, we can continue to support children in Myanmar. Please donate today.

Myanmar earthquake donation by phone

If you’re in the UK and would prefer to make a donation by phone, you can call our dedicated donation line: 0300 330 5699.

For the first 3 months, monthly donations made to this appeal will go towards funding our work to support children affected by the emergency in Myanmar. After that, donations will go to support our work around the world. In the unlikely events of funds raised exceeding what is needed, or if funds cannot viably be directed to this appeal, we will direct funds to support our work to help keep children safe and healthy around the world. Any Gift Aid claimed on donations made to this appeal will support UNICEF’s work around the world.

Last updated: 20/01/26

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