This Ramadan
Donate and support children in Yemen
Yemen appeal: Help deliver life-saving supplies
This is the second Ramadan where communities across the world aren’t able to come together to break their fast as they usually would. But together, we can still show solidarity and make a lasting difference in children’s lives.
Yemen is facing a major humanitarian crisis. 80% of Yemen’s population are in need of humanitarian aid and protection from the ongoing conflict. The COVID-19 pandemic is further straining Yemen’s fragile health system. Children and families are in urgent need of food, water and medical supplies.
Malnutrition levels are at an all-time high – two million children are currently acutely malnourished and at least 325,000 are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. They urgently need life-saving food to survive.
Donate to support children in Yemen
This Ramadan, you can help provide life-saving food, clean water and deliver crucial vaccinations. Together, we can treat more children like Nour.
Donating 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 034 9960.
FAQs
This isn’t a Zakat fund – we’re appealing for voluntary donations this Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, and all donations to this page will be restricted to our Yemen emergency appeal.
Your donation this Ramadan will support children in Yemen. You will be supporting our dedicated staff and helping to bring vital supplies to children who need it most, including life-saving therapeutic food, safe drinking water and health care supplies.
Over the last five years, for every pound spent by the UK Committee for Unicef (UNICEF UK), 69p went towards our work for children around the world, 30p was spent on raising another pound and 1p was spent on governance of the charity
You can find out more about how we spend donations here and in our annual report.
UNICEF is the leading organisation working for children, which we’ve been doing since 1946. With over 13,000 people working in over 190 countries, UNICEF has the expertise, experience and infrastructure to ensure children can survive and thrive around the world.
As a children’s charity, we work with families, communities and governments to deliver long-term aid that creates lasting change for children, as well as addressing children’s immediate needs. We ensure children are vaccinated, educated, and protected. We influence laws & policies. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
But we can’t do it alone. UNICEF receives no money from the UN budget, so we rely entirely on charitable donations from people like you to fund our vital work and build a safer world for tomorrow’s children.
UNICEF has a tested system of checks and balances to ensure proper use of funds, including regular internal and external audits. We publish an annual report every year where you can read about how we raise money and how we spend it.
Members of our staff conduct regular field visits to monitor spending and progress of the projects that we fund. We also make payments to funded projects and in instalments to enable us to assess the impact of previous funding. We regularly monitor & evaluate our programmes, and our supporters can see the impact support like theirs is having in our monthly situation reports.
UNICEF UK is a member of the Fundraising Standards Board, or FRSB. The FRSB is established to ensure charities are accountable for how they fundraise. We also agree to fundraise in accordance with the Institute of Fundraising’s Code of Fundraising Practice.
We recognise that Ramadan is an extremely important time for many of our supporters. In this special month of giving, we want to highlight the urgent needs of children, especially in Yemen, where they are caught up in one of the world’s most complex and destructive crises.
For those looking to make a donation this Ramadan, we want to offer the opportunity to make a real, life-saving difference to children. By providing urgent supplies & supporting health workers, together we can improve the lives of children and families in Yemen.
For the first 12 months, monthly donations made to this appeal will go to children affected by the Yemen conflict. After that they will go to our Children’s Emergency Fund. In the unlikely event that the funds raised exceed Unicef’s funding requirements for this appeal, your one off or monthly gift will also go to the Children’s Emergency Fund.
With your support we can help more children like Nour
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