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Image: UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies to Bukavu, supporting rapid Ebola response efforts in eastern DRC.

Children’s lives are at risk as Ebola spreads

Right now, a rare strain of Ebola is spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and beyond.

Ebola is a highly infectious disease that spreads through close contact with bodily fluids, causing severe symptoms like vomiting, bleeding and organ failure. Without rapid treatment, it can be fatal.

Your donation today willl help UNICEF respond quickly in places like the DRC and Uganda – getting help where it’s needed most, from emergency teams on the ground to lifesaving supplies for children and families.

Please give what you can today.

What’s happening right now

• A new Ebola outbreak is spreading across parts of the DRC and Uganda
• The World Health Organisation has declared it a global health emergency
• The virus is spreading in areas with limited healthcare and high population movement, increasing the risk of further transmission
• There is currently no approved vaccine or specific treatment for this strain

For children, Ebola is more than a health crisis:

• Separation: Parents taken to treatment centres leave children alone
• Loss: Many children lose caregivers and need long-term support
• Stigma: Fear of Ebola can isolate children from their communities
• Missed care: Access to healthcare, nutrition and education is disrupted

Without support, these impacts can last a lifetime.

What your donation can do

Ebola can be contained. Stopping it depends on fast action – identifying cases early, preventing contact with infected bodily fluids, giving patients supportive care, and helping communities stay safe through the right information and tools.

This is a serious and fast-moving situation – but with the right support, it is still possible to prevent a much larger crisis.

With the help of you and our partners, we can:

• Deliver safe water, soap, and hygiene supplies to prevent infection
• Provide protective equipment for health workers and communities
• Support children who have lost family members or been separated
• Share life-saving information to stop the spread of the virus

UNICEF has decades of experience responding to Ebola outbreaks and working with communities to prevent transmission and protect children. We’ve already mobilised emergency supplies and rapid response teams – but more support is urgently needed to reach every child at risk.

Your support helps fund vital work around the world that save lives, keep children safe, and give them the chance of a better future, wherever the need is greatest.

Donate now. 

Whether you decide to make a one-off donation or give a monthly donation, we promise that your charity donation will be used to fund vital programmes that keep children safe around the world.

Why donate monthly?

As a children’s charity, we work with families, communities and governments in over 190 countries to tackle both the root causes and immediate impacts of the challenges children face.

We respond in moments of crisis, but we also stay for the long term, helping to build safer, healthier futures for children everywhere.

When you set up a regular donation, you become part of that life-changing work in helping protect the world’s most vulnerable children, today and for years to come.