Around the world, families are facing unimaginable challenges due to ongoing crises, conflict and natural disasters. From the violence in DR Congo to the starvation in Sudan, millions of individuals – especially women and children – are in desperate need of immediate support.
At the same time, a U.S. government funding freeze has forced World Relief to halt several critical programs, jeopardizing life-saving services for those who depend on them.
Despite these challenges, we remain committed to answering God’s call to serve. Through God’s provision and your support, we can continue to provide food, medical care, support for survivors of violence and more, ensuring that those who are suffering are not forgotten. Your gift can help us overcome this funding gap and bring Christ’s love and hope to those in need.
Emergency Aid for Sudan
In Darfur, women and children are facing increasing risks of exploitation and violence due to stop work orders and delays in payment from the U.S. government. Essential services — including physical and psychosocial support for survivors of violence, equipping child-friendly spaces and women’s centers, establishing community-based protection networks, tracing and reunification services for separated children, and providing care for children with special needs — are on the brink of closure.
World Relief Sudan is working to address these critical gaps and provide vital support to 21,276 individuals. Without these services, women and children will be at a greater risk of violence, and survivors will be left without the resources and support they desperately need. We seek to raise a total of $668,750 for this project. A gift of $50,000 today will provide essential support to 1,612 individuals, helping them find safety and healing.
In West and Central Darfur, where food security is already a pressing issue, farmers are at risk of missing a critical planting season. Due to U.S. government stop work orders, seed distributions have been halted, leaving 435,250 people vulnerable. Without access to seeds and essential agricultural training, these families will face severe food shortages and deeper poverty.
We need to raise $833,557 to distribute sorghum seeds to 400 farmers and provide crucial training on better farming practices. This funding will also allow us to distribute vegetable seeds to 1,200 women and equip them with the skills to grow, process, store, and market their produce. Your gift of $300,000 will allow us to continue this life-saving work, helping families secure their food supply and break the cycle of hunger and poverty.
Emergency Food Aid in DR Congo
Recent violence in DR Congo has created a devastating displacement crisis in the country, leaving thousands without food, shelter or basic necessities. Families are struggling to find safety, with those who fled to Goma now forced to return to the very places they previously escaped.
Will you provide relief in this desperate situation?
We urgently need funds to provide two month’s worth of food to 710 extremely vulnerable households (3,550 children and adults) in the North Kivu Province. With your support, each household will receive rations of maize flour, beans, cooking oil and salt.
$160,000 will help to complete this lifesaving work, meeting immediate needs and bringing relief to displaced families in crisis.
Protecting Health Through Safe Water and Sanitation in Haiti
Sanitation and safe water are fundamental to public health, safeguarding communities from disease and ensuring safe living environments. In Southwest Haiti, 40,000 people are without access to clean water and sanitation facilities. As a cholera outbreak worsens, the repair of six high-risk institutional latrines – serving health centers, schools and churches – has also been paused, leaving 2,110 people, especially children, exposed to grave health risks. Without these essential services, the community is at high risk for preventable diseases, threatening lives and pushing vulnerable families further into crisis — even as a cholera outbreak worsens.
Immediate intervention is critical to restore these services and protect public health. Your support of $75,000 will repair latrines, provide clean water access and protect the health of these Haitian communities.
Supporting Refugees in Burundi
Due to recent violence in DR Congo, over 60,000 refugees have fled across the border into Burundi in search of safety. World Relief Burundi has been supporting Congolese refugees in local camps for the past few years, working closely with churches in these communities.
Now, there is an urgent need to expand our efforts to respond to the influx of arrivals. Immediate food assistance is critical to their survival. $125,000 will provide food for 3,000 people for a month, ensuring these vulnerable families have the nourishment they need during this crisis. Your support can make a life-saving difference.
Life-Saving Support in South Sudan
The recent stop work orders from the U.S. government have forced the closure of health centers in South Sudan’s Bentiu IDP Camp, leaving 27,707 people – many of them children, pregnant women and vulnerable adults – without access to essential medical care. Our vital work, including treating the sick, providing prenatal and postnatal care, and preventing and addressing diseases, has been interrupted.
We urgently need $188,854 to restore these critical services and continue delivering life-saving care to those who rely on us. Your support can make a life-changing impact for these vulnerable individuals.
Answering the Call to Serve
Despite these challenges, we remain committed to answering God’s call to serve. Through God’s provision and your support, we can continue to provide food, medical care, support for survivors of violence and more — ensuring that those who are suffering are not forgotten.
Your gift can help us overcome this funding gap and bring Christ’s love and hope to those in need. Thank you for standing in the gap with us.