The divide between the world’s rich and poor continues to grow—and children are bearing the brunt . To date, 1.9 billion people, including 333 million children, live in countries marked by conflict, instability and poverty. By 2030, it’s expected that two-thirds of the extreme poor will live in fragile contexts—and the majority will be children.

The numbers are dire, but the situation isn’t hopeless. We’ve invested $192,150,000 into Raw Hope, our program that supports children and families living in the world's most vulnerable places—also known as fragile contexts—as they navigate extreme poverty, chronic instability, conflict and violence every day. Some of the fragile places we work in are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Honduras, South Sudan and Syria. Thanks to our supporters, we’ve made important strides to help children and families survive each day as they struggle with the debilitating barriers that are so prevalent in these countries. 

We delivered over 2 million doses of life-saving therapeutic food and treated 81,740 children suffering from malnutrition. That’s more children than all the kids under 4 living in Manitoba.

But we don’t just find band-aid solutions to today’s problems—we also work with community members and faith leaders to ensure there’s a better tomorrow for everyone, especially children. In addition to meeting their everyday needs, we’ve also:

• helped repair relations between communities and the institutions that govern them
• addressed the structures that create fragility 
• provided psychosocial support to aid children and families suffering from trauma.

Turning life around in the world’s most dangerous places isn’t easy, but when we all pitch in, it’s possible to make a lasting difference.