'The war made me forget my dream.'

47.2 million children around the world can't go home.* (UNICEF)

They no longer go to school but long to learn.

Have lost their sense of safety and left their friends behind.

Children who know the sound of falling bombs, the sight of lifeless bodies.

They know extreme hunger and the ache of empty hands.

Press play, they'll tell you how it is...

Rufin, 12, lives in a crowded camp for IDP (Internally Displaced Person) in East DRC.

He speaks about his dreams and love of school, in the past tense.

There's something about him that makes you stop and pause.

He dreamt of one day becoming a leader, he can't see it right now, but we think he already is...

In the world's most dangerous and complex places we work to help children survive.

Your gift helps in a range of ways supporting activities such as:

• Child Friendly Spaces in conflict zones
• Supporting learning spaces in IDP camps
• Securing distributions for food and essentials items
• Providing medical and psychosocial support

Beyond practical and immediate support, helping children also means advocating for their right to a build a future.

Commissioning research and authoring global reports that document the realities of children elevates their voices in places of global decision making. It helps influence funding bodies, promotes and challenging governments and global agencies to prioritise the most vulnerable, children.

The incredible news is... you don't need to be a global humanitarian organisation to do this. And, you don't need 247,000 followers on your socials.

Simple advocacy and influence starts in your local community.

Writing a short email to your local government representative, liking and sharing child voiced content, speaking up for children who can't speak for themselves is not as hard as it may seem, and it helps.

At the heart of war, conflict and political upheaval 47.2 million children with dreams and hopes want to go home and have a chance to build a future.

• https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-migration-and-displacement/displacement/#:~:text=Between%202010%20and%202023%2C%20the,refugees%20from%202018%20to%202023.