According to the UN, 13000 newborn babies have died since January 2022 of malnutrition and hunger-related issues in Afghanistan. On average, that is 176 infants die every day in Afghanistan. Hospital wards are filled with malnourished children; many are weighing at age one what an infant of six months would consider in a developed country, with some "so weak they are unable to move." 
95% of the country cannot access sufficient food due to the current crisis. UN says that one million children could die this year if urgent actions are not taken. "Children in the provinces – they are only skin on bones now – and I'm afraid this will only worsen," the director of an international humanitarian organization in Afghanistan told me.
Aseel's grand challenge on child relief aims to help 15000 children at risk of malnutrition. I am starting this campaign in collaboration with Aseel to raise funds for this noble cause. Please join me in the mission by making donations and creating your campaigns with Aseel to save lives in Afghanistan. 
Aseel is an Afghan-owned and Afghan-run emergency response. They have real-time updates about your donations and information about the beneficiaries.



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Save an Afghan Child's Life

The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan continues to escalate with conflicts and political shifts in the country, pushing 24.4 million people into poverty and endangering the lives of 12.9 million children. Food scarcity and insufficient access to health services have caused acute malnutrition in 3.2 million children. Currently, 1.1 million children are on the cusp of severe acute malnutrition, life-threatening without treatment.
ASEEL’s Emergency Response was launched in August 2021 to support war-affected people in Afghanistan. Since then, ASEEL has provided life-saving aid to more than 67,000 individuals through emergency response packages and independently-run campaigns. We are now furthering that mission by initiating the Child Relief Grand Challenge across Afghanistan. Funds will support the prevention and treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) by providing emergency support packages to children under age five in need. The first Grand Challenge target is to provide relief for 15,000 malnourished children by providing food packages and connecting them with local and international malnutrition experts for treatment.
The Grand Challenge joins global voices in support of the children of Afghanistan. Let’s raise awareness about these catastrophic conditions and raise funds to save Afghan children’s lives. Currently, ASEEL is running five active campaigns. We call upon everyone to support this humanitarian initiative by donating and sharing.

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