East Africa Hunger Crisis

World leaders have failed to do enough. People are losing their livelihoods, homes and family members to hunger.

Women and girls are among the worst affected. Mothers are missing meals so their children can eat. Girls will sacrifice their education to look after family whilst their parents are forced to search for food.

South Sudan

South Sudan is in the midst of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis driven by ethnic conflict and climate. Over 5.9 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity and need urgent humanitarian assistance.

The conflict in Sudan has forced millions of people to flee to neighbouring countries. This is deepening humanitarian needs and exacerbating food insecurity, not only in Sudan but also in the wider central and eastern African region.

As people are forced from their homes, they lose their possessions, crops and income, and often get stranded in places where there aren’t enough facilities to support tens of thousands of new arrivals.

In South Sudan, the arrival of people fleeing Sudan’s conflict has put more pressure on already scarce resources, which is deepening local tensions and threatening the fragile peace South Sudan is struggling to maintain. Every day, hundreds of people arrive at transit centres in Renk, South Sudan, to seek refuge.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya are facing the worst drought in history. More than 9 million people in Ethiopia need urgent humanitarian support because of extreme drought and conflict.

Millions have seen their livelihood suffer across four southern drought-affected areas. The northern regions of Ethiopia are severely affected by conflict. Levels of malnutrition in children and lactating women are alarmingly high.

Somalia

90% of Somalia is experiencing severe drought conditions. The lack of access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation facilities has heightened the risks of water-borne diseases and gender-based violence.

6.7 million people (more than half of the population) need humanitarian assistance. Approximately 1.8 million children are facing acute malnutrition.

Kenya

In Kenya, droughts, floods and disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent and intense, leaving little opportunity for affected communities to recover. An estimated 4.4 million people are facing severe hunger.

Oxfam and partners are delivering life-saving support in several refugee camps with emergency food, clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education to hundreds of thousands of refugees, many of whom are women, children, and older people.

We are also working with communities to be more resilient to the changing climate, supporting on rehabilitation programs, and on sustainable and durable solutions for the future.

Partner organisations and communities are leading the response across East Africa – many of them small, grassroots organisations.

Please donate now to help them support communities facing extreme hunger.

South Sudan

Together with our partners, we have been responding to the refugee crisis to deliver humanitarian aid to help people affected by the conflict in Sudan.

In Renk, South Sudan, Oxfam has been providing emergency drinking water systems, hygiene facilities, food, cash assistance and hygiene kits to hundreds of thousands of people crossing the border from Sudan and seeking refuge in South Sudan.

To help improve security for women, we have been providing cash assistance, menstrual items, dignity kits and solar-powered flashlights.

Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, ORDA Ethiopia is working in areas where people are displaced to provide clean water, showers, toilets, hygiene kits and money for essentials.

Somalia

In Somalia, our partner, Somali Resilience Programme is offering training to help farmers adapt to a changing climate.

Kenya

WASDA, in Wajir County, Kenya, is offering people money digitally transferred to their mobile phones, so they can buy what they need.

For every £1 you donate to this emergency appeal, we will allocate 9p of your donation to cover general support and running costs.

There is a small chance that we will raise more money than is needed for this appeal. If this happens, we’ll spend any additional funds on other Oxfam projects – wherever the need is greatest.