SOS MAYDAY Emergency Relief Fund
The SOS Children's Villages mission during an emergency is to ensure that children are protected from abuse, neglect, exploitation and are generally kept safe.
Our emergency response teams have so far helped children at risk in more than 120 emergency situations around the world.
What is MAYDAY?
"MAYDAY" Is a mariner's call for emergency support. When a MAYDAY call goes out, those who can, respond immediately.
How we help during an emergency
- Child Protection Psychosocial Support
- Health Care
- Emergency Shelter
- Settlement and Non-Food Items
- Food Nutrition
- Child Friend Spaces
- Interim Care and Referral of Unaccompanied and separated children
- Strengthening Community Based Care
- WASH - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Education
Current Emergencies
Ukraine: Supporting children through conflict
Children in Ukraine continue to live with the effects of prolonged conflict, including displacement, loss, and deep emotional distress. SOS Children’s Villages is providing protection, psychosocial care, medical support, and access to education to help children cope with trauma and regain a sense of stability.
Palestine: Protecting children in crisis
Children are facing violence, hunger, and loss. SOS Children’s Villages Palestine is delivering urgent support to help them stay safe, cared for, and connected to family.
Sudan: Children and families need your help
Join us to support our Emergency Response Program and help children and families at risk because of the conflict in Sudan.
Emergency Response: Colombia
For the past four years, SOS Children’s Villages has been implementing an emergency response program in Colombia
Emergency Response: Ethiopia
SOS Children’s Villages is on the ground providing humanitarian assistance to more than 200,000 people in the Oromia and Somali regions.
Tigray: Ethiopia
In late 2020, intense fighting broke out in the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, forcing over a million people to flee their homes.