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UNBOXING HUNGER

This is the Child Hunger Lunch Box.

What you’re about to see may shock you.

At first glance, this may look like your typical child’s lunch box, but inside is the reality of the child hunger crisis.

At Save the Children, we believe every child has the right to survive and thrive.

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  • SOLOMON ISLANDS

    Junior, 16, lives with his mum Esther, dad Kalisto, and siblings Selarino, 13, Lucy, 11, Alan, seven, and Rex, in a community affected by rising sea levels in Malaita province.

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  • SOUTH SUDAN

    Jok* is a quiet but confident and articulate boy who enjoys public speaking and wants to be a humanitarian when he’s older so he can help his community.

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  • SOMALIA

    Save the Children supports families in Somalia with health services, schooling, Child Friendly Spaces and emergency cash to spend on food. Sahra’s* local health centre provides a special peanut paste for babies and children who need extra nutrients.

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  • NORTH EAST SYRIA

    The triplets became malnourished and Manar* took the girls to a Save the Children supported Nutrition
    Centre. The staff have been monitoring their condition for around 2 months and providing therapeutic food
    such as plumpynut to supplement their diet.

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HUNGER EATS CHILDHOOD

HUNGER EATS CHILDHOOD

When a child can't eat
hunger starts eating their world.
It drains their energy
and silences play.

It consumes their curiosity
and crushes learning.
It grinds down joy
and turns their dreams to dust.

But together we can help children bite back.
All they need is support to defeat hunger. Our experience and their resilience.

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Hunger consumes curiosity
Hunger devours dreams
Hunger destroys joy
Hunger drains energy
Hunger disrupts learning
Hunger silences play
Contaminated water
As clean water becomes harder to access, cholera, malaria, and other waterborne illnesses can spread among children and families.
HOW WE HELP
Access to clean water can save lives. Save the Children is distributing water purification materials in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and more.
CONTAMINATED WATER
As clean water becomes harder to access, cholera, malaria, and other waterborne illnesses can spread among children and families.
Access to clean water can save lives. Save the Children is distributing water purification materials in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and more.
HOW WE HELP
BITTER LEAVES
In areas of crisis, children are resorting to eating barely edible bitter leaves and seed stocks to stave off hunger. 
HOW WE HELP
Through working with local communities and governments, our response to world hunger is tackling acute and chronic food security needs. Last year, we supported over 35 million children with hunger-related interventions.
RATIONED RICE
RATIONED RICE
In certain countries, drought, conflict, and food shortages have led to large families being forced to live on shockingly small portions of rice each day. 
Last year, we helped 750,557 children across nine hunger-affected countries received treatment for acute malnutrition.
HOW WE HELP
BITTER LEAVES
In areas of crisis, children are resorting to eating barely edible bitter leaves and seed stocks to stave off hunger. 
Through working with local communities and governments, our response to world hunger is tackling acute and chronic food security needs. Last year, we supported over 35 million children with hunger-related interventions.
HOW WE HELP
RATIONED RICE
In certain countries, drought, conflict, and food shortages have led to large families being forced to live on shockingly small portions of rice each day. 
HOW WE HELP
Last year, we helped 750,557 children across nine hunger-affected countries received treatment for acute malnutrition.
RATIONED RICE
In certain countries, drought, conflict, and food shortages have led to large families being forced to live on shockingly small portions of rice each day. 
Last year, we helped 750,557 children across nine hunger-affected countries received treatment for acute malnutrition.
HOW WE HELP
Water PURIFICATION TABLETS
Access to clean water keeps children healthy and saves lives. 
 Globally, Save the Children has provided 762,000 families with access to safe water through solutions such as water purification tablets.
A solution
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WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS
Access to clean water keeps children healthy and saves lives. 
 Globally, Save the Children has provided 762,000 families with access to safe water through solutions such as water purification tablets.
A SOLUTION
LEARN MORE
Sprinkles Micronutrient Powder
Malnutrition and anemia affect millions of children worldwide and available food is often lacking important nutrients. As a solution, Save the Children provides children with Sprinkles Micronutrient Powder, a nutrient-packed product that can be sprinkled onto food as a fortifier.
A solution
LEARN MORE
Sprinkles Micronutrient Powder
Malnutrition and anemia affect millions of children worldwide and available food is often lacking important nutrients. As a solution, Save the Children provides children with Sprinkles Micronutrient Powder, a nutrient-packed product that can be sprinkled onto food as a fortifier.
A SOLUTION
LEARN MORE
Plumpy Nut
Around the world, we provide access to a 
ready-to-use therapeutic food called Plumpy Nut.  Plumpy Nut is specifically formulated for the nutritional rehabilitation of children from six months of age and adults suffering from severe acute malnutrition. It tastes just like peanut butter, it costs peanuts and it can make a world of difference.
A solution
LEARN MORE
RATIONED RICE
In certain countries, drought, conflict, and food shortages have led to large families being forced to live on shockingly small portions of rice each day. 
Last year, we helped 750,557 children across nine hunger-affected countries received treatment for acute malnutrition.
HOW WE HELP
Sprinkles Micronutrient Powder
Malnutrition and anemia affect millions of children worldwide and available food is often lacking important nutrients. As a solution, Save the Children provides children with Sprinkles Micronutrient Powder, a nutrient-packed product that can be sprinkled onto food as a fortifier.
A SOLUTION
LEARN MORE
PLUMPY NUT
Around the world, we provide access to a 
ready-to-use therapeutic food called Plumpy Nut.  
Plumpy Nut is specifically formulated for the nutritional rehabilitation of children from six months of age and adults suffering from severe acute malnutrition. It tastes just like peanut butter, it costs peanuts and it can make a world of difference.
A SOLUTION
LEARN MORE