Help Children in Colombia
Following over 50 years of armed conflict, which continues in some regions, Colombia has the largest number of displaced people in the world, an alarming 7.3 million. The number of families and children in Colombia in need has only grown since August 2017 when violence and a severe lack of food and medicine forced millions of neighboring Venezuelan families to cross the border into Colombia. All of these children need your help to survive.
The Challenges for Children in Colombia
Colombia has more displaced children than any other country in the world. 70% of migrants crossing into Colombia are women and girls. You can make a difference in the lives of children who are hungry, out of school and in desperate need of help.
16% of the population has been forcibly displaced due to conflict
13% of children suffer from stunting due to malnutrition
21 children in every 1,000 are murdered
27% of people live in poverty
How You’re Changing Children’s Lives
Thanks to giving people like you, our work for children in Colombia is making a difference.
»ÆÉ«ÊÓƵhas been working in Colombia since 1963. An alarming escalation of violence in neighboring Venezuela has causes millions of families as well as unaccompanied children to cross the border into Colombia in search of food, safety and shelter.Ìý
Children are arriving malnourished. Families live on the streets or makeshift shelters without access to clean water, basic sanitation or electricity. Children exposed to the elements are suffering from respiratory problems, diarrhea and skin conditions. Hospitals are overcrowded and lack sufficient resources to deal with the influx of people. Over 80,000 displaced Venezuelan children do not go to school in Colombia.[i] Child Protection systems are weak. Children, in particular unaccompanied children, are at risk of deportation, forced labor, sexual exploitation or recruitment into armed groups.[ii]
Thanks to caring supporters around the world, »ÆÉ«ÊÓƵis working with to support the children of Colombia. Our teams are responding to the Venezuelan regional crisis in two locations on the Colombian/Venezuelan border.Ìý
Protected 2,448 children from harm
Supported 2,147 children in times of crisis
Provided 5,448 children with a healthy start in life
How to Help Children in Colombia
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*Unless otherwise noted, facts and statistics have been sourced from Save the Children’s monitoring and evaluation experts and from the 2021 End of Childhood Report.ÌýYou can access detailed data here. Other sources as follows: UNHCR; Population: CIA World Factbook 2015;TheÌý, 2016; Unesco Institute for Statistics (UIS).
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