Famine is not a distant threat; it is a growing reality across multiple regions, driven not just by a lack of food but by conflict, displacement, and climate shocks. At Muslim Aid, we want to move towards a world which is Beyond Hunger and assist in long-term solutions against malnutrition and famine. Be a part of the solution. Donate Now.
According to the UN World Food Programme, as of 2026, about 733 million people (1 in 11) face daily hunger, with 318 million experiencing crisis-level acute hunger. Two simultaneous famines were confirmed in 2025 across parts of Gaza and Sudan. These figures are unprecedented, with conflicts rapidly driving up the number of people facing famine.
In some of the world’s hungriest communities, like Afghanistan, parents are being forced to make unimaginable choices just to keep their families alive. With no food, no income and no support, some mothers and fathers are so desperate that they sell their own children in the hope that the money will buy enough bread to save the rest of the family. Others are driven to sell a kidney or sedate their children to help them sleep through the pain of hunger.
Young girls are often the most vulnerable, sold into forced marriages or exploitation while their families struggle to survive. This is the devastating reality of extreme poverty and famine: when a parent must choose between losing one child or watching the whole family starve. Your donation can help provide food, cash assistance and vital support so families never have to face such heart-breaking decisions.
Girl in Gaza on her way to get food. Source - Jaber Jehad Badwan
Life-saving nutrition for one child, stopping starvation in its tracks
Save 2 malnourished children, saving lives threatened by hunger
Provides treatment for four children, rescuing them from the brink of starvation
Provides emergency food packs, pushing back starvation for families
Puts a mobile health team on the ground, providing vital aid for displaced families
Keeps a nutrition centre open, treating thousands of children and mothers at risk of dying from hunger
Muslim Aid is committed to establishing preventative measures and long-term solutions to this deepening crisis. Short-term aid alone cannot break the cycle of famine. We aim to restore dignity, health and stability through nutrition programmes and health clinics.
We want to:
Help us achieve our target of supporting 500,000 malnourished people by providing lifesaving nutrition and care to those most in need. Your support will reach vulnerable mothers, babies, orphans, and widows, helping them regain strength, protect their health, and build a more secure future for themselves and their families.
Funds raised through this appeal will support our wider Beyond Hunger initiative, which aims to combat famine and malnutrition across multiple regions of the world.
We are a faith-based British international charity that provides help to people who are victims of natural disasters or conflict or suffering from poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, injustice, deprivation or lack of skills and economic opportunities.
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