Embrace Relief is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization which collaborates with volunteers to deliver humanitarian aid and disaster relief to vulnerable communities around the world.
Our teams offer relief in the form of:
Financial Support
Emotional Support
Physical Support
in order to meet the needs of people ravaged by disaster and other misfortune. The foundation collects and distributes supplies to families, individuals and institutions.
When you or your organization partner with Embrace Relief, you join our mission of alleviating suffering and promoting human development throughout the world. With our diverse array of humanitarian programs and ability to reach every corner of the globe, we can ensure your support will reach people in need.
Delivering research-based, sustainable solutions to achieve immediate and lasting improvements in situations of humanitarian emergency and improving the quality of life of individuals and communities enduring chronic hardships.
OUR VISION
Driven by a strong belief in the power of comprehensive development, Embrace Relief is committed to creating a lasting impact in the lives of individuals locally and globally. We implement research-based programs to achieve measurable, sustainable improvements in the lives of those in need. By constantly using research and closely engaging with those we serve, our innovative approach ensures we deliver the most beneficial services.
That’s right, we’ve done it again. We’re now officially a winner of the GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Award for the fifth straight year in a row! This award is highly prestigious, as it’s allotted to only the best of the best nonprofit organizations in the world—an enormous staple in the industry that every nonprofit strives to achieve. According to GreatNonprofits, Embrace Relief is among “nonprofits which are rated highly by people who experience their work firsthand—clients served, volunteers, and donors.” So, we are deeply honored and grateful to be named a winner this year, as always. And so should you, because we couldn’t have accomplished this landmark achievement without YOUR tireless devotion to promoting the underprivileged and helping those most in need around the world. However, the year’s still not over yet…
Make This Already Great Year Even Greater!
With two months left before the official end of the year, there is still so much good we can all do in the world. And we here at Embrace Relief would like to do as much good as possible! That’s ourYear-End Resolutions, anyway. Somewhat of a take on New Year’s Resolutions, Year-End Resolutions is something special, gracious, and selfless you can do to make an impact—before the year is officially over. For example, contributing to one of Embrace Relief’s many humanitarian causes, such as:
Providing clean water to people lacking it in sub-Saharan Africa
Helping support 130 children across three orphanages in the same region
Providing food to people who are struggling to find their next meal in the United States
Please Donate Today
So, please donate today to one of Embrace Relief’s many humanitarian causes, and help us make 2021 an even greater year. Not just for us and yourself, but people who need support but have nowhere and no one to turn to, because we provide them the tools and resources necessary to improve their lives. Happy Year-End!
Seven-year-old Barth just lost the two people who loved and cared for him the most in this world—and the two people he also loved and cared for the most himself: his parents. They both died from HIV/AIDS, a major disease in The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and, as a result, Barth is both heartbroken and uncertain about his future. Extremely fortunately for him, though, he managed to find the Galaxie Foundation Orphanage, supported by Embrace Relief, which immediately inducted him into its home. Barth can’t contain his relief despite the tragedy, as he now receives the food, water, shelter, health insurance, and other things he needs to survive.
Providing Vital Education, Too
Now Embrace Relief is also looking to provide Barth and the 26 children at the Galaxie Foundation Orphanage with private, primary-level education. Primary-level education entails elementary, middle, and high school, and we’d like to provide private rather than public (which is free) schooling because it’s far more effective for the children.
The State of Public Education in the Congo
Currently, public education in The Democratic Republic of the Congo is suffering from an overabundance of students and the government’s inability to pay teachers adequately. This results in teachers being unable to effectively teach all of their students, many of whom cannot find a desk or chair to sit at during class. The COVID-19 pandemic is only exacerbating the situation, too, since so many children are packed so close together. On the other hand, private institutions provide adequate teachers, allowing them to follow up with each student individually continually. They also offer special courses for weak or struggling students. Therefore, it’s essential Barth, and the vulnerable children at the Galaxie Foundation Orphanage receive private schooling, as it’s the only way they’ll be able to move on to higher education and, subsequently, higher-level, more lucrative jobs. Without investing in these children’s education, they’ll be unable to pave brighter, more prosperous futures for both themselves and their communities.
Donate to Kids Today
Please consider donating today to not just help a child in need like Barth, but 26 of them in The Galaxie Foundation Orphanage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and hopefully many more in the future! It costs $1,000 USD to supply a needy child with vital education for an entire year. You can either make a one-time payment of $1,000 USD or contribute $85 per month, and it’s up to you how many of Galaxie Foundation Orphanage’s children you would like to support. Together, we can do our part to limit the number of underprivileged kids in Africa and provide them with the strong encouragement they need to succeed!
How many kids lack food in Africa is one of the highly important questions that inspired us to create our Raise the Children program back in 2014. And the answer is, as of 2021, a staggering 59 million children in Africa suffer from stunting due to malnutrition. Also, 3.2 million children under the age of five die every year in the sub-Saharan region, which is about half of the world’s deaths in this age group. So, why is this happening? And how can we combat this tragic situation?
Why So Many Kids in Africa Lack Food
Severe natural disasters such as droughts hurt agriculture in many regions of Africa, making it extremely difficult to maintain animals and produce food.
In sub-Saharan Africa, overpopulation is an enormous issue. As the number of people continues to grow incredibly rapidly, food production is unable to keep up.
Unfair trading structures are impacting parts of Africa. For example, EU and US subsidize domestic agriculture, so African farmers are not competitive with cheap food imports.
Many African countries’ high level of indebtedness and poor governance are blocking economic development. As a result, mass poverty and hunger bloom.
Armed conflicts within specific countries and deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and Ebola leave an estimated 32.1 million orphaned children in Africa. This, in turn, forces children to have to fend for themselves in a highly unforgiving landscape, often with little to no support.
How We Help the Children
Because of all these conditions, Embrace Relief has stepped in, supplying 130 vulnerable children in Africa across three orphanages in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the following:
Coverage of the orphanages’ costs for general necessities, such as charcoal, water, gas, and electric bills
Healthy food items such as rice, beans, wheat flour, maize flour, cooking oils, sugar, and various spices
Hygienic items such as bath soap, toothpaste, and disinfectants
Health insurance to protect against any unexpected, highly expensive medical services and costs due to serious accidents or illnesses
Please consider donating today to not just help a child in need, but 130 of them in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and hopefully many more in the future! All the vital necessities we provide not only ensure these children survive and feel the love and support of someone who cares, but also give them the strong encouragement they need to pave bright, happy, and prosperous futures for themselves. And that, in turn, will help them contribute to their communities and lift areas of Africa out of extreme poverty.
Everyday, millions of children in Africa live with the uncertainty of not knowing where their next meal will come from. In fact, one third of all child deaths in Africa is caused by a lack of adequate nutrition. With conditions in the region worsening, the number of children facing hunger has been rising every single day, prompting Embrace Relief to start our Raise the Children campaign back in 2014. Below are some of the most prevalent ways kids in Africa have found themselves struggling or at a severe disadvantage through no fault of their own in recent years.
Nearly 59 million children in Africa suffer from stunting due to malnutrition. Much of this is due to the extreme poverty in many regions, which also impacts the children’s—and their parents’—access to clean water. Governments simply don’t have the ability to fund the infrastructure necessary for clean, sanitary water on a regular basis.
As a result of lack of access to clean water, many children—especially young girls—spend hours per day collecting unsafe water from lakes, ponds, and rivers. This practice steals precious school time and often causes them and their families to contract harmful—sometimes even deadly—waterborne illnesses. This results in young girls suffering from gender inequality throughout life as well.
Girls in West and Central Africa face the highest risk of child marriage, as about four in 10 are married before the age of 18. This also fuels conflict and gender inequality in regions of Africa.
In West Africa, the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history left tens of thousands of children without parents. Also, more than one million kids in Liberia alone were affected by school closings.
COVID-19 is only exacerbating the already dire situation in Africa, leaving children and families without access to basic sanitation and healthcare more vulnerable than ever.
Severe natural weather conditions, such as prolonged and frequent droughts across the Horn of Africa, are leaving children and their families struggling to survive.
How We Help the Children
As a result of the conditions above, there are currently an estimated 32.1 million orphaned children in Africa. These children have no support, nothing to their name, and no one to turn to. This is why Embrace Relief has stepped in, supplying 130 vulnerable children across three orphanages in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the following:
Coverage of the orphanages’ costs for general necessities, including gas, charcoal, water, and electric bills
Products for growth, health, and nutrition, including beans, rice, maize flour, wheat flour, sugar, cooking oils, and various spices
Items for personal and overall hygiene, such as bath soap, toothpaste, and disinfectants
Health insurance to protect against any unexpected, highly expensive medical services and costs due to serious accidents or illnesses
Please consider donating today to not just help a child in need, but 130 of them and hopefully many more in the future! All the vital necessities we provide not only ensure these children survive and feel the love and support of someone who cares, but also gives them the encouragement they need to pave bright, happy, and prosperous futures for themselves. And that, in turn, will help them contribute to their communities and lift areas of Africa out of extreme poverty.
At the moment, public education in The Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa is suffering from an overabundance of students and the government’s inability to pay teachers adequately. This results in teachers being unable to effectively teach all of their students, many of whom aren’t even able to find a desk or chair to sit at during class. The COVID-19 pandemic is only exacerbating the situation, too, since so many children are packed so close together. On the other hand, private institutions provide an adequate number of teachers, allowing them to continually follow up with each student individually. They also provide special courses for weak or struggling students. Therefore, it’s absolutely essential the vulnerable children at the Galaxie Foundation Orphanage receive private schooling, as it’s the only way they’ll be able to move on to higher education and, subsequently, have better opportunities and jobs. Without investing in these children’s education, they’ll be unable to pave brighter, more prosperous futures for both themselves and their communities.
Please Donate Today
We already provide all these children food, water, shelter, health insurance, funds for their orphanages’ bills, among other things they would otherwise not have access to on a regular basis. However, we are asking you to please consider donating today to help fund these underprivileged children’s education so they can both achieve their dreams and help abolish the extreme poverty in the region as well. The cost of this education is $1,000 per child per year, so any bit you can give—no matter the size—would greatly contribute toward us reaching this momentous goal. Plus, it’s up to you how many children you’d like to support and you can either make a one-time or monthly payment, the latter costing $85 per child. Please consider donating today to put a smile on an underprivileged child’s face and a future in the palm of their hand.
The Yemen humanitarian crisis is currently the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, making providing the ailing country hunger relief one of the most important tasks anyone can do today. The Yemen Crisis stems from a variety of reasons, all of which have led to the Yemen Food Crisis, the Yemen Water Crisis, the Yemen Refugee Crisis, among other tragedies.
The Yemen Crisis Explained
Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab world, has been embroiled in a bloody civil war including multiple factions and foreign powers for the past seven years. As a result, more than three million Yemenis have fled their homes to elsewhere in the country, as well as 280,000 to other countries. The conflict has also resulted in 75% of the population—around 21 million people—being in desperate need of humanitarian aid, including more than 11 million children. Plus, 11.3 million people are in acute need and require immediate assistance to survive. Part of this is due to the fact only half of the country’s 3,500 health facilities are operational, and those that are lack basic equipment, including some that’s necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, masks, gloves, oxygen, among other essential COVID-fighting supplies. Yemen’s weakened medical state has led to 16.4 million people lacking basic healthcare and health workers not receiving a regular salary in several years. The coronavirus is only exacerbating the horrific humanitarian crisis in Yemen, as is the world’s largest cholera outbreak ripping through the area. The cholera outbreak alone has resulted in more than 1 million suspected cases and 2,248 associated deaths since April 2017.
How Yemeni Children Are Affected
The crisis in Yemen has led to 17.8 million people not knowing where their next meal is coming from and 8.4 million at risk of starvation. This includes 2.3 million children under five years old suffering from acute malnutrition and 400,000 suffering from severe acute malnutrition, according to an analysis in February 2021. Children also continue to be killed and maimed in the conflict, and damage and closure of schools and hospitals continues to disrupt their access to education and health services, leaving them even more vulnerable and robbing them of their futures.
How to Help Yemen and How to Help Children in Yemen
Embrace Relief has been distributing food packages to Yemen as part of its World Hunger Relief campaign, which started in 2013. In 2020 alone, we sent over 18,000 food packages (including Qurbani packages, which contain meat high in fat, protein, minerals, and vitamins) to people in need worldwide. This includes over 1,600 to children—including orphans—and families in Yemen. We’ve staunchly continued our support this year, too, reaching over an additional 30,000 people worldwide. So, please help Yemen by making a Yemen Crisis Donation today, and be sure to keep up-to-date with the conflict by visiting the r/yemen crisis subreddit on the popular social media website Reddit. It’s brimming with all kinds of topics and information related to the crisis. Together, we can alleviate the suffering of thousands of people struggling to put food on the table in Yemen, providing them both the nutrition they desperately need as well as hope for a brighter future.
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