Save the Children's Relief Efforts Continue in Tajikistan
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Children in Tajikistan bundle in warm clothes to stay warm months of extreme winter weather. |
Save the Children is expanding its efforts to assist vulnerable children in Tajikistan, where extreme winter temperatures have combined with depleting food and fuel stocks to subject families throughout the country to increasing hardship.
Save the Children has been distributing warm clothing, bedding, candles, water containers and thermoses, and flour to children and their families in the districts of Khuroson, Sarband, Kolkhozobod, Jomi and in the capital, Dushanbe. The agency is targeting the most vulnerable children and their families including street children, children with disabilities, and institutionalized children, as well as, pregnant and lactating women from vulnerable communities.
Save the Children plans to reach a total of 41,500 emergency-affected children and families.
Two poor harvests have helped contribute to the scarcity of food, which is likely to contribute to a longer "lean season" this year. Families are being forced to sell off agricultural and household assets, hampering their ability to purchase seeds and plant a crop during the critical planting season. To help families recover from this shock, Save the Children has been distributing cash transfers.
In preparation for next winter, Save the Children is planning to provide schools and children's institutions with window frames, window panes, doors and door frames, carpets and nails.
Save the Children has worked in Tajikistan since 1994. The agency has programs to combat hunger and malnutrition, protect vulnerable children, improve the quality of preschool and primary education, and improve family health and community health services, especially in rural areas.
Save the Children's ability to respond quickly to emergencies like this and other future emergencies where significant numbers of children are at risk greatly depends on our available resources. By contributing to the Children's Emergency Fund, you enable us to prepare for and respond immediately to children and families who urgently need our help when disasters strike.
