Two earthquakes. Seconds apart.
Children are facing the darkest moments of their young lives. Damaging aftershocks keep coming, even as the full scale of the destruction is still emerging.
Current reports indicate that more than 1,400 people have died, with thousands more injured and more than 12,000 forced from their homes. Families are still searching for loved ones. Many are waiting for news they may not receive for days.
And for thousands of children, everything familiar – home, school, routine – has disappeared overnight.
Girls are at heightened risk. In the days after disasters like this, existing inequalities deepen. Girls are more likely to be left on their own, exposed to violence and without the support they need to stay safe.
Plan International Canada is responding as part of the Humanitarian Coalition, a group of 12 Canadian aid organizations working together to ensure that help reaches families faster and at greater scale.
Right now, individual donations are being matched by the Government of Canada, so what you give can reach even more children and families trying to stay safe tonight.
Your support today can help a family find safe water and emergency shelter and help ensure children, especially girls, are not left alone in the days ahead.
