People across Africa are grappling with one of the most severe food crises in decades. Conflict, climate extremes, and soaring food prices have combined to create a devastating humanitarian emergency that is sweeping across the continent. Millions are suffering, with their futures hanging in the balance.

For decades, the IIYL, along with Field Offices across Africa, has helped people access the food needed to survive and build stable incomes. We achieve this by providing essential food supplies, cash assistance, and support to foster sustainable livelihoods, ensuring that communities can withstand and recover from these relentless challenges. Your support will help families in dire need and save lives.

Over 40 million people across West and Central Africa are struggling to feed themselves during the 2024 post-harvest season. This number is set to rise to 52.7 million by mid-2025, including 3.4 million people facing emergency levels of hunger. Amongst them, over 5 million children are expected to suffer from malnutrition as a result.

African Food Emergency Appeals are on-going global calls for aid to combat severe hunger in Africa, driven by conflict, climate shocks (droughts, floods), economic crises, and displacement, with major efforts by our organisation and other humanitarian aid organizations, seeking funds for food aid, nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, and resilient agriculture to help millions facing catastrophic food insecurity, especially in regions of Sub Sahel and Southern Africa.

Africa in particular, alternating droughts and floods are destroying harvests. Food supplies can no longer be secured. Either the riverbeds have dried up or vital water sources are becoming increasingly scarce. Or the floods damage the infrastructure and cut off areas from supplies.