Sufia Begum (22) with her children inside their tent at Balukhali, Coxsbazar.

Coronavirus emergency appeal

We urgently need your help to support our response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The coronavirus will reach the poorest and hit them the hardest - please act now to help save lives

The coronavirus is devastating lives across the world, pushing healthcare services to their limits. For some of the world’s poorest and vulnerable communities, it is a race against time to protect people’s health and save lives.

We must act now and act fast.

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A race against time for poor communities

Ayesha Alam * (22) with her child in front of her cousins's tent where they are staying now. — Ayesha Alam* (22) with her child in front of her cousins's tent in Bangladesh, where they are staying now.

While the coronavirus has been slower to reach developing countries, the situation is now growing more critical every day. Numbers of infections are expected to rise at a staggering rate over the coming weeks.

Many of the families and communities we work with around the world, including refugees displaced by conflict, live in incredibly vulnerable conditions. VSO is committed to leaving no one behind. Our support will reach the most at risk, including the elderly, people with disabilities and marginalised communities.

With limited and ill-equipped healthcare, communal living and lack of basic hygiene standards, such as access to safe, clean water and soap - it’s only a matter of time before the deadly impact of this virus is realised.

On the ground

VSO is standing shoulder to shoulder with poor communities around the world, on the frontline of this crisis. Our teams on the ground are responding to the changing needs of the communities we work for.

VSO volunteers - youth, community, national and international - will be key to helping us to safely deliver support to the communities who need it most.

The scale and pace of this crisis means we need to urgently increase our support to those who need it most.

Donate and save lives.

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