Coronavirus puts children living in poverty at even greater risk

The world is reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic. Isolation, lockdowns and suppressed economic activity are already hurting families all around the world. Especially vulnerable are the needy children and families in Africa.?

Most of these families live from hand to mouth, surviving on one meal a day. These families already struggle to put food on the table, to find clean water and access healthcare services. For those who live in crowded conditions such as urban informal settlements, social distancing is physically and economically impossible. Families work daily to get resources to last only two or three days.