Afghanistan Shaken: Every Second Counts

Over 1,000 lives lost and thousands more injured. Families in Afghanistan urgently need shelter, medical care, and clean water. Your immediate support can bring them hope and relief.

Thousands of families need our help.

A devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake has torn through Afghanistan’s Kunar and Nuristan provinces, killing over 1000 people and injuring more than 2,500. Homes, hospitals, and entire communities lie in ruins. Families, especially women, children, and the elderly, are desperate for medical care, shelter, and clean water.

In a country already struggling with unimaginable poverty, political uncertainty, and limited resources, this disaster pushes people beyond the breaking point.

Penny Appeal USA is on the ground with trusted partners, delivering:

Emergency medical teams & mobile health units

Rapid triage and treatment reaching hard-hit communities.
Lifesaving medicines, trauma kits, & supplies

Critical pharmaceuticals and trauma care where injuries are highest.
Shelter, clean water, & hygiene support

Safe spaces, safe water, and hygiene kits to prevent disease outbreaks.
Maternal & child health services

Focused care for mothers, newborns, and children in crisis.
Rehabilitation of damaged health facilities

Stabilizing and restoring clinics so care can continue.

How do our Emergency Response efforts work?

During emergencies, there’s no time to waste! Putting a humanitarian relief campaign together takes time that victims of disaster or conflict may not have. That’s why we often pledge or commit an amount before turning to you to raise funds.

When your donations go over the amount we pledged, we either return the excess into a General Emergency Response fund so that we can respond quickly for the next emergency, or we run a phase II of the campaign if the need is still urgent.

Your donations often cover what we spend, but not always. When we’re short, we use funds from the General Emergency Response pool.

In an emergency, we do our best to use all our funding for that particular emergency as soon as possible or in phases. We believe in transparency with our donors and value every penny you trust us with. Please reach out to us if you have any questions about where your donations go!