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Crisis in East Africa•Worst drought in 60 yrs •crop failures, food shortages, and high prices•Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, Somalia
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• Famine in six regions of southern Somalia
• Tens of thousands of people, including children, believed to have died in those regions and the refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia
•Refugee crisis - people leave their homes to escape hunger•Dadaab (Kenya) - world's largest refugee camp•Intended for 90,000 people, but now more than 380,000 there (UN)
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•Canadian Foodgrains Bank is responding to the crisis.•Founded in 1983, CFB is a partnership of 15 churches and church agencies who are working together to end global hunger•Their vision is a world where everyone has enough to eat.•100% of our fall special offering will go to them.
“I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…” Matthew 25:35
What can we do?
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They have a two-pronged approach to addressing hunger issues:
Some of the money will go to emergency food aid.
The aid includes maize, beans, oil, and Famix (a supplementary food for children under five and pregnant women).
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Some of the money will go to projects designed to help people address longer term problems by producing food forthemselves.
Examples: Water Pan Project and Food-for-Work Sand Dam Project in Kenya
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Thank you for your support. For more information, visit:
www.foodgrainsbank.ca