Stop Hunger Now is responding to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia and Kenya. As I wrote in my last post, we are sending over a million meals into the region over the next 30 days.
But, that’s not enough. We all need to do more. Reprinted below from World Food Programme are 11 easy ways to help save lives.
Stop Hunger Now is proud to work along side the WFP in helping feed the hungry, and we support the great work they do. No organization in the world feeds more of the hungry than the WFP.
As you read the suggestions reprinted below, let them be a springboard for even more ways to help those in such great need. Remember. everything you do will make a real difference.
More than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa are in urgent need of food assistance. This is a life or death situation and it calls for all of us to take action.
Over the coming weeks, WFP will feed more people across the Horn of Africa than live in Los Angeles. That’s a big job. Making a secure online donation to WFP USA is one of the best ways you can help to support WFP’s relief efforts. Donate now.
Don’t have a credit card? No problem. You can donate $10 to the Horn of Africa emergency fund by texting ‘AID’ to 27722.
How much do you know about what’s going on in the Horn of Africa? Find out by taking this short quiz. For every person who takes it, a child will receive a warm meal thanks to an anonymous donor. Take the quiz, put your knowledge to the test and then challenge your friends! You can also take the quiz by texting ‘QUIZ‘ to 27722.
Thousands of people are on the move across Somalia and WFP is rapidly scaling up its operations in the region. Keep track of developments at their crisis page, where you’ll find the latest news and updates plus photos, videos and stories from the field. Go to WFP’s crisis page.
It’s less than one minute long and will give you a good idea of the situation in the Horn of Africa and what WFP is doing about it. After you’ve seen it make sure all of your friends see it as well. Watch the video.
Historically, the U.S. has led the world in responding to emergency hunger needs when disaster strikes. Most recently, however, the U.S. Congress has proposed cutting those programs by 75 percent compared to three years ago. Speak out and let U.S. decision makers know that you care about global hunger.
We want to know what you’re doing to raise money and awareness to help us do our work. You can write to us at outreach@wfpusa.org, get in touch with us on Twitter at @WFPUSA or post a comment on our Facebook page.
This entry was posted in Facts & Statistics, Hunger & Poverty, Important Links & Great Sites, News & Views on August 31, 2011 by ray.