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The Children Of The East Africa Crisis Still Need Your Help
Three months after famine was officially declared in Somalia, East Africa is still in the midst of crisis. While international news turns to troubles elsewhere, humanitarian aid organisations, volunteer workers, and charities such as UNICEF battle on to make a difference for the people of East Africa. The ongoing crisis has affected over 13 million people throughout Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti, who have been devastated by famine, drought, disease and conflict.
Hundreds of people are dying every day, most of whom are children. It is still vital that people donate to charity in order to help more than four million children who have been affected by this crisis.
While UNICEF does not offer programs to sponsor a child, individuals can become Global Parents. Over 60 years’ experience working with children has taught UNICEF that sponsoring one child can be detrimental to the child and his community. By donating to charity and becoming a Global Parent, UNICEF is able to distribute donations to benefit the maximum number of children in the areas that are most in need.
With the rainy season just around the corner, experts say the situation will only worsen. Disease will spread, and it is essential that these malnourished children receive vaccinations against potentially fatal diseases, such as measles, malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia. Charities like UNICEF need donations to ensure more children are vaccinated, and more children receive food, clean water, and access to sanitation.
For those wanting to make a difference, donating to charity and signing up for volunteer work can be invaluable. Even going out for dinner can help. Last month UNICEF organised Bread for Good, an initiative that took place in over 200 restaurants in Melbourne and Sydney. Diners were asked to donate $2 a head for their bread, and each $2 donation paid for three specially formulated meals to keep a child in East Africa alive for a day.
In July and September, UNICEF provided 2,622 metric tons of ready-to-use therapeutic food to 183,540 severely malnourished children in East Africa. The charity also provided 5,501 metric tons of supplementary food to 110,020 families; 884 basic health kits serving 884,000 people; and 30 diarrhoeal kits to treat 15,000 patients.
If you want to make a difference to children whose lives are devastated by crisis in East Africa, sponsor a child in UNICEF's Global Parent program, donate to charity, or sign up for volunteer work and get your community involved.
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