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Providing Food Aid to the Horn of Africa

Providing Food Aid to the Horn of Africa

The challenges faced by Kenyan aid workers is the subject of a short piece by Sara Corbett in the recent The New York Times Magazine. The profile of Dorothy Gakii, a Kenyan who works with Refugepoint to distribute food for the swelling numbers of refugees from the Horn of Africa; particularly countries like Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia.

The article not only paints a tragic portrait of need among these refugees, but offers a glimpse into the lives of people who try to help them.

Posted by Michael Lucivero