While the world community finally mobilizes to secure funding to provide aid to the people of the Horn of Africa, I wanted to provide the readers with five more recommendations (in addition to the five from an earlier post) for how you can donate directly to relief efforts.
I also encourage you to send me links to any other aid agencies that are working in the region. I will include them in future posts.
Food for the Hungry
Horn of Africa Drought Threatens Millions
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InterAction
InterAction is a coalition of NGOs concerned with aid and development work. Click below to link to a list of its member NGOs working in the Horn of Africa.
Appropriate ways to help during a crisis
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International Rescue Committee
Drought and Famine in East Africa
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UNICEF
UNICEF programs to fight malnutrition
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WorldVision
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Learn more about the crisis in the region:
UN Food and Agricultural Organization
Joint Statement: Stepping up to the Horn
East African Drought: A Humanitarian Snapshot (map)
UN Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit – Somalia
Research and reports on Somalia’s food security
FSNAU -Somalia Food Situation Update: June 28, 2011
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Photo credit: Matt Murphy, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, United States Department of State.
