Updated 19 October 2011
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The World Federation is currently preparing to deliver food aid that will help nearly 70,000 people for an entire month.
Last month, Dr. Asgar Moledina, President of The World Federation visited the refugee camps in Dadaab, and the IDP camps of Mogadishu. After seeing the level of human suffering, The World Federation pledged to provide food and medical assistance to those people currently suffering from this crisis.
Africa Relief is The World Federation’s campaign to help the people of East Africa by providing them with enough food to survive the harsh conditions and rising food prices. In addition The World Federation is working towards providing medical assistance to the refugees of North Eastern Kenya in the form of health and surgical outreach camps.
Over 12 million people require immediate assistance in East Africa, and 675 children die everyday among Mogadishu’s IDP population. The number of cases of acute malnutrition keeps rising, and the whole North Eastern Kenyan region faces a high level of food insecurity.
The President of The World Federation, Dr Moledina said, “For an area that hasn’t seen any rains for a long time, and the escalating numbers of people who cannot afford to buy food at an increased price going hungry, the people of East Africa really need your help.”
AN URGENT APPEAL
Today, you can help the people of East Africa by gifting them a food parcel that will feed a family of 7 for an entire month. Your donation of £20 GBP / $32 USD-CAD will sponsor one food parcel and will ensure that this family doesn’t face any food insecurity for the duration of this month.
Somali refugees continue to migrate to Kenya at a rate of 1,100 people per day, adding
to 910,000 Somalis currently seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. The registration processes take time, and many of these refugees are going hungry waiting to be registered.
Therefore, The World Federation is donating 3,000 food parcels to North Eastern Kenya.
The other 7,000 food parcels will be transported to Mogadishu where they will provide necessary food aid to the displaced people currently living in very tough conditions.
Shan-E-Abbas Hassam, Secretary General of The World Federation said, “Currently
|
Food Items in each parcel |
Quantity |
|
Maize flour |
10 kg |
|
Wheat flour |
2 kg |
|
Beans |
3 kg |
|
Sugar |
2 kg |
|
Rice |
2 kg |
|
Cooking Oil |
3 litres |
|
High-energy biscuits |
1 kg |
there are 450,000 displaced people living in Mogadishu with no idea where their next meal will come from. We need to increase our efforts to help these people because the famine will continue to persist for months to come. It becomes our duty as Muslims to help those in need and we must ensure we do all we can in their time of need.”
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For more information, please email relief@world-federation.org