Rebecca Mildren's Blog - Posts Tagged "famine"
Famine predicted for South Sudan
How is your morning going? Got a roof over your head and food in the fridge? Or are you and your family fleeing for your lives?
My husband and I have just purchased our first home. Ever. Signed the papers on Friday! Woot! Living overseas has meant renting all these years, but now we can really feel like we're integrating into our new/old American culture of plenty.
Meanwhile, the UN is predicting widespread famine for South Sudan. Some 1 million people are currently displaced due to the ongoing conflict there. The rainy season is coming, and these people should have planted crops by now, but haven't. The famine is expected to affect 7 million people. Act now to help save lives. Yes, you can do something.
I have had the occasion to meet some of the refugees escaping the Sudanese conflicts. They are sweet people who just want to live. Who doesn't deserve that? I sent in a donation. Will you?
You can donate to the UN World Food Program. http://www.wfp.org/
Here's my favorite charity:
http://relief.medair.org/
Medair's emergency response teams are quickly responding in the areas of health, nutrition, and water and sanitation, and are distributing critical survival items to affected communities.
My husband and I have just purchased our first home. Ever. Signed the papers on Friday! Woot! Living overseas has meant renting all these years, but now we can really feel like we're integrating into our new/old American culture of plenty.
Meanwhile, the UN is predicting widespread famine for South Sudan. Some 1 million people are currently displaced due to the ongoing conflict there. The rainy season is coming, and these people should have planted crops by now, but haven't. The famine is expected to affect 7 million people. Act now to help save lives. Yes, you can do something.
I have had the occasion to meet some of the refugees escaping the Sudanese conflicts. They are sweet people who just want to live. Who doesn't deserve that? I sent in a donation. Will you?
You can donate to the UN World Food Program. http://www.wfp.org/
Here's my favorite charity:
http://relief.medair.org/
Medair's emergency response teams are quickly responding in the areas of health, nutrition, and water and sanitation, and are distributing critical survival items to affected communities.
