July 25, 2011
Kenya Famine Relief, an emergency response to the Famine on the Horn of Africa
“Fast a day, feed a family”
Kenya Famine Relief Compaign, an emergency response to the Famine on the Horn of Africa
You have seen the glaring images of malnourished children clad on the backs of starving mothers trekking miles upon miles in faint hope of finding help. Hundreds of thousands are reported dead across the horn of Africa. . At this rate, millions more are in danger of dying from starvation. Help is needed. Your help is needed now. There is no sign of rain in sight. Not any time in the near future.
Kenya, which has traditionally hosted refugees and displaced persons from neighboring countries, is now staggering with millions of its own citizens and immigrants tightly gripped by famine.
There is a lot of blame game about how this famine could have been averted, who is responsible and on and on. But it is no time for blame. It is time to act and act quickly.
In Kenya, the Northern region is the hardest hit. From Lake Turkana to the borders of Somalia and Ethiopia, the scenes are horrifying. The look on sunken eyes and collapsed cheeks of innocent children is permeating. This region has suffered periodic droughts but the magnitude of this famine is beyond any recent memory. In fact, experts say famine as pervasive as this one has never been recorded.
How is anyone not moved to act when a desparate mother sums her reality?; "There is nothing in the world worse than watching your own child die in front of your eyes because you cannot feed him, - I am losing hope.”
The Generation for Change & Growth (GCG) is leading an compaign to bring together donors, philanthropic organizations and individuals to help provide water and food to starving families in Kenya.
We are appealing to organizations, businesses and persons to join this emergency response and contribute both in cash and kind.
Please send your DONATIONS to Kenya Famine Relief Compaign, operated and managed by Generation for Change and Growth. You can donate:
1. online at www.thegcg.org.
2. Send Checks to 153 E. Tenth Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101
3. Generationf for Change & Growth, Wells Fargo Bank, 3430 University ave, SE, Minneapolis, 55414
We appeal to you to Fast a Day and Feed a Family. Fast to support them. Feed to relief their pain and sorrow.
For more information call 612.520.1109 or email: gcgbox@thegcg.org
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