By Andrew Denu | Program Fellow
Today is World Food Day! Your donation has done so much amazing work, but the fight against hunger is not over. All donations to organizations responding to famine and drought in East Africa, northeast Nigeria, and Yemen will be matched 100% by GlobalGiving while funds remain.
Meet Hodan and Achan. They are just two of the people you have helped during this time of famine and drought. Please consider amplifying your impact by donating to one of these projects to help others like Hodan and Achan.
Hodan (pictured above)
Home: Somaliland
Hodan has to care for her baby girl, and she relies on her livestock for food and income. Like many mothers in Somaliland, Hodan has to walk miles to fetch water for her household. She faces the long trek with her daughter on her back. “If the drought continues, I am scared my daughter might die. All the parents have that fear that if the drought continues their babies could die from hunger or shortage of water,” says Hodan. Sometimes, Hodan skips meals so that her daughter can eat. Recently, she partnered with ActionAid to cut out the taxing journey for water. ActionAid provides food and water to her and 400 vulnerable families in her community. They distribute rice, flour, dates, sugar, oil, powdered milk, and more to ensure that mothers like Hodan can care for themselves and their children.
Achan (pictured below)
Home: South Sudan
Achan is a widow who had eight children. Seven of her children died during the ongoing war in her home country of South Sudan, and Achan was left to care for her orphaned grandchildren. Before the war, she was a subsistence farmer who sustained her big family with what she was able to grow. When the war broke out in her community, she and her family ran to save their lives, leaving all their belongings and crops behind. She believes her home has been destroyed by the rebels. Today, Achan lives in a refugee camp in Uganda. Hope Orifiha is helping her and other refugees rebuild their lives with medical care, microfinance options, and educational programs.
Click here to read more stories from the famine or learn about innovations in hunger relief.
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Warmly,
Andrew + the GlobalGiving team
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