In the last 90 days, more than 29,000 Somali children under the age of 5 have died. The cause? Famine. That means around 3 million children are dead from hunger or hunger related causes in three months. And with 640,000 Somali children labeled as "acutely malnourished," more will die.
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| Children of Heifer recipients finish plates of beans at their home in west Africa |
Are you mad yet? You should be. These deaths are preventable.
While Heifer focuses on sustainable development work and not relief and emergency aid, we support that work and know that it is of utmost importance right now. We've been covering the crisis in Somalia on this blog, and monitoring the situation every day as thousands of refugees are pouring into the neighboring African countries where we do work.
And yes, we know that getting aid into the Shabab-controlled regions where the famine is at its worst is difficult. But that shouldn't discourage you from doing everything you can to help stop what's happening.
Millions of dollars have already been donated, but the U.N. says it will need "hundreds of millions more" to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa. The time to take action is now. Here's how you can help.
