All money raised from the Somalia Gala Ball and Auction is going to

The Red Cross

East Africa Food Crisis Appeal

Famine, drought and conflict have left millions of people needing food, water and healthcare.

The UN says that in the last few months, tens of thousands of Somalis have died of causes related to malnutrition.

Most of them were children.

The Red Cross has already acted early to mitigate the impact of drought in the region,

but it is now in an extreme situation where more funds are urgently needed

to address emergency needs.

  Money raised will go to support the work of the International Red Cross

and Red Crescent movement in the region, both providing emergency relief and

helping people recover their livelihoods.

Neutrality and a vast network

Thanks to ICRC and Somali Red Crescent’s neutrality, they are among the few allowed to operate in al-Shabab

controlled central and southern Somalia.  Because of their long history in the country and vast network,

hey are the only organisations able to conduct such a large, complex distribution. 

The operation will take three months and will bring food to the most vulnerable,

including farmers and pastoralists.

Saving malnourished children

The ICRC has also increased its support for the Somali Red Crescent’s therapeutic feeding centres,

which are saving the lives of acutely malnourished children.

The distributions which have now begun will also provide seed

and fertiliser to nearly a quarter of a million farmers, meaning

that if conditions allow, they may be able to harvest

crops at the beginning of 2012.

The ICRC distributed 134 irrigation pumps in July and August 2011 to help increase food production

for over 6,200 people. In addition, more than 200 people are taking part in cash-for-work projects

upgrading irrigation channels along the Shabelle River.

Another 140 people have been given items to help them set up small businesses

such as kiosks and salt production farms in Lower Shabelle.

http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Emergency-response/Current-emergency-appeals/East-Africa-Food-Crisis-Appeal

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