Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new effort to aid famine victims in the Horn of Africa: FWD Day. The mission of FWD Day is straightforward: get 13.3 million FWDs (posts, tweets, etc) out today to spread the word about the...
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Oct 10, 2012 4:02 pm
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There Are Reports Of A Global Pork Shortage And It's Freaking Us Out
Start hoarding that Oscar Mayer, kids
Sep 25, 2012 3:01 pm
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The drought & farm bill team up to cause trouble
Jul 20, 2012 9:01 am
3 Voices on the Dire Situation in Africa
The lack of aid and what's in store for the future
Sep 28, 2011 3:31 pm
Photo: IFRC on Flickr
8 Shocking Horn of Africa Statistics
More funding is needed to help drought victims
Sep 16, 2011 9:28 am
Photo: oxfam east africa on Flickr
Despite a lack of funding for humanitarian aid and alarming malnutrition rates, the Horn of Africa crisis has almost disappeared from the headlines. Conditions are still dire and assistance is greatly needed.
Below are 8 shocking statistics about the crisis:
1. The World Food Programme is...
Stolen Food Aid Crisis Hits Somalia
The Horn of Africa famine's new Somalian crisis
Aug 17, 2011 4:01 pm
Photo: giro555sho on Flickr
Aid workers in Somalia are up against a new challenge: the theft of food meant for famine victims. Sacks of grain and fortified peanut butter as well as other staples have been stolen, and reports are spreading of the pilfered foods showing up for sale in markets.
The World Food Programme is currently feeding 1.5 million people in response to the...
Why Aid Can't Reach Somalia
A look at the problems behind helping the victims
Aug 5, 2011 3:01 pm
Photo: save the children on Flickr
The Somalian drought victims are severely lacking in aid, but not for a want of trying on the part of aid workers; instead, terrorist activity and bureaucratic red tape is proving problematic for the relief effort. While it is always difficult to raise money for a cause that is thousands of miles away, ...
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