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I read a little about his on RB's tribe but with a very busy work week, kids & the expected arrival of my new niece (born Aug. 19th @1036pm), I should have paid more attention to the crisis. A wonderful woman brought this to my attention again so as people of color we NEED to pay attention to things like this happening in Africa. So I'm posting below, the info I found on RB's tribe for my sisters here......(PS: THANK YOU VE!!)
"It was the first time that we had seen locusts like this. It was like a plague. They were like clouds in the sky and they covered the trees and the earth. This is the first time in my life I have seen locusts. We thought it was the end of the world. We didn't know where to go or what to do." - Sayatou (14 years old)
A poor rainy season and a massive locust invasion in the Tillabery region of Niger has triggered a critical hunger crisis in Niger, Africa. Plan is responding, and we need your help.
The Crisis: Millions in Niger are without food. A poor rainy season and locust swarms destroyed crops. An estimated 800,000 children under age five are at risk of starvation. The food shortage is growing worse everyday.
What You Can Do: For the next three months, Plan will distribute bags of rice throughout villages in the Tillabery area, where the situation is critical. Plan will be distributing emergency food supplies to more than 19,000 families - benefiting more than 164,000 people. These efforts will help to keep children and their families from starvation until the annual harvest in October.
Please donate now. $65 will provide 100 kg of rice for each family. This rice will help sustain them until harvest. How many families can you help? $130 for 2 families? $195 for 3 families?
On behalf of Sayatou and the Tillabery families, thank you.
Sincerely,
Sam Worthington
National Executive Director
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions about any of our programs or the information contained in this newsletter, please contact us.
THANK YOU
Thanks for taking the time to read our mailing and for helping to make a difference in the lives of children around the world.
Plan USA 155 Plan Way Warwick, RI 02886 USA
www.planusa.org
"It was the first time that we had seen locusts like this. It was like a plague. They were like clouds in the sky and they covered the trees and the earth. This is the first time in my life I have seen locusts. We thought it was the end of the world. We didn't know where to go or what to do." - Sayatou (14 years old)
A poor rainy season and a massive locust invasion in the Tillabery region of Niger has triggered a critical hunger crisis in Niger, Africa. Plan is responding, and we need your help.
The Crisis: Millions in Niger are without food. A poor rainy season and locust swarms destroyed crops. An estimated 800,000 children under age five are at risk of starvation. The food shortage is growing worse everyday.
What You Can Do: For the next three months, Plan will distribute bags of rice throughout villages in the Tillabery area, where the situation is critical. Plan will be distributing emergency food supplies to more than 19,000 families - benefiting more than 164,000 people. These efforts will help to keep children and their families from starvation until the annual harvest in October.
Please donate now. $65 will provide 100 kg of rice for each family. This rice will help sustain them until harvest. How many families can you help? $130 for 2 families? $195 for 3 families?
On behalf of Sayatou and the Tillabery families, thank you.
Sincerely,
Sam Worthington
National Executive Director
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions about any of our programs or the information contained in this newsletter, please contact us.
THANK YOU
Thanks for taking the time to read our mailing and for helping to make a difference in the lives of children around the world.
Plan USA 155 Plan Way Warwick, RI 02886 USA
www.planusa.org
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Re: Starvation in Niger
Mon, August 22, 2005 - 9:05 PMOxfam will take donations as little as $15!!! That's what my children donated.
The amount anyone gives doesn't matter, as long as we act. Our sisters and brothers are dying. In a crisis such as this, every little bit helps.
Below is a link to donate using Oxfam:
secure.ga3.org/02/gl_emerg
Remember, Oxfam is only one of many organizations working to feed our people in Africa. If you would prefer to use another organization, do so. Just please help!
Thank you, Stephanie!!!
Many blessing to all,
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Tue, August 23, 2005 - 12:01 AMThank you for this posting. I recently called a Charity that I saw advertised on TV and requested that my funds be sent to countries in Africa that I specified and they said that they would only be able to add it to their "Africa" fund and use it to sponsor the "neediest" child(?) Whatever that meant. How would one determine that within an entire continent?..Anyway I was a little discouraged and was looking for another charity to donate to. Niger was on my list:) Thanks again.
Shaunte
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Re: Starvation in Niger
Tue, August 23, 2005 - 6:45 PMThanks Ve for the site.
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Tue, August 23, 2005 - 6:53 PM>>Thank you, Stephanie!!!<<
No, Thank YOU, Ve! Me & my family will be making our donation this week........ -
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Tue, August 23, 2005 - 10:14 PMCool!! You guys are terrific!!
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Wed, August 24, 2005 - 2:26 PMThanks Steph for posting this here too! The talk has already died down on the other tribes. -
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Wed, August 24, 2005 - 10:15 PMI've been doing a little research tonight and found a few agencies that will provide food directly to the people in Niger.
www.wfp.org/how_to_help/Donate_Online (specify Niger)
www.africare.org (specify Niger)
Oxfam feeds the region, so they aren't a bad choice either.
secure.ga3.org/02/gl_emerg (cut and paste, please)
I hope this information helps to get the ball rolling!!
Ve : )
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Wed, August 24, 2005 - 10:48 PM
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