Urgent Crisis appeal for the children of Somalia & the Horn of Africa

Qaaf Aid has launched an urgent appeal to help those that are worst affected by the drought. We need to respond to this humanitarian catastrophe immediately.A TEAM WILL BE LEAVING BY THE 15th OF RAMADAN TO SOMALIA

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"Somalia drought world’s worst humanitarian crisis" - UN

"We are no longer talking about a humanitarian crisis or a humanitarian emergency. We are seeing this as a humanitarian catastrophe".—Jens Oppermann, the country director of Action Against Hunger

There is a deepening humanitarian crisis in Somalia & the Horn of Africa. This is urgent appeal for the children of East Africa. Nearly two million of them under the age of five are at risk of death and disease, because of a deadly combination of drought, conflict and escalating food prices.The situation in East Africa is getting worse every day. As well as the ongoing conflicts in the region, the area has had two failed rainy seasons in a row, leading to the driest year since the 1950s in many parts.We need your help to reach these children before the emergency deteriorates any further. Our priority is children’s survival. Your donation can help us save thousands of lives.

Qaaf Aid is urgently appealing to the international community to come to the aid of Somalia. This is a country where one in three, (ten million people) is suffering from a severe drought, a situation complicated by warring rebel factions.Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are facing the worst drought situation in the region for 60 years. Among the worst affected countries are Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi. The total number of people believed to be in need of urgent humanitarian assistance is 10 million, according to aid agencies.

With little rainfall during the past two years, crops have withered and livestock have died, creating severe food shortages. It is estimated that 500,000 cattle have perished in Ethiopia alone.
The drought ravaging Somalia spreads to hitherto unaffected areas, amid concerns that hunger-related deaths are dramatically increasing. “We are knocking on every door to collect help; nothing is too small,”

“Many people have already died and many more will die if help does not arrive soon – and by soon we mean right Now.”
The reports of people who died on the way and “ones who died after they reached Mogadishu [the capital]“, “most of the deaths were children and very weak adults, such as the elderly, pregnant and lactating mothers”.

Warning that thousands of people could die in the absence of immediate humanitarian assistance, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that 80 percent of the 476,000 malnourished children in Somalia – up from 376,000 at the start of 2011 – live in areas which affected by the droughts

• £12 can provide a child with high energy food supplements for a week
• £50 can provide clean water to 1000 people
• £100 can provide emergency food to 100 families per day
• £145 can treat 10 malnourished children for a month

Many children are already extremely malnourished by the time they arrive for support at refugee centres. They need urgent action and your support can help us save lives. As well as treating malnourished children, QA is ensuring that supplies of clean drinking water are available, providing immunisation and ensuring access to proper sanitation in the region.
We can save thousands of lives in the coming weeks, but only if we have the necessary resources.

Please don’t wait.

Please Act Now and help save lives.

Make your emergency donation now and help us provide whatever it takes to keep these children alive. Since Qaaf Aid’s operations are entirely funded by voluntary donations – every pound we raise makes a difference and can help save a child’s life.

Please give what you can today. Don’t delay.