What is happening in the Horn of Africa?
The Horn of Africa is facing one of the greatest hunger crises in modern times with more than 30,000 children, under the age of five, perishing in the last 90 days in southern Somalia alone and 12 million Somalis, Kenyans, and Ethiopians starving due to the worst drought since the 1950s, according to World Help. Get updates on the crises from the World Help blog.
Who will receive the meals packaged in Central Minnesota?
Refugees at the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya.
Who will distribute the meals?
World Help is providing shipments of humanitarian aid to Kenya, where hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees are currently seeking sanctuary. World Help, founded in 1991, is a faith-based, humanitarian organization that serves the physical and spiritual needs of people in impoverished communities around the world. Learn more about World Help.
What is the situation at the Dadaab Refugee Camp?
The camp was built for 90,000 people and now serves more than five times that amount with 1,500 more people arriving daily. Surrounding the malnourished refugees are mass graves. There is not enough water to meet basic needs, let alone food.
