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Horn of Africa
Situation Reports
Rain has begun, but harvest several months away; successful sand dam project helps communities access water; includes video “Women and Water in Rural Kenya”.
One Great Hour of Sharing funds are helping provide necessities for drought-affected communities. A link to photo galleries is within this report.
Assistance in Somalia includes water, shelter, food, health care and more.
Report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Famine Haunts the People of Somalia
A child eats while his family waits to register at Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp, in Kenya. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, ACT.
Resources
Video: Women and Water in Rural Kenya – learn about a successful sand dam project in Kenya.
Bulletin Insert – Out of the Media, but in our Prayers
(b&w version)
Hymn – O God, You Love the Needy, by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
Swords into Plowshares blog by the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations
Prayer in Response to Drought in the Horn of Africa, by Mark Koenig (can be printed as a bulletin insert.)
Bread of Life – reflections on the growing tragedy across the Horn of Africa by the Office of Theology and Worship
Photographs
Mogadishu, August, 2011 — people internally displaced by the severe drought seek refuge. Photos by Christoph Pueschner, DKH/ACT.
Dadaab, August 2011 – extension added to the world’s largest refugee camp to make room for those fleeing drought in Somalia.
Gallery one photos by Paul Jeffrey, ACT.
Gallery two photos by Barb Summers, ACT.
PC(USA) Links
World Mission – Information on PC(USA) work and partnerships in Africa
Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations
External Links
Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit – Somalia
Famine Early Warning System Network
