FWD: We are the Relief

Today in East Africa, in a region known as the Horn, more than 13.3 million people are in crisis – more than the populations of New York City and Los Angeles combined. The worst drought the world has seen in 60 years is devastating farmlands, uprooting families and killing tens of thousands in four countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia.

Drought, conflict and famine are forcing people from their homes in search of food and water. In fact, nearly 700,000 Somalis have fled ---many walking over 100 miles to refugee camps---in search of food and water. Nearly half of the children arriving at the camps in Kenya and Ethiopia are acutely malnourished; all are in need of emergency assistance.

The U.S. Agency for International Development has launched the Famine, War, and Drought (FWD) campaign to bring worldwide recognition of the ongoing crisis in the Horn.  Last week, as part of the FWD campaign, USAID staff made public service announcements that are now available on YouTube.  Here's mine:

For more information on the FWD campaign, visit USAID.