Your help and your love are needed now to save lives and lift human suffering in the Horn of Africa…
Ireland is pledging an extra €3.2 million to the Horn of Africa in an attempt to help avert what has been described as a “humanitarian catastrophe the scale of which has not been seen for decades”.
Up to 22 million people on the peninsula in the east of the continent, which includes Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, are at risk of starvation after several rainy seasons failed, killing millions of livestock and destroying crops, the UN has said.
Amid a threat of widespread famine, already more than 1 million people have been forced from their homes in search of food and water.
Of the additional funding, €1.5 million will be provided to Trócaire, Concern, Goal, Oxfam Ireland, Christian Aid Ireland, Plan International Ireland and World Vision.
The money is earmarked for targeting the worst-affected in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
Your urgent gift now of €80 or £70 can rush a crisis food basket to help a worried mother like Marian feed her family and make it through.
You mightn’t be able to help a hundred families today. But you can help one. Give now: https://www.trocaire.org/donations/now/
Because of your generosity and compassion, hope is not lost in the Horn of Africa – and dedicated Trócaire staff like Dr. Abdi will be able to reach families like Laila and baby Mustaf’s in time. Thank you for the lifeline you are. Photo: Trócaire