They will die off the beaten track that the world is not focussed on. And it is a very tough challenge for us to raise the resources. |
This is a measure we should simply never have to take. |
This is a measure we should simply never have to take. Our donors were really supportive in 2005 -- they cannot be less so in 2006. |
This is as bad as it gets. The consequences are absolutely catastrophic, there is just no alternative if lives are going to be saved, the world has to provide food. |
This is as bad as it gets. The consequences are absolutely catastrophic. |
This is one of the hardest decisions I have ever made. |
This one, ... didn't even wake up. |
This was a desperately needed wake-up call, but the response we have received so far is encouraging. We can still save lives. |
Timely international support is critical to helping millions of children survive the worst imaginable scenarios, |
Today, we need to feed 6 million people across the Horn of Africa who are already losing their life savings as drought claims their cattle and crops. |
Ultimately the money gets to the government, |
Usually (professional soccer training companies) come into town for a week and then they disappear and go to another town. But at this one, we are going to be in one location for a full six weeks. That's definitely unique. They don't usually go into town and stay there for six weeks. |
We always raise the alarm in plenty of time, but it's rare to receive enough food to cover critical food needs at the right time, ... Timely contributions like this one ... go a long way to helping hungry people before they become starving people. |
We are in a full-scale crisis right now. We're in life-saving mode - nothing less - and I cannot state it in stark enough terms. I have rarely seen people who are so at risk, who are so vulnerable, who are struggling so hard so far away from home with so many huge responsibilities, in such a desolate and harsh environment. |
We are in a very serious predicament, |