MADRE Statements

Help Families Fleeing Famine in Somalia

Posted on: Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change

Imagine having to sacrifice the life of one of your children to save another.

That is what Amina had to do. She’s one of many mothers fleeing famine-stricken Somalia who have faced this horror. Families like Amina’s arrive in the refugee camps of Kenya malnourished and sick. And many are deeply traumatized by the grief of having buried their children along the way.

Even once they reach the camps in Kenya, their other emaciated children are still at risk of dying of dehydration and malnutrition.

Your donation today can save these children’s lives.

Recently, the United Nations declared a famine in Somalia, citing it as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”

MADRE is partnering with the grassroots organization Womankind Kenya. Together we are working hard to respond. You can give them the resources they need to save the lives of malnourished families fleeing the famine in Somalia. For example, $100 can feed a family of six for two weeks. With your help, our partners will deliver aid like:

therapeutic, calorie-dense food
emergency water supplies
health kits with medicines to fight diarrhea and infections
oral rehydration salts
training to help mothers recognize the signs of malnutrition

The more generous you can be, the more lives we can save. Click here to donate.

Your Support in Action

August 4, 2011

MADRE Supporters Bring Aid to Famine Survivors

Hubbie Hussein Al-Haji, of our partner organization Womankind Kenya, told us that many of these families are being turned away from overcrowded refugee camps in Northeastern Kenya.

July 29, 2011

Grassroots Women Mobilizing Support for Survivors of Famine

We just received an update from Hubbie Huseein Al-Haji of our partner organization, and she sent pictures of the severe drought conditions that the communities they work with are facing.

July 25, 2011

Help Survivors of the Famine in Somalia

“The situation is so bad that children, lactating mothers and pregnant women are dying in great numbers due to lack of basic needs, including health services.”

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