13.3 million: The number of people "throughout the Horn of Africa [who] continue to be in need of water, food, shelter, medical assistance and support to recover and regain lost livelihoods" since the United Nations declared a state of famine six months ago today.
There are a lot of excellent organizations working on this crisis. Two of the orgs that I personally support are CARE, to whom you can donate here, and Water.org, to whom you can donate here.
Please feel welcome and encouraged to leave information about other teaspooning opportunities in comments.
[Previously: Number of the Day, Photo of the Day, Number of the Day.]
Shakesville is run as a safe space. First-time commenters: Please read Shakesville's Commenting Policy and Feminism 101 Section before commenting. We also do lots of in-thread moderation, so we ask that everyone read the entirety of any thread before commenting, to ensure compliance with any in-thread moderation. Thank you.
blog comments powered by Disqus