Vatican Radio: East Africa- Act now to save lives

From Vatican Radio:

The London based Catholic aid and development agency CAFOD is making an urgent appeal for donations to save the lives of men, women and children affected by the devastating drought across East Africa. CAFOD director Chris Bain says: “Every donation is having an impact on the front line of this crisis. You can literally make the difference between life and death for thousands of people over the coming weeks.” Ten million people across the region are suffering from a lack of food and water plus the loss of their livelihoods, with rains not expected before October.

While much of the media coverage of this crisis has focused on the refugees pouring out of Somalia, CAFOD warns the situation is increasingly dramatic for the poorest communities throughout Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda and Tanzania as well. The incoming Chairman of CAFOD’s board of trustees, Bishop John Arnold, has just returned from a visit to Isiolo in Northern Kenya. He shares his experiences of the deepening crisis there. . .