Dadaab refugee camp; photo from NPR.org by urothrock
The food packaged at the Lawrence Hunger Project on Oct. 16 will be sent to the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, a camp for more than 400,000 refugees in the Horn of Africa, including those from Somalia, according to a recent article by NPR.
The article by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton describes the need of the people in the famine-stricken area, many of whom are fleeing to refugee camps such as Dadaab. According to Quist-Arcton:
More than 12 million people in the region need humanitarian assistance, nearly 3.5 million in Somalia alone. Refugees from that country continue to stream across the border into Kenya, seeking security, shelter and food.
Volunteers and donations are still needed for the Lawrence Hunger Project to achieve its goal of packaging meals for the Horn of Africa through Numana Inc., based in El Dorado, Kan.
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Tagged: Horn of Africa, hunger, Dadaab, famine, Lawrence Hunger Project, Numana
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