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One Day’s Wages (ODW) is a new grassroots movement of people, stories, and actions to alleviate extreme global poverty. Their vision is to inspire people around the world to simply donate one day’s wages and to renew that pledge monthly, quarterly or yearly to the cause of alleviating extreme global poverty.
In response to a severe crisis and drought in the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia) that is impacting over 13 million people, One Day’s Wages has launched this Horn of Africa Relief Fund to join others to provide immediate humanitarian response.
Due to the region’s worst drought in 60 years, a severe crisis has developed. On Wednesday, July 20, 2011, the United Nations officially declared a famine in two regions of Somalia. The UN does not use the word “famine” lightly, their use of word is meant to communicate the true severity of the crisis.
In order to meet the immediate needs of basic water, food, and sanitation, ODW will be working with partners on the ground including World Concern, Horn Relief, and Concern Worldwide. World Concern is an organization that has worked in both Somalia and Kenya for over 30 years. Horn Relief is an NGO located in Somalia committed to community led and sustainable development. Concern Worldwide has also been working in the region for over 25 years.
While immediate relief is the most pressing issue to save lives, their partners are also working to promote long-term sustainability, especially in terms of access to clean water. This includes expanding existing wells, building new water sources like rainwater catchment systems and building better irrigation systems to help save crops from future droughts; protecting livestock, seed distribution, providing vaccinations, providing stabilizing centers for severely acute malnourished children, etc.
Eyewitness to the Famine from One Day’s Wages on Vimeo.
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