1. East Africa Crisis Appeal Overview
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17th March 2017

2. Feed the People – Emergency Appeal
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has issued an East Africa Crisis Appeal in response to food insecurity in Africa.
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3. Feed the People – Emergency need in Africa
Due to persistent conflict, severe drought and economic instability several countries in Africa face the risk of famine in 2017
The Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) is an agency supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) informs us that:
Militant extremist are causing displacement of populations
Limiting market activity and
Restricting normal livelihoods
Emergency food assistance needs during 2017 is unprecedented in recent decades:
Estimated 70 million people across 45 countries require emergency food assistance this year
According to FEWS Net more than 40 million people in Africa are facing food insecurity and in some case, outright starvation
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4. Feed the People - Scope and cost estimates
Number of people impacted
Continent
Cost Estimates
40 Million
Africa
£3.6 Billion
Christine Mungai, 2016
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5. Feed the People - Critically impacted countries
Number of people impacted (Millions)
Issues
Yemen
14.0
More than half the population are hungry and children are dying from malnutrition
Ethiopia
10.2
Mothers and children are acutely malnourished. Worst drought in fifty years.
Somalia
6.8
80 per cent of livestock has been wiped out in Somaliland.
South Sudan
2.8
Facing the devastating effects of both drought and conflict. £1 Billion needed for emergency relief.
Nigeria
(North-East)
0.12
Exported too much grain – not enough for Nigerians. War has forced 1.9 million people to flee their homes.
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6. Feed the People - More countries impacted
Kenya
Eretria
Mauritania
Angola
Zambia
DR Congo
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Lesotho
Madagascar
Swaziland
Malawi
etc.
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7. Feed the People - Church’s response to the East Africa Crisis Appeal?
Formed a Group (‘Feed the People’) to nationally partner with churches, other faiths, and businesses to raise funds to meet food insecurity needs
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8. Feed the People – Coordinating Committee
Women L-R: Deseta Davis & Eve Pitts
Men L-R: Joe Aldred, Neville Fletcher, David King & Errol Oliver
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9. Feed the People – Moving Africa to food security

10. Feed the People – Why working with Christian Aid?
Their work is founded on Christian faith
They are an agency of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
Churches have a longstanding relationship with this agency
They understand the accountability needs of churches to keep donors informed.
Is Faith Based
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11. Feed the People – Give & make a difference
On-line: Go to and click on DONATE, enter your amount, under ‘I am donating’ select the third option ‘On behalf of another individual, a church or other group/organisation’, under ‘Details’ enter the Reference OR in each of the three boxes.
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12. Feed the People – Pray & make a difference

13. Feed the People – Contact information
For further information contact Rev Canon Eve Pitts on or Dr Joe Aldred on ;
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14. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvaxlO7qI1E
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