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New Call for Aid to Stave Off Famine in Western Africa
Even though we watched the devastating famine in the Horn of Africa last year, there is another escalating famine, this time in western Africa. The crisis will “escalate into a full scale humanitarian emergency” if urgent action is not taken, Oxfam said in a statement. The United Nations has put a call out for $720…
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Thank you, #SocialGoodMoms Members
Today I want to thank all of the members, supporters and partners of Mom Bloggers for Social Good. It’s been a great two months so far! Members: I wanted to share with you how appreciative our partners are. Thank you for your committment to doing good through social media and blogging. Thank you!
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Molly’s World – Videos and Quiz – from the World Food Programme
Molly is a 13-year-old girl from the Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya. She’s one of 20 million children around the world who receive a meal in school every day thanks to the World Food Programme. Last year, the World Food Programme gave her a small video camera and asked her to record scenes from her…
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The Plight of Rural Women Discussed at the UN + Tweets from Day 1
Over the next few weeks the United Nations Commission of the Status of Women is holding high level talks about rural women. I tweeted during the opening session and general discussion. I have included some of my tweets along with pertinent tweets of others who shared information from Day 1. I have a great interest…
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Why We Should All Care About #Hunger.
Today high level talks took place at the World Food Programme’s Rome headquarters. Why? The Sahel region in western Africa is in dire threat of experiencing famine just like we are currently seeing in the Horn of Africa. Aid and humanitarian agencies are coming together to ensure they are ready for the impending food shortages…