Help save a starving child today!
Dear Friend and Supporter,
Please help save a child and her family from starvation today. About 16 million children, women and men are still facing starvation in the Horn of Africa. The countries most affected by this famine are Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya and Somalia.
During this past week, Mercy International-USA (Mercy-USA), through our offices in Somalia and Kenya, has supplied food packages for 1,500 families (about 9,000 people) living in Somalia's Mergaga Refugee Camp, 25 miles from the border with Ethiopia. Most of these families had recently crossed the border searching for food. Mercy-USA provided them with food packages good for one-month and containing: 62 pounds of sorghum, 26 lb. of beans, 26 lb. of rice, 13 lb. of sugar and 9 lb. of cooking oil.
We also sent a health team from our Tuberculosis Treatment Center in Bosasso, Somalia to examine the camp residents and dispense vitamins and essential, life-saving drugs.
Next week, Mercy-USA is distributing food packages to 1,000 starving families (about 5,000 persons) in drought-stricken northeastern Kenya. These food packages will be distributed in five villages (Khalaliyow, Feeqow, Karo, Bella and Gududiye) in the Mandera District. Each package costs about $28 and contains the following: 66 pounds of maize, 22 lb. of beans, 13 lb. of vegetable oil and 9 lb. of sugar.
In addition, Mercy-USA is exploring relief projects inside Ethiopia and Eritrea.
To contribute to Mercy-USA's Horn of Africa Relief Fund, kindly send your tax-deductible donations to:
Mercy International-USA
Attn: Horn of Africa Relief
44450 Pinetree Drive Suite 201
Plymouth, Michigan, USA 48170-3869
Or if you reside in Canada, please mail your kind donation to our partner organization there:
Mercy International for Aid and Development
Attn: Horn of Africa Relief
110 Eugenie Street W #138
Windsor, Ontario N8X 4Y6
Please indicate "Africa Famine Relief" in the memo section of your check. Your donations are tax deductible, for US No. 38-2846307 and for Canada No. 89458-5553-RR0001.
For further information or to donate by credit card, please call us toll free at 1-800-556-3729. You may also donate immediately online through our secure donation form.
Thank you for your concern and compassion for the famine victims in the Horn of Africa. Your support is deeply appreciated.
Sincerely,
Umar al-Qadi
President
P.S. Mercy International-USA is changing its name to Mercy-USA for Aid and Development. Our new name better reflects our mission and the type of activities that we undertake. It will also help to distinguish us from a number of organizations in the US and around the world with names very similar to Mercy International.
P.P.S. Mercy-USA is planning to assist flood victims in Mozambique in their efforts to rebuild their homes. Please join us in this effort by sending your generous gift to our address listed above, attention Mozambique Flood Relief Fund. You may also donate online through our secure donation form.
Founded in 1986, Mercy International-USA is a nonprofit international relief and development organization dedicated to alleviating human suffering and supporting individuals and their communities in their efforts to become more self-sufficient. Mercy-USA is registered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Mercy-USA has had offices and warehouses in Somalia since July 1993 and in Kenya since June 1996.