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First
they lost their father… then their mother died.
So the eight kids were left to fend for
themselves, alone in Afghanistan.
Neighbours tried to help, but they were hungry,
too.
The eight children starved to death.
The youngest wasn't even 2 years
old.
Afghanistan is starving: 23
million people are on the edge of famine
and one million children could die this
winter. Some are barely surviving on
nothing but dry flour.
Courageous aid
workers are doing all they can, but the scale of
suffering is intensifying daily, and many are
struggling to cope.
But we can do
something -- and it could help
thousands and thousands of people.
With
your donation, we can provide
emergency food packages and medical supplies,
help fund feeding centres, and even
help keep medical facilities open. And we could
do it in days!
So right now, wherever you
are in the world, this is a chance to
help in one of the most severe human emergencies
on earth -- to help thousands of
families and countless children fighting to
survive. Every cent we receive will go
to this emergency response -- donate what you
can:
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The
war, sweeping economic sanctions, and a
devastating drought have created a
crisis the World Food Program calls "Hell on
Earth" -- but it's worse than
that. Unable to feed her family,
one mother had to do the unthinkable: she sold
her son to help feed her baby daughter. With
$104 she bought some rice, oil, and flour. Now
it's all gone. The UN is calling
for massive humanitarian aid, but the response
from governments is slow, and the need
overwhelming. We cannot look
away. Your donation could help
provide food and medical care within
days. But we'll also use our
community's response as a tool to leverage
additional funding from rich countries; they
spent trillions on the war and they have a moral
obligation to help now. 100% of
the funds we raise will be spent directly on
aid. Together we could help:
- Provide
emergency
food, water,
heating, hygiene kits and medical supplies;
- Keep hospitals
and maternity wards open by
covering some expenses;
- Pay the
salaries of doctors,
nurses, community organisers and
counsellors;
- Fund projects
focusing on livelihood support, cash
transfers and drought mitigation;
- Support
organisations providing help to
refugees and those displaced by
the crisis.
It all comes
down to this: One million children could die in
the coming months. Not from violence or
viruses, but from the very simplest thing: they
were too hungry for too long. We can't wait
another minute, let's help all we can --
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This
community exists to change the world -- and yet
so often the changes we seek aren't guaranteed.
But that's not the case here: every last cent
will be used to help families across
Afghanistan. We can't reach everyone, but for
the many thousands we can, the difference could
be unimaginable. Wherever you are in the world,
this is a chance to help fellow human beings
when they need it the very most. Thank you for
being a part of this community.
With
fierce hope and endless determination,
always,
Mike, Marigona, Wissam,
Christine, Ana Paula, John, Sofia, Alis, Bert
and the whole team at
Avaaz
Photo caption:
Young children at a camp for
internally displaced people on the outskirts of
Herat, where staff members from Doctors Without
Borders (MSF) check for signs of
malnutrition. HECTOR
RETAMAL/AFP via Getty
Images
*Note*:
The cost estimates above come from Avaaz
partners on the ground. They are based on
average costs of providing a person in need with
emergency food, and include essential food items
like flours, rice, lentils, oil and salt. The
more we raise the more people we can
help!
PS. This
might be your first donation to our movement
ever. But what a first donation! Did you know
that Avaaz relies entirely on small donations
from members like you? That's why we're fully
independent, nimble and effective. Join the over
1 million people who've donated to make Avaaz a
real force for good in the
world.
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