The urgent appeal which was launched to combat the food price crisis has now topped over £5,000.00 – and money is still coming in. All of this money has been raised by individual friends and supporters of the Project, and is in addition to some existing funds and recent grants which have also been earmarked for the same cause.
Ben Booth recently visited the Project team in Addis Ababa, and learnt how this money can make a difference. A sum of around £5,000 could provide a single round of aid to struggling families – with the precise make-up of each family’s handout depending on their circumstances.
“The response to this appeal has been so quick and overwhelming,” said Ben. “The Project is enormously grateful to all its friends and supporters who have been so generous in responding to this urgent need.”
Sadly, the crisis shows no sign of ending, and food prices are continuing to rise further – putting essential items out of reach of ordinary people. “Everwhere we went, this was the topic of conversation,” Ben recalls. “Despite all the problems which you can imagine in the Project areas, this was the one thing which was at the front of people’s minds.”
The appeal remains open. For further details, including how to make a response, read the initial article here:
http://ihaudp.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/urgent-appeal-food-price-crisis/
