Senior International Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
Already 30,000 Somali children have died from malnutrition, and families have fled to Ethiopia and Kenya in search of food. In all, there are 13 million people in need of help.
Now, Humanitarian International Services Group (HISG) is joining organizations from 24 countries in a worldwide campaign to help people suffering from famine in the Horn of Africa.
The International Disaster Response Network Africa Response campaign began December 11, 2011 to raise money for short-term relief and long-term assistance for the people of these affected countries.
The IDRN is a collection of organizations and individuals who are committed to work together in preparation, training and response when significant international disaster events occur.
HISG says in a media release that the group has already shipped more than 800,000 meals, and purchased local food supplies to distribute among the affected communities. These meals will serve as an immediate answer to the food shortage.
HISG is also working with teams of physicians who will rotate into Kenya, treating diseases and teaching healthy nutrition. Finally, the Colorado-based organization has a Kenya office that will assist with agriculture and irrigation projects that will give the region a more stable food supply in the future.
“Through immediate, effective relief and long-term, local solutions, we are in a position to reverse the course of a disaster that has affected millions of people in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia! The IDRN Africa Response initiative provides a benchmark for how much can be accomplished when people unite under a common cause!” said Mike McCausland, HISG Executive Director.
The IDRN Africa Response campaign will provide financial support for these efforts. People who wish to contribute can give through text message by texting “ACTNOW” to 48510, or through online donations at www.HISG.org and www.facebook.com/HISGroup .
| ** Michael Ireland is the Senior International Correspondent for ANS. He is an international British freelance journalist who was formerly a reporter with a London (United Kingdom) newspaper and has been a frequent contributor to UCB UK, a British Christian radio station. While in the UK, Michael traveled to Canada and the United States, Albania,Yugoslavia, Holland, Germany,and Czechoslovakia. He has reported for ANS from Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Israel, Jordan, China,and Russia. Michael's volunteer involvement with ASSIST News Service is a sponsored ministry department -- 'Michael Ireland Media Missionary' (MIMM) -- of A.C.T. International of P.O.Box 1649, Brentwood, TN 37024-1649, at: Artists in Christian Testimony (A.C.T.) International where you can make a donation online under 'Donate' tab, then look for 'Michael Ireland Media Missionary' under 'Donation Category' to support his stated mission of 'Truth Through Christian Journalism.' Michael is a member in good standing of the National Writers Union, Society of Professional Journalists, Religion Newswriters Association, Evangelical Press Association and International Press Association. If you have a news or feature story idea for Michael, please contact him at: ANS Senior International Reporter |  |
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