January 26th 2024 Urgent need for support
– Can You Help?
With constant blue skies and drying winds, the winter rains (normally unreliable, very short season) appear to have by-passed Afar Region, the prospects of rain still 2 to 3 months away. Daily reports accumulate of drastic thirst and apparently no resources to save people.
Donations for support can be made directly to the eClub’s account;
Bendigo Bank:
Rotary E-Club D9510online, Australia
BSB: 633-000
Account No: 2074 17171
(please mark reference
– AFAR + your Club Name)
This lady’s story is that her child was treated in Gawwaani hospital with naso-gastric feeding, got marginally better but because there is nothing in the house, the boy is progressively weakening again. She has supplementary food for 2 months. She herself is identified with acute malnutrition.
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