Right now children in East Africa are dying. A prolonged drought coupled with soaring food prices and conflict in places such as Somalia has resulted in a crippling food shortage across the region, with Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya being the worst affected. In some parts of the region an estimated 250 children are dying everyday and an estimated 2 million are acutely malnourished. On top of this, the continuing conflict in Somalia is forcing thousands of refugees across the border to overcrowded refugee camps in Kenya where living conditions are increasingly dire.
These kids need our help. At UNICEF on Campus University of Birmingham we can't change the situation ourselves, but we can help UNICEF by providing their initiatives and projects with a small portion of the funding they need to continue doing the amazing job they do. This coming semester we are going to be sending a portion of the money we raise directly to UNICEF's East Africa Children's Crisis Appeal. Our first event specifically aimed at raising money for this worthy cause is the UNICEF on Campus Bake Sale for the East Africa Children's Crisis Appeal taking place on the first day of the semester: Monday 26th September, from 10am-4pm.
If you are interested in volunteering to help out with the sale either through baking or helping run the event on the day either leave us a comment on our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=375566171448) or email the Campaign's Secretary (Henrietta Brealey) at unicefoncampus.uob@gmail.com. Want to help but haven't got the time/can't bake? You can still show your support by clicking attend on our facebook event (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153687224718649) and inviting your friends :)
Thanks for reading
UNICEF on Campus University of Birmingham
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