seko1239 (July 30, 2008 at 2:49 am)

by the way this crisis occured in Afar regional state not in Somila .. even this lady speaks Afar language highly good and she has been working in Afar for a long time to assit them .. god bless her

Tony63efc (July 26, 2008 at 7:53 am)

I understand, everyone is struggling now so it is hard to find money for those in desperate need. If any good comes from the current food and oil crises it will be that the world wakes up to the need for agricultural development in poor countries.

D11NA (July 25, 2008 at 2:06 pm)

Your right heather! i agree with you, may Allah bless your heart.

D11NA (July 25, 2008 at 2:03 pm)

You sound mean but have a heart even if you dont give anything to anyone.

D11NA (July 25, 2008 at 2:03 pm)

I my self am broke living in america but as soon as i get many i will pay my share of charity. because i know its hard for a any human specialy a child to go through that. May Allah have a mercy on them.

heatherjayne08 (July 25, 2008 at 12:29 pm)

Thomas, these people's income has been slashed fivefold in the last year and the cost of basic food has more than doubled. They simply can't survive without aid and the work that charities like Oxfam are doing goes directly to these people not to the government. These people's lives are worth as much as your life so leaving them to die as you suggest is not an option for anyone with any compassion.
Even if some governments in East Africa are failing their people, we don't have to.

Tony63efc (July 25, 2008 at 8:36 am)

I made my donation today (receipt number 1255181). The phone went while I was in the Oxfam shop and while I was waiting I revised upwards the amount I was going to donate!

Tony63efc (July 25, 2008 at 8:35 am)

Absolute nonsense! the idea that rich countries are generous towards Africa is terribly ill-informed. Agricultural subsidies paid by western governments have a disastrous effect on African farmers who are undercut. In addition the people on this video are feeling the effects of global warming, a problem caused mainly by countries outside Africa, in particular the USA with China coming up fast.

TheThomasShow (July 25, 2008 at 3:20 am)

Nations have donated millions&millions over the years if it did not get eating by redtape before it got to them there own government wont help these people then we should leave them to it&do there government for genicide by denial instead of constantly aking us none africans for money we dont even have as our own governements are counting our every penny before we even get it basicaly with there new world order total control then let them take total responsibility

D11NA (July 24, 2008 at 9:57 pm)

me too!