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Ottawa, Ont.<\/strong> \u2014 Since Catholic Near East Welfare Association launched an emergency appeal to rush food to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa earlier in the spring, tens of thousands of hungry children and thousands of pregnant women, mothers with infant children, and the elderly have been saved from malnutrition, or worse. All have been impacted by severe drought in the Horn of Africa, where little to no rainfall, particularly in Ethiopia, has been recorded in the last year \u2014 resulting in parched soil and withered seeds.<\/p>\n

Thanks to generous donations from its benefactors, CNEWA has rushed more than $450,000 CDN \u2014 with just over half coming from Canadian donors \u2014 to its church partners in the region, utilizing health stations, parishes and child care programs. The priests, sisters and lay people who serve these endeavors of the church help identify and feed the most vulnerable, regardless of religious or ethnic identity.<\/p>\n

But more assistance is needed this fall to continue offering these much-needed services, especially as children begin the school year on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen schools offer food and water, children can stay healthy and stay in school despite the drought\u2019s dire impact on the region,\u201d says Carl H\u00e9tu, CNEWA Canada\u2019s national director. \u201cKids shouldn\u2019t have to miss school and compromise their education, particularly girls who are more vulnerable. We appeal to Canadians to help us minimize the suffering before the situation gets worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among those gravely afflicted by drought are subsistence farmers, men and women who have worked the land for generations, growing just enough to feed their families and, on occasion, to barter whatever surplus remains.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are hungry and have no more energy to do their work,\u201d reported CNEWA\u2019s regional director in Addis Ababa, Argaw Fantu. \u201cMany elders can barely stand up anymore. But for me, it is most painful to see children listless and weary. The smallest are too weak to cry and the older ones have little or no energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

CNEWA\u2019s president, Msgr. John E. Kozar, visited schools and parishes in the extreme northern reaches of Ethiopia, bordering Eritrea, in late spring. \u201cAfter visiting with each of the classes, children would line up to receive their biscuits: a two-biscuit pack that would sustain them as the school day went on and would give them enough energy to walk home to their mountain dwellings. Most of the children walk over steep mountain trails for two or three hours each way to get to school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canadians interested in making donations to help CNEWA and its partners are invited to do so by visiting www.cnewa.ca<\/a> or writing a cheque to CNEWA Canada at 1247 Kilborn Place, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 6K9 or by phone toll-free at 1-866-322-4441. As a registered charity, CNEWA will issue a tax receipt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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