Help Stop the Suffering in Somalia

We’re matching donations to Mercy Corps Nearly everyone we know has been impacted by the current recession. Friends, neighbors, relatives and acquaintances have been laid off or taken pay cuts. Our 401(k) plans have tanked. We worry about whether our children will be able to go to college. We agonize over the very future of our country. But none of us has endured what the women of Somalia are experiencing. Weathering that country’s worst drought in 60 years, thousands upon thousands of these brave mothers are walking for days, or even weeks, to reach refugee camps. Along the way, far too many are watching their young children suffer and die from hunger. A recent estimate by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported 29,000 Somali children under age 5 had died during the past 90 days. If this situation seems too vast and you feel powerless to change anything, we’re offering an easy way for all our readers to make a difference: Simply visit Metro Parent ‘s page on the Mercy Corps website and make a donation. Both Metro Parent and our “sister” publication, Portland Woman, are matching our readers’ donations to Mercy Corp, up to $1,500 (we’ll chip in $1,500 for a total of $3,000), to help end the suffering in the Horn of Africa. You may not be able to give much, but every little bit helps. We hope you’ll join us in trying to make a difference today!

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Help Stop the Suffering in Somalia