ONE’s new
film The F Word:
Famine is the Real Obscenity isn’t a typical emotional
emergency appeal. It’s about focusing the media spotlight on the tragedy
unfolding. It’s about building political support in the US and around the world
for interventions that will stop the suffering today and break the cycle of famine
in the future. Most of all, it’s about taking action — because famine is
man-made.
Of course it’s complex, and
solutions are difficult — especially in Somalia where there has not been a
formal government for 20 years. But that is not an excuse for the world to look
the other way. Most of us (thankfully) have no experience of starvation, but we
do know what it’s like to lose someone you love. Each of those 30,000 children
was someone’s daughter or son, someone’s sister or brother. If you look at reports
from the Horn, there are stories of mothers having to decide which child to
feed and which to let die; women leaving their children’s bodies on the side of
the road as they walk for weeks in search of food and water for those still
fighting for life.
History shows there are ways to
prevent drought from becoming famine, even though it’s complicated. So check
out the film and sign ONE’s petition to world
leaders calling on them to live up to promises already made to invest in things
proven to work… early warning systems… irrigation… drought resistant seeds… and
of course, peace and security. At ONE.org
there’s more explanation and information. And while ONE doesn’t solicit funding, if you want to give money, you can
find links to other
organizations providing emergency assistance in the Horn who
need all the support they can get.
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