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One Pound E Africa Food Appeal

Samia Quddus is raising money for Doctors Worldwide
“Samia Quddus's fundraising”

on 23 August 2011

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Good health enables people & communities to define their own future. Yet millions across the globe lack access to quality healthcare. Since 2001, Doctors Worldwide has worked in 31 countries, delivered 140+ medical projects, reaching over 4 million lives and counting.

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<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 16.2pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>IT ONLY TAKES &pound;1</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"> </span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 16.2pt; margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> </span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="font-family: Arial; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 16.2pt; margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 16.2pt; margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 12.75pt;"><span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #2a2a2a; background: white;"><strong><span style="color: #000080;">&lsquo;Refugees from </span></strong>Kenya<strong><span style="color: #000080;">, </span></strong>Somalia<strong><span style="color: #000080;">, </span></strong>Ethiopia<strong><span style="color: #000080;"> and </span></strong>Djibouti<strong><span style="color: #000080;"> are fleeing hunger and civil unrest to Dadaab,&nbsp;<em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">the largest refugee camp in the world. 400,000 refugees are currently in Dadaab</span></em>, most of whom have no shelter, no food and no medicine after having walked hundreds of miles in hope of safety and a better life. Children are dying daily of malnutrition and the situation is described by the United Nations as the <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">worst food crisis in the world</span></em>&rsquo;.</span>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&ndash; Human International.</span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal"><span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #2a2a2a; background: white;">The above quote describes the dire extent of the drought that has affected millions.&nbsp; Fortunately, those who are reading this have been blessed with the ability to help those in East Africa for who hunger and destitution has become a harsh reality.</span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 16.2pt; margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 12.75pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 16.2pt; margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 12.75pt;"><span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #2a2a2a; background: white;">The aim is to&nbsp;raise funds for these refugees through <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Doctor&rsquo;s Worldwide</span></strong> who according to their figures <strong>have already provided&nbsp;9,900&nbsp;cooked meal parcels since 2nd August</strong> to newly arriving refugees and their families.</span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 16.2pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: 12.75pt;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Just &pound;1 will help to feed one person for one day.</span></span></strong></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #2a2a2a; background: white;">Based on information stated on the charity&rsquo;s website:</span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 12.75pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #2a2a2a; background: white;">Doctor&rsquo;s Worldwide <strong>have set up their own food facility to make high-energy cooked food meals</strong>, compared to many NGOs and Charities who are simply providing food packs despite many of these newly arrived refugees having no means to cook. </span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 12.75pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #2a2a2a; background: white;">The organisation<strong> is not sub-contracting this kind of work</strong> and has set it up from scratch to ensure value for money and accountability.</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #2a2a2a; background: white;">The crisis of famine will remain and the target set may seem overly ambitious but a donation of &pound;1 ensures that someone&rsquo;s basic needs for food are met, even if it just be for a day.</span></span></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£865.50
+ £119.06 Gift Aid
Online
£865.50
Offline
£0.00

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