Hey, it’s Shiyara.

Five years ago, I lost my aunt—the kindest person I knew. She taught me that kindness isn’t just words, it’s action. It’s showing up for people, even those you don’t know.

I’ve always wanted to be on the front lines of aid work, but I kept making excuses. Then a friend reminded me: just start somewhere. So, here I am. I’ve never been to Kenya, but I want to go, to meet the people, to learn, to understand, and to do something real.

Right now, families in Garissa, Kenya, are walking for hours in the scorching sun, risking their lives, just for a sip of water. 465,000 children and 93,000 pregnant women are malnourished. And I can’t ignore that.

£100 provides food parcels with rice, flour, sugar, oil, and mosquito nets.

£5,500 builds a water well, giving 2,000+ people clean water—for generations.

I know there are endless causes to support, and it can feel overwhelming. But if you can give anything—even just sharing this with someone—you’ll be part of something bigger than all of us.

When I finally get there—when I meet them, cook with them, and stand beside them as we build that water well—I’ll know I didn’t do it alone. You helped make it happen. And that’s something truly special.

Indeed, those men and women who give in charity and lend to Allah a good loan will have it multiplied for them, and they will have an honourable reward. (Quran 57:18)

Half of all livelihoods in Africa depend on agriculture. Five consecutive failed rainy seasons have decimated crops and livestock, and 1.8 million children are facing acute malnutrition.

Almost 40% of the population - a staggering 6.6 million people are facing acute food insecurity, meaning they urgently need food now to survive.

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 2020 ranked as the third-warmest year ever recorded in Africa. Estimates suggest the temperature could rise by up to 2.5C (4.5F) by 2050. Experts say that for every increment of global warming, changes in extreme weather events become larger. A warmer atmosphere can hold more moist air that can lead to extreme rainfall, but it can also result in more evaporation which brings more intense droughts.

After little to no rain for three entire seasons, hunger in Africa is higher than has been for thirty years. Devastating losses to crops and livestock have caused an unimaginable increase in hunger levels, with a staggering 55% increase in severely malnourished children being admitted into clinics.

The worst hunger levels in three decades are a culmination of cyclical droughts, conflict, climate shocks, rising food prices, and national debt. There is no end in sight as the nation continues to await the mercy of rain.

Your support is urgently needed to help save lives.

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