Food Crisis in the Sahel

Some 13 million people are at risk from a food crisis in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa, including one million children at risk of severe malnutrition.

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"What I can say is that when your daughter becomes a mother herself, we will still be here with you." -CARE's Philip Leveque to the mayor of the Ayyawane Village in Niger

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"In this village where Mother Nature shows little leniency, women's energy is the main preserver of men's dignity." - CARE's Ibrahim Niandou

Sahel Hunger Crisis

Heavy August rains have destroyed 12,590 homes in Niger, leaving several homeless in the midst of the Sahel food crisis.

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Women In Agriculture

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Women Farmers

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Although they are hungry and in the midst of a food crisis, the Malians welcomed CARE with calabas filled with baobab leaves, wild grapes and other native fruits and herbs. Later, CARE distributed food aid to the village. © 2012 CARE/Marie-Eve Bertrand

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"How do you choose who to help, if you know you can only reach half the people in need, because only half the money has been pledged?" asked CARE International's Humanitarian Director, Barbara Jackson.

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Sahel Hunger Crisis

These generous young girls in Koundougou, Mali approached a CARE aid worker, offering their friendship with a basket of wild dates, despite being in the midst of a food crisis. They have never been to school, and their dream is to have a bi g garden to grow enough food for their family, so they are never again as hungry as they are now. Photo: 2012 Marie-Eve Bertrand/CARE

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A mother will skip meals to ensure her children never go to bed on an empty stomach, even if she's pregnant.

Sahel Hunger Crisis

A child places his hand within the hands of the CARE logo, painted on a wall next to a borehole drilled and maintained by CARE in Iriba, Chad. In the midst of the food crisis, women and children are spending up to 12 hours a day searching for safe water for their families.

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Sahel Hunger Crisis

Ibrahim, just 2 years old, has been suffering from malnutrition and diarrhea in Chad for two months now, according to his mother. Every 20 seconds, a child dies from diarrhea, so we are very concerned for Ibrahim. Photo: 2012 Brendan Bannon/CARE

Sahel Hunger Crisis

These generous young girls in Koundougou, Mali approached a CARE aid worker, offering their friendship with a basket of wild dates, despite being in the midst of a food crisis. They have never been to school, and their dream is to have a big garden to grow enough food for their family, so they are never again as hungry as they are now. Photo: 2012 Marie-Eve Bertrand

Food Crisis in the Sahel

Some 13 million people are at risk from a food crisis in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa, including one million children at risk of severe malnutrition.

36 Pins

·12y

Food Crisis in the Sahel

"What I can say is that when your daughter becomes a mother herself, we will still be here with you." -CARE's Philip Leveque to the mayor of the Ayyawane Village in Niger

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"In this village where Mother Nature shows little leniency, women's energy is the main preserver of men's dignity." - CARE's Ibrahim Niandou

Sahel Hunger Crisis

Heavy August rains have destroyed 12,590 homes in Niger, leaving several homeless in the midst of the Sahel food crisis.

Women In Agriculture

Resilience Activities

Wild Grapes

Women Farmers

Orange Sweet Potatoes

Female Farmer

Improve Nutrition

Crop Production

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Press Releases Archives - CARE

Sahel Hunger Crisis

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A mother will skip meals to ensure her children never go to bed on an empty stomach, even if she's pregnant.

Sahel Hunger Crisis

Sahel Hunger Crisis

These generous young girls in Koundougou, Mali approached a CARE aid worker, offering their friendship with a basket of wild dates, despite being in the midst of a food crisis. They have never been to school, and their dream is to have a big garden to grow enough food for their family, so they are never again as hungry as they are now. Photo: 2012 Marie-Eve Bertrand

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