As many of you will be aware, Kenya is facing one of it’s worst famines in a long time. We posted about this a few days ago HERE. With virtually no emergency response systems in place through the government and local authorities, Kenyans across the country are banding together to do whatever they can.
The Coast Province has been one of the worst hit areas with statistics from the Kenya Red Cross Society showing that, “more than 200, 000 residents of Kinango, Msambweni and Kwale districts are severely hit by famine;” You can read the full story in today’s Daily Nation HERE.
The South Coast Residents Association are pulling together and making an appeal to all residents and visitors in Diani:
S.C.R.A in association with Muthaiga Mini Market in Diani have started to collect food to help the starving people of Kinango & Lunga Lunga. We ask members, when shopping, please buy an extra bag of maize meal, sugar, rice, milk or water and then place in the appropriate box at Muthaiga Mini Market.
S.C.R.A. has already pledged Shs. 50,000/- (approved at the A.G.M.) to buy foodstuff. We aim at filling a truck load of food so please be generous and think of all these hundreds of people, within our own District, DYING of starvation and thirst.
The food will be delivered by members of this Association directly to the people so as to ensure that it reaches them and nobody else.
In addition, a bunch of amazing musicians from Nairobi will be performing in Diani on April 12th and have pledged 10% of the proceeds from the Fifth edition of Blankets& Wine© at Forty Thieves Beach Bar.
If you would like to make an online donation specifically for the famine relie, please use the one time donation button on the side bar and please leave a comment on this post stating that the amount you have donated is for this cause.
As if we did not have enough problems in Kenya to deal with…
Thanks.
Donations made here are
Mar 2nd Susan B USD 11.00