August - Christian Aid Emergency Appeal for East Africa

Christian Aid is responding to the East Africa food crisis and has launched an emergency appeal to help people affected across the region.

£130,000 has been released for partners to respond as the situation intensifies in Kenya and Ethiopia.

Please give now to help us reach those most in need.

UNOCHA reports that the situation is the worst food security crisis in the world today and some parts of the region are experiencing the driest conditions in 60 years.

After two poor rainy seasons in 2011, drought in countries affected has left 10 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.

Even animals which are normally resistant to drought such as camels, donkeys and goats are suffering. Due to the lack of water, some schools and hospitals have been forced to close and people are travelling for miles to collect water to drink.

Christian Aid partners are responding

Our partners in Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya are closely monitoring the situation.
This appeal will fund urgently needed life-saving measures, such as:
• emergency tanks and distribution of water for villages experiencing the worst of the drought conditions

• construction of additional water points • food for families who currently are not reached by the World Food Programme response • extra nutrition for malnourished children and pregnant women • animal feed to protect livestock that are so crucial to survival

• helping communities become more resilient to future crises.

Activities will be carried out by partners across the region. Our partners Christian Community Services Mount Kenya East, Northern Aid and Ukamba Christian Community Services are responding in north eastern and eastern Kenya. In Ethiopia, our partners Action for Development and Agri-Service Ethiopia are currently working with local communities in the south to help them to withstand the effects of crises such as drought.

To Gift Aid your contribution please use a Christian Aid envelope.

July - Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice

We had planned to support this charity later in the year but have brought it forward as we wanted to use the opportunity to express our thanks for the care given to Christine Wallis and her family during her time at Leckhampton Court. The charity has given us this description of the range of service they offer, not surprisingly it cannot convey how valued they are by people they have touched.

“Sue Ryder — Leckhampton Court Hospice provides compassionate care and support to people from across Gloucestershire living with serious illnesses and conditions. The hospice offers support for patients, their carers and families. Our specialist palliative care includes assessment and management of complex symptoms as well as compassionate and dignified end of life care.

“We have a 16-bed inpatient unit that provides specialist palliative care for people with life limiting illness and our day hospice provides complementary therapy, art and music therapy, rehabilitation and psychological support. We have also recently started to offer blood transfusions and drug infusions within our day patient unit.
“Our Hospice at Home Service is a flexible and responsive service aiming to compliment existing health and social care services and support patients to remain in their own homes for as long as possible.

“All care is provided free of charge. Every year we need to raise over £1 million in voluntary contributions to provide this care and we therefore rely on support from the community to continue providing services at the hospice for the people of Gloucestershire.

“Your kind support and recognition of our vital work is invaluable.”
Sue Ryder –

Leckhampton Court Hospice.

Sue Ryder is a charity registered in
England and Wales (1052076)
and in Scotland (SCO39578)

Mary Michael