A mother and child in Niger. Photo: Emily Cain/CFGB
PWRDF, as a member of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, is part of a major $10.9 million response to the ongoing food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa. Over 15 million people are currently facing food shortages in the Sahel (a sub-Saharan region that stretches across Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.)
CFGB’s response will reach 324,000 people in need in Niger, Sudan, Mali, and Burkina Faso. PWRDF has committed funds to a project in Niger, where 70% of people live on less than $1 per day and 82% depend on agriculture as their main source of income. 2011 harvests were poor in Niger after the rains ended early. The crops stopped growing when the rains stopped falling. Bird and insect infestations further affected the crops, leading to widespread hunger among people and livestock.
PWRDF is part of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)’s response in Niger. Please support PWRDF’s work in Niger through one of these methods:
On-line
At the CanadaHelps website you can designate “Sahel Response”.
By Phone
For credit card donations contact:
Jennifer Brown
416-924-9192 ext. 355; 1-866-308-7973
Please do not send your credit card number by email or fax.
By Mail
Please make cheques payable to “PWRDF”, mark them for “Sahel Response” and send them to:
The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund
The Anglican Church of Canada
80 Hayden Street
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 3G2
PWRDF Donations Contact:
Jennifer Brown
416-924-9192 ext. 355; 1-866-308-7973
PWRDF Humanitarian Response Coordinator:
Naba Gurung
416-924-9192 ext. 321