"I do not have any food left," says Elizabeth Nabaloum to CFGB's Jim Cornelius. Photo: CFGB
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Executive Director Jim Cornelius has just returned from Burkina Faso, where he was visiting the drought region with Canada’s Minister for International Cooperation, Julian Fantino.
Jim said, “…As you drive through the country, everything looks green. The rains have been good and the crops are developing well. However, the harvest is still many weeks away, and this is the time of ‘green hunger’ when everything looks great, but the granaries are empty. Food prices remain very high in the region. Those you talk to all speak about how difficult it is for households to purchase the food they need.” CFGB has published more about Jim’s trip here.
Minister Fantino, through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), announced that the Canadian government would match, dollar for dollar, donations made by Canadians to the relief effort in Burkina Faso and other countries in the Sahel region of West Africa until September 30, 2012.
PWRDF is part of that relief work through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which has committed over $10 million in food and other aid to the region through PWRDF and its 14 other church members.
Please continue to support the Sahel response! Together, we can help to support farmers in Burkina Faso and other countries to bridge the gap between their hunger today and their crops which will be ready to harvest in several weeks. You can donate:
On-line
You can designate your online donation to “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