(July 20, 2011,Globe and Mail)- Inspired by a wave of media attention, Canadians from coast to coast are answering the appeal to help Ethiopia's starving people.
After more than a month of television, newspaper and radio coverage, Canadian agencies have collected almost $11-million for African relief projects, with $9.7-million earmarked for Ethiopian refugee camps.
But, even as one Winnipeg agency receives about $8,000 a day and Montreal's Fondation Jules et Paul-Emile Leger has hundreds of cash-filled envelopes unopened, the agencies warn that the next 90 days will be crucial for Ethiopian famine victims.
Field workers with non-government agencies in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa report empty ports and dwindling wheat supplies, while only red plastic- bagged Canadian wheat could be seen at ports such as Assab on the Red Sea. Read the full story at Globe and Mail »
After more than a month of television, newspaper and radio coverage, Canadian agencies have collected almost $11-million for African relief projects, with $9.7-million earmarked for Ethiopian refugee camps.
But, even as one Winnipeg agency receives about $8,000 a day and Montreal's Fondation Jules et Paul-Emile Leger has hundreds of cash-filled envelopes unopened, the agencies warn that the next 90 days will be crucial for Ethiopian famine victims.
Field workers with non-government agencies in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa report empty ports and dwindling wheat supplies, while only red plastic- bagged Canadian wheat could be seen at ports such as Assab on the Red Sea. Read the full story at Globe and Mail »
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