Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa

July 2012 CARE has responded to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa with crucial immediate and long-term aid to approximately 2.8 million people, including more than 460,000 residents of the Dadaab refugee camps. On an average day of food distribution, CARE distributes 300 metric tons of food to 39,000...

Background   On July 20, 2011, the United Nations took the drastic step of declaring parts of southern Somalia in famine. In so doing, it recognized that hundreds of thousands of people were at imminent risk of starving to death. As the crisis spread to more regions, the number of people in famine zones eventually...

In Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, CARE is mounting a large-scale crisis response, including general food distributions, emergency stabilization for malnutrition cases, water, essential household items, education and psychosocial support, reaching 1,758,825 people through the end of October.  In addition to immediate aid,...

The CBS Early Show profiled a CARE food distribution in Dadaab on Aug. 9. The segment included an interview with CARE Kenya’s Michael Adams and extensive coverage of CARE’s work on the ground.