Trocaire praise for Donegal
People in Donegal have helped to save the lives of over 400,000 people in east Africa, Trocaire has announced on the anniversary of last year’s famine emergency appeal and national church collection.
Irish people responded to drought and famine in east Africa by donating an incredible €10.4m to Trócaire’s emergency appeal. Half of that money was raised at church collections.
Trocaire Director Justin Kilcullen hailed the “extraordinary generosity” of Irish people and said the donations “had saved the lives of people threatened by hunger after experiencing the worst drought in 60 years”.
Drought and famine ravaged parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia last summer, putting 13 million people at risk of hunger. Donations were used to bring urgent supplies of food, water, medical care and other vital aid to over 400,000 people across the three countries. Over 250,000 of those helped were in Somalia, where Trocaire has a presence going back 20 years.
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