LisaNova

FWD for Africa! More info/Donate online: www.usaid.gov Text GIVE to 777444 to donate $10 to the cause. (US only, charges applied to monthly wireless bill, standard messaging rates apply) Click To Tweet: clicktotweet.com The FWD Campaign, sponsored by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is a relief campaign for the Horn of Africa. FWD stands for famine, war, and drought - the three crises currently affecting the Horn. It's the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, and no one is talking about it. Through text donations of $10, people across America can do their part to help. By FWDing the facts of the crisis across their social networks, they can exponentially increase the awareness. What can your $10 do? • $10 can feed a family of 6 for two days. • $10 can provide water to a family of 6 for two days. • $10 can truck one ton of water 18 kilometers. • $10 can vaccinate 17 children against measles. • $10 can provide three children with two doses each of Vitamin A • $10 can buy one mosquito net to help prevent malaria. • $10 can provide one first aid kit. • $10 will help build latrines and other sanitation facilities in refugee camps near Dadaab, Kenya. • $9 can truck in a month's worth of water for a refugee • $10 can provide 24 people with soap • $6 can cover the cost of water purification for a family of five members for a period of one month providing them with safe drinking water and preventing further spread of water-borne and infectious diseases. Lets be friends ... From: LisaNova Views: 145690 1380 ratings Time: 01:09 More in People & Blogs