Agency says 120,00 kids have month to live


	Agency says 120,00 kids have month to live

arifsali

5-20-2008 9:35 PM

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food, ethiopia, health, kids, drought

arifsali says:

Famine fears for seven million Ethiopian children

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5-21-2008 11:18 AM

bignosemousie

Places to help:

Food for the Hungry

Project Concern

One

Mercy Corps

5-21-2008 7:54 PM

AcesLucky

It pisses me off.

5-21-2008 8:20 PM

tanyamm

I wonder if these charities have considered lowering their own take from the money donated and used the money to buy food. There is no way those children should be suffering like that.

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