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EARTHCOUNCIL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS BRING CLEAN WATER TO CHILDREN IN ETHIOPIA
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GENEVA/SANTA MONICA, JANUARY 10, 2012
The worst drought in a generation is causing widespread food insecurity, crop shortages, and famine in an already unstable region.
Officials report that more than 12 million across the region are affected and hundreds are fleeing each day over the Somali border en route to overcrowded refugee camps in neighboring countries including Ethiopia and Kenya - many are dying along the way. Host communities in Ethiopia and Kenya are struggling with lack of water, failed crops, and high malnutrition rates as well. International Medical Corps teams on the ground in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, are working rapidly to scale up existing nutritional programs throughout the country and provide humanitarian relief.
Nancy Aossey, CEO of IMC said, "With the EARTH COUNCIL'S support, we will work to bring clean water to vulnerable children affected by this terrible drought."
The Earth Council has excellent experience working with the International Medical Corps, providing funds for clean water to children. Nancy Aossey has expressed the gratitude of our commitment to her organization.
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International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.