Project Edan™ is the charity of the official Peter Wingfield Fan Club. All content and images (except where noted) on this Web site are copyright © 1995-2010 PWFC. No permission is granted to post photos or information to any other Web site or blog without written permission from Project Edan. Situation in the Horn of Africa Worsens contaminated water, they are not vaccinated and they have  poor diets. All of these conditions are worsening now and are  aggravated even further when families are forced to move.    This region has seen many crises, but the current one may be  the worst in 60 years and threatens thousands of families  already living in the direst of conditions. The past months have  been the driest in six decades in parts of the region.  Any  short-term improvement is unlikely since the next harvest is  expected to be poor.  It's hard for anyone or anything to  survive in such a blistering environment.    UNICEF has airlifted 5 tons of emergency nutrition supplies,  medicine, and water-related equipment to Baidoa in southern  Somalia to assist drought-affected children. Supplies for 10  health facilities to reach up to 100,000 people have also been  airlifted to the capital  Mogadishu. These  supplies consist of  health kits with  essential medicines to  treat common  childhood illnesses,  such as respiratory  tract infections,  diarrhea, minor injuries  and worm infestation.  "The situation in  Somalia and across the  Horn of Africa is more  than just a food crisis.   It is a survivl crisis,"  said President and CEO  of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Caryl Stern.  "The earlier we act,  the more children we can save. Americans are a generous  people, and a little goes a long way-just $10 can feed a child for 10 days." Peter Wingfield and Project Edan continue to support  UNICEF's humanitarian programs so any donation you make will  help UNICEF save the lives of these children.  As fortunate as  we are, it's so hard for us to imagine what these vulnerable  children are going through in their struggle to survive another  day.  Any donation you can make will be greatly appreciated.  By Bev Shihara, July 22, 2011 The children in the Horn of Africa desperately need our help.  On  July 20th the UN declared a famine in areas of southern Somalia.    UNICEF has called this crisis "the most severe humanitarian  emergency in the world," with Somalia being the epicenter.   As  usual, children - especially Somali children - silently suffer and  pay the highest price.  Due to two consecutive failed rainy seasons, on-going civil conflict  in Somalia, massive refuge movement and price increases of up to  200 per cent for some food staples, the Horn of Africa is facing  one of the most severe food crises in the world today.  As usual,  among the most vulnerable are the children…2 million children  under the age of five in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti are  acutely malnourished, including 480,000 who are severely  malnourished and at imminent risk of dying.  In the last few  months, tens of thousands of people have died as a result of  causes related to malnutrition, the majority of whom were  children.   With the lack of food for general distribution in southern  Somalia, many families are leaving for Kenya and Ethiopia. Three  camps in Dadaab - Ifo, Hagadera and Dagahaley were set up years  ago for the steady flow of refugees fleeing conflict in Somalia.   The population of Ifo, originally intended to accommodate 90,000,  has swelled to nearly 400,000, mostly women and children, with  most living in makeshift tents.  Among Somali children in the  refugee camps, particularly the new arrivals, an acute malnutrition  rate of 40 per cent has been reported in some instances.    Families leaving Somalia have gone through so many hardships,  sometimes walking over 400 km together for a month in blistering  heat and dust just to give their children some hope for survival.   Even the poorest mothers living in the most dire situations still  love their children and want the best for them. They want their  children to grow up with a future.    UNICEF is providing therapeutic food to the children who are at  the greatest risk. The most severe cases receive therapeutic milk  for the first three or four days and then they can usually be put  on Plumpy'nut which is a high-energy peanut paste that helps  them recover over the following weeks.  Some malnourished  children, however, reach the hospital too late. During a visit to a  therapeutic feeding center at Ifo camp, a UNICEF Regional  Director witnessed this as efforts failed to save the lives of six  young children.   Children do not die just because they don't have enough food.  They are dying or are affected for the rest of their lives because  they are more prone to sickness and disease, because they drink   ©UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1018 Holt Donate Now          This will count toward the matching fund.