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Hello my name is Anthony Shook. This is my public page. It is also a page devoted to raising awareness of problems throughout our world. I hope you will look over the information below and do something to help your world! If we all do something even something small we can make a big difference in the world! Thank you for you time and visiting this page!!! Please go to www.concern.net!! I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 STOP WORLD HUNGER!!! go to www.concern.net to do something about your world!!!! Drought and food shortages are affecting many countries in the Horn of Africa.Although, in many areas, cereal harvests in 2005 were an overall improvement on previous years, severe droughts have left millions on the brink of starvation. The four Horn of Africa countries of Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti are some of the worst affected, where an estimated 8 to 9 million people are in need of assistance. Somalia:* Approximately 2 million people are affected by this crisis in Somalia. * Insecurity is a huge problem. Transporting food aid by sea is being severely disrupted by piracy, and WFP and other agencies have to resort to transport over land, which is more costly, time consuming, and is also dangerous. * Some water is accessible from wells but many were damaged by conflict and need to be re-built. Concern’s Response:* Concern is currently engaged in rehabilitating wells in the Bay Region and has restored a number of water catchment areas (where rainwater can be collected) in a cash-for-work programme with local communities. These are filling with water now that the rains have come. Concern has also trucked water to communities without any access to water sources. This programme is benefiting approximately 100,000 people. We are now planning to expand this work in the region and incorporate a seeds/tools component to help those engaged in farming to recover. * Concern has started to engage in the Gedo region providing technical support in Community Therapeutic Care (CTC) to the Gedo Health Consortium, which is well established there. * Discussions are underway to see if Concern should develop a livestock restocking programme. Ethiopia:* 2.5 million people in Ethiopia are are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. * Some rain has fallen but the effect of this is not yet clear.Concern’s Response:* Security issues in the Somali Region have so far prevented Concern from implementing its planned nutrition programme for 18,000 people in one district. Attempts to intervene are continuing. *Concern has started to engage in blanket feeding for 2 months in the Afar Region. Supplementary feeding will continue for 3 months after (for pregnant and lactating women and children). Approx. 16,000 people will benefit.Kenya:* 3.5 million in need of food aid. * 80% of the land is arid or semi-arid and is mainly pastoral. * People have experienced 5-6 seasons of poor/failed rains. Concern’s Response: * Concern is currently working with 3 local partners implementing nutrition and CTC; improving access to water by building bore holes and rehabilitating wells; and providing some livestock fodder. Approx. 54,000 people are benefiting from this programme. * Many animals are gathering at water holes in search of water, dying there, and then there is a risk of contamination of the water supplies. Concern is involved in a project removing these animals from the vicinity of the water holes. * A major restoration programme is to commence in the next few months helping people rebuild their herds of livestock; helping pastoralists develop new higher-value products from their animals (such as hides, processed milk, bone products); establishing an animal health/vaccination programme; and providing seeds/tools for farmers.Eritrea:* The Horn of Africa drought is also affecting Eritrea, although there were good rains at the end of 2005. * Concern has been asked to cease operations due to not meeting the requirements for an operational permit and is seeking clarification as to what requirements Concern might not have met.