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WEST AFRICA: THE CRISIS DEEPENS
More than one million children now face starvation in Niger and neighbouring west African countries. We now urgently need your support to stop a crisis turning into a catastrophe.
NIGER REACHES TIPPING POINT
Months of warnings have failed to prevent a serious malnutrition crisis sweeping Niger. We're now responding to an emergency situation.
WEST AFRICA APPEAL
You can help us reach vulnerable children before it's too late. Please donate now.
OUR ANNUAL REPORT: WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2011
Last year, thanks to your support, we helped 8.5 million children through our work on the ground.
Find out how you helped give children around the world a chance in our 2011 annual report.
DALAI LAMA DONATES ALMOST £1 MILLION
The Buddhist spirtual leader will donate the bulk of a £1.1m prize to our work with children in India
THREE FOODS FOR THREE DAYS
As we call on G8 leaders to tackle hunger at this week's summit, we challenged Dr Schenker, one of Britain's leading nutritionists, to live on three foods for three days. Find out how she coped.
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Hello everyone. A very sad Inside Story today from Jonny in Niger. It’s hard to believe, but the children who reach our feeding centres amid food crises like the one in west Africa now are actually often the luckier ones. They get vital treatment. But it’s not always enough. This is Issia. When his mother, Mariama, was able to feed him at our centre, he started to get better. But he was already so weakened by hunger that he got an infection. And he lost his battle for life. With your support, we’re putting pressure on world leaders to tackle the causes of hunger for good. Meanwhile, your support's helping families right now, too. We’ve reached 300,000 people across the region, but we need to reach more. Read more here about what we’re doing to respond now http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/emergencies/west-africa-appeal
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