West Africa Food Crisis

FOOD CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA: 18.4 million people at risk As a food crisis intensifies across the semi-arid Sahel region of West Africa, millions of farming and herding families are struggling to get enough to eat. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FAMILIES CAN'T GET FOOD? 1 million children at Parents forced to sell essential risk of acute malnutrition tools and livestock in order to feed their families WHAT ARE THE CAUSES? Erratic Lingering effects of Meager Diminished Increased rains harvests pastures food prices 2010 food crisis "Of course,I feel very hungry. I feel hungry until I become weak. When l'm hungry, if possible, I prepare a broth for myself and my kids, otherwise, we drink some water and WHO'S AT RISK? 3.5 million in 0.7 million in MALI 6.4 million in MAURITANIA NIGER More than 200,000 people displaced due to conflict in the north Nearly 25% of One of the poor- rural households est countries in are food insecure the region we sleep." -Adjitti Mahamat, 40 Mangalme region of Chad Act now. Save lives. 0.6 million in 0.8 million in 2.85 million in 3.6 million in GAMBIA SENEGAL BURKINA FASO CHAD Donate. Crop production Local cereal Local cereal Act now to help us raise Crop production down 43% prices up 26–31% from 2011 down 62% prices up 32–39% $37 million to respond: from 2010 from 2011 from 2010 oxfamamerica.org/sahel Share this graphic. HOW IS OXFAM RESPONDING? Share this information with Governments and aid organizations like Oxfam are mobilizing resources to your networks and help raise help people and the animals they depend on. Here's how Oxfam will respond: awareness about a crisis that's not making headlines: oxfamamerica.org/sahelshare Water & sanitation Construction and repair of wells, promototion of hygiene to reduce illness Food Join the GROW campaign. Cash-for-work programs so that people can earn income, cash transfers so people can buy food locally, restoration of cereal banks, food distribution Address the root causes of hunger and advocate for millions of small- Livestock & crops Fodder for animals, vaccinations, improved water sources for animals, seed distribution scale farmers around the world: oxfamamerica.org/GROW Data current as of April 2012. Sources include World Food Programme and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. For complete source information, please contact [email protected] 8 Oxfam America (X