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Habiba Hussein Hassan
Nine-year-old Habiba Hussein Hassan and her family are among the thousands that fled drought and war in Somalia and arrived at the Dadaab complex of refugee camps in northeast Kenya. In addition to educational support, MCC is helping meet basic needs in Dadaab by providing 38,000 school kits, 2,900 blankets, 500 sewing kits and 6,000 mosquito nets. Also, through a partner organization, World Concern, MCC is supporting vouchers for food, non-food items and water for displaced Somalis and their host families in Dhobley, Somalia, near the Kenyan border. (Photo by ACT Alliance/Paul Jeffrey)

Facing hunger in East Africa

[from a Common Place, Winter 2012 issue]

 Across East Africa, more than 13 million people are suffering from drought and hunger.

As MCC responds with emergency food and efforts to help communities withstand future drought, staff emphasize how a slow-onset disaster such as this drought is different from a hurricane or earthquake.

Those facing hunger today, on the whole, have watched their losses slowly multiply [...]