October 30, 2017
In 2017, communities across East and Southern Africa have felt the impact of consecutive seasons of drought that have scorched harvests and ruined livelihoods. Through the generous support given to its East Africa Famine Appeal, All We Can has been working through organisations responding to this crisis in six of the worst affected nations. Find out more about All We Can’s work fighting famine in South Sudan and Somalia here.
In order to reduce and respond to the negative impact of an unpredictable climate in Burundi, some of the local organisations All We Can works alongside in the region have been involved in supporting communities to develop improved farming techniques and to distribute emergency food supplies to hundreds of vulnerable people.
With money raised for the East Africa Famine Appeal one of the organisations All We Can has worked with for a number of years, UCEDD, were able to help 1300 people, and their families, in the Muyinga and Karusi areas of Burundi. All We Can supports local organisations like UCEDD so they can respond to emergencies but also build more resilient communities. Over the past few months they have been able to support people through the distribution of rice and corn meal but also through the provision of seeds for planting. Additional training has been offered to farmers to help them adapt to a changing climate.
