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Apr 27, 2012: Learn how U.S. food banks could help distribute one billion pounds of fresh produce to those in need by 2015 in this video.
Apr 26, 2012: Cassandra Nelson of Mercy Corps meets Nigerian mothers being their children to clinics.
Apr 18, 2012: Feeding America's CEO and president Vicki Escarra expressed her outrage at the House Agriculture Committee’s vote today to drastically cut spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Apr 12, 2012: Partners In Health launched a new project in April to vaccinate Haitians against cholera in an effort to end this epidemic.
Mar 30, 2012: How can we promote peace in Africa and protect the children? Start with a simple pledge.
Mar 30, 2012: "What You Can Do" video series shows how you can help children in Africa with a click in this YouTube video.
Mar 29, 2012: Citizens of Madagascar continue to suffer after being hit by 2 major tropical storms less than two weeks apart. IRIN reports that the nation was hit by Cyclone Giovanna in late February and again by tropical storm Irina on March 7.
Mar 27, 2012: Lack of access to fresh water in the town of Tog-Wajale, which borders the republic of Somaliland and Ethiopia, is growing more dangerous for residents.
Mar 22, 2012: Recent wildfires that have destroyed large areas of farmland in Kenya have sparked fear of food security issues as well as growing levels of suspicion among residents.
Mar 21, 2012: Food wasted equals water wasted. That's the message of World Water Day 2012 as shown in this video.
Mar 20, 2012: Intensified fighting between Al-Shabab insurgents and troops from the Somali army in the southwestern Gedo region have caused nearly 5,000 residents to flee from their homes.
Feb 29, 2012: Unexpected chills in Afghanistan have led to the death of more than 150 people over the past month, and officials peg lack of proper clothing, shelter and food security as the main cause, IRIN reports.
Feb 23, 2012: Recent heavy rains have left residents in the region of Gatumba in Burundi without food security or adequate shelter, IRIN reports.
Feb 21, 2012: People in the nation of Madagascar are used to the threat of cyclones as the country sees about 60 percent of the storms that build across the Indian Ocean.
Feb 16, 2012: Ethnic clashes within the region of Isiolo in Kenya have caused hundreds of residents to flee their homes as violence intensifies, IRIN reports.