Pray and give for the people of Madagascar

In the Malagasy language, there is a special word for the cycle of sustained drought and famine that regularly afflicts the people. That word is kere.

This year, Madagascar’s kere is worse than anyone can remember, killing people in the southern Androy and Anosy regions of the Anglican Diocese of Toliara, where Anglican Aid has close connections.  Our great friend, the Rev. Berthier Lainirina, has called us to pray and to give.

Death from starvation is at critical levels, with the UN World Food Program reporting that desperate families are resorting to eating insects. A Diocesan report said, “Acute malnutrition has struck 120,000 children, youth and elderly people, so desperate for food they have started eating ash combined with tamarin fruit or cactus leaves.”

Already, Madagascar is one of the poorest nations in the world, with more than half of children under five malnourished, with stunted growth.

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