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Zehra Kazmi random acts for the Horn of Africa

Zehra Kazmi fundraising for Friends of the World Food Program

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A devastating famine has killed 29000 children in Somalia alone. 15 million more people are at risk for starvation. Let's help.

  • A dust storm blows as newly arrived Somalian refugees settle on the edge of the Dagahaley refugee camp.
  • A pregnant Somali woman sits by a tree trunk at UNHCR's Ifo Extension camp outside Dadaab, eastern Kenya.

Welcome to my fundraising page for the famine affecting people in Somalia, Kenya, Eriteria, Djibouti and Ethiopia.

Please take a look at the links posted below to learn more about the crisis and about how the World Food Program is helping people in the affected regions.

All employee donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar by HR Solutions. So if you donate $30, an additional $30 will be donated to the World Food Program by HRS.

NEW! All non-employee donations will also be matched dollar-for-dollar by an anonymous grantor!

According to the WFP, "Just 50 US cents per day is enough to feed a hungry child or mother on the edge of survival."

To encourage you to donate, I am offering lots of different services/prizes with each donation amount. If you can think of a service/prize that's not listed but would be a good fit, let's talk (nothing illegal/weird please).

Thank you for your time...and money!

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SERIOUS NOTE:

I did not put any incredibly sad pictures on this page to avoid guilt-trip donations. But this crisis is VERY REAL. Please check out the nytimes and denverpost photo pages (posted below) to see the people you will be helping.

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Learn about the World Food Program efforts to help the victims of the famine http://www.wfp.org/crisis/horn-of-africa

Pictures from Somalia http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2011/08/03/captured-somalia-famine/4538/

Pictures from Somalia 2 http://photos.denverpost.com/mediacenter/2011/08/photos-somalia-famine-wfp-begins-800-ton-airlift-of-food/#name

Much of the Horn of Africa, which includes Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti, was struck in the summer of 2011 by one of the worst droughts in 60 years. http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/famine/index.html

For every person who takes this short quiz on the drought in the Horn of Africa, a child will receive a warm meal thanks to an anonymous donor to WFP. Test your knowledge, then challenge your friends! http://gifts.wfp.org/quiz/hornofafrica

In addition to the famine, the insurgent group Al-Shabab which controls parts of Somalia is blocking people from escaping the region. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/world/africa/02somalia.html

Updates and Donor Comments

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  1. ARIF MANAGEMENTARIF MANAGEMENT 09/12/2011 at 01:19 PM ET
    Zehra you are a wonderful job helping the needy
  2. Zehra KazmiZehra Kazmi 09/12/2011 at 09:02 AM ET
    "A huge thank you to the HR Solutions employees who gave. All employee donations have been fully matched by HR Solutions and Zehra has exceeded her goal." - Kevin Sheridan
  3. jonathan d eislerjonathan d eisler 09/01/2011 at 10:44 AM ET
    the brownies were the tipping point
  4. Jessica JunakJessica Junak 08/31/2011 at 02:11 PM ET
    You are awesome, Zehra...not only are you super funny but also generous :)
  5. Murat PhilippeMurat Philippe 08/31/2011 at 12:47 PM ET
    ١ واحِد wāḥid one UNO Une
  6. sireen m azamsireen m azam 08/28/2011 at 07:22 PM ET
    good job sister friend. may Allah reward u :)
  7. Amtul ObaidAmtul Obaid 08/27/2011 at 06:30 PM ET
    Thanks for putting this together...every bit of effort is sadaqa and may yu be rewarded for this iA...Also I'm looking forward to the 'unique art work' from your desk ;)
  8. Syed wahabSyed wahab 08/21/2011 at 01:28 AM ET
    May Allah reward you for your efforts and may He provide for those in need iA. -lubna
  9. NADIA ALI KAZMINADIA ALI KAZMI 08/18/2011 at 10:22 PM ET
    Good Job zk!

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    Friends of WFP is a U.S.-based, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that focuses on building support in the United States for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and other hunger relief operations.

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