Subject: Lives hang in the balance
From: "WFP USA" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:44:54 -0700

WFP USA August Newsletter  

Over the past month, record monsoon rains unleashed the worst wave of flooding to hit Pakistan in living memory. 

With help from individuals like you, we’ve been able to provide lifesaving food supplies to more than 2.5 million people in desperate need.

Watch a video about our response.
http://usa.wfp.org/video/wfps-response-pakistan-floods?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=intro

Read the latest updates on the Pakistan crisis. 
http://www.wfp.org/crisis/pakistan?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=intro

You Can Save a Life in Pakistan

Countless people in Pakistan have lost their families, their livelihoods, entire villages, and all their belongings. Their survival depends on how we respond right now. 

For every $25 you donate, we can provide one more person with emergency food rations for a month. As you read this, lives hang in the balance – please make a donation today. 
https://usa.wfp.org/donate/pakistan?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=involved

Introducing New & Improved FreeRice
 
Be one of the first to play the new FreeRice, an addictive online vocabulary game that feeds the hungry every time you get a correct answer. 

We're launching an all-new version that allows you to track your progress, compete with other players, and share scores with your social networks. 

Try out our beta version -- then let us know what you think. 
http://beta.freerice.com/?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=involved
 
Ten Women Beating Hunger
 
It’s an everyday challenge for women in the developing world to feed their families. We’re working to change that. 

Meet ten women who are beating hunger through WFP. 

View the photo gallery. 
http://usa.wfp.org/photo-gallery/10-women-beating-hunger?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=results

Read their stories. 
http://usa.wfp.org/newsroom/women-we-help?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=results

Children Rescued from Malnutrition 
 
Ladette Alongo says WFP saved her family. “There is terrible drought and the children were screaming with hunger,” she says. "But now, since we’ve been getting corn soya blend, I can make porridge that keeps us going." 

More than 2,000 children in Karamoja, Uganda, will receive such a lifeline during the most difficult dry months thanks to the outpouring of support during our matching gift campaign. Take a look at some of the smiles you’ve helped create in Karamoja. 
http://usa.wfp.org/photo-gallery/smiles-karamoja?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=results
  
Today’s Youth WILL End Hunger

Today’s youth is the generation that will end hunger. On August 12, International Youth Day, WFP mobilized youth across the globe to get involved. 

WFP's Students and Teachers page highlights the efforts of educators and young people around the world. The Youth Action Center has all the tools you need to proactively fight hunger.
http://usa.wfp.org/news-story/wfp-celebrates-international-youth-day?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=results
http://www.wfp.org/students-and-teachers
http://www.wfp.org/youth-action-centre
 
Niger: On the Edge of Survival
 
“I don’t even want to think about what we would have done without this food,” says Hazida, a mother of four in drought-stricken Niger. 

People in Niger are suffering from a protracted drought and soaring levels of child malnutrition. WFP is bringing desperately needed food to nearly eight million people. 
http://usa.wfp.org/web-story/niger-food-drive-reaches-village-edge-survival?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=world

What Do you Think?
	  
We just celebrated World Humanitarian Day on August 19. Who do you think of first when you hear the word “humanitarian”? 

a) Mother Teresa
b) Sergio Vieira de Mello 
c) Martin Luther King Jr. 
d) Gandhi 
e) Nelson Mandela
f) Other:

Answer: http://www.wfp.org/haveyoursay

WFP’s Marco Frattini shows us what he sees in Pakistan.	
http://usa.wfp.org/video/pakistan-awash-land-five-rivers?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=video
	  
Dane Novarlic, a WFP telecoms specialist, tells us why his mission in Pakistan is so important – and why he needs to be first on the scene. Read the interview.	
http://usa.wfp.org/news-story/it-team-leader-says-tough-job-ahead-pakistan?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=field
	  
Women salt producers in Senegal are leading the charge against iodine deficiency, a major problem that causes birth defects in children. Read more.

Learn More 
http://usa.wfp.org/web-story/senegal-women-salt-producers-lead-iodine-drive?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=thought

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