Subject: Age is just a number
From: "WFP USA" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:00:00 -0700

This month we've been focused on the Sahel, and thousands of you have been moved to action by the unique nature of the situation unfolding there.  One of our colleagues was moved, too. In a stunning video diary, WFP photographer Rein Skullerud explains how he was "struck" by both the devastation and the hope he found in Niger.  
--> http://www.wfp.org/videos/images-tell-story-drought-niger

GET INVOLVED

Test your Emergency Knowledge
Do you know what an MUAC is?  Or what IDP stands for?  Take our updated emergency quiz and see how your Hunger IQ measures up!  
--> http://quiz.wfp.org/usa-emergency-quiz 

GETTING RESULTS

Creating the Future We Want
Last December, with your help, we raised enough funds to sponsor food-for-work projects in 16 villages in Ethiopia. Watch this video to see how your contributions have helped turn vulnerable villages into self-reliant, productive communities.
--> http://www.wfp.org/videos/future-we-want-ethiopia 

SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT

Feeding the Sahel Through Music
World-famous musicians, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are raising awareness and generating resources though their art to help feed hungry families in the Sahel. "It is all of our responsibility that the masses are suffering. We bring our positive messages into the world so we can expect a positive change in the world. And, most importantly, bring about peace," says bandleader Reuben Koroma. Find out more about this exciting partnership.
--> http://usa.wfp.org/news-release/sierra-leones-refugee-allstars-sahel-hunger

UPS Delivers Life-Saving Assistance for Sahel
As malnutrition reaches emergency levels across the Sahel, WFP's long-time partner UPS sprung to action to provide transport for a second shipment of life-saving supplies to Mauritania this year. WFP USA is grateful to UPS for lending their expertise and in-kind support to help the millions of people suffering in the Sahel.
--> http://usa.wfp.org/blog/ups-delivers-life-saving-assistance-sahel

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN...

Burkina Faso: Building Resilience
Burkina Faso, one of the countries recently hit by drought in the Sahel, is successfully implementing new programmes to build resilience and prevent future crises.  See how they're doing it.
--> http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/building-resilience-burkina-faso

CALL TO ACTION

Over the past year, our online community has doubled in size. Can we do it again? Help us spread the word about why you're fighting hunger and tell 3 of your friends to join you!
--> http://usa.wfp.org/subscription

FEATURED VIDEO

Get in the Mix!
We have the recipe and the training -- so what's the missing ingredient for building a better world? Watch this new video to find out.
--> http://www.wfp.org/videos/missing-piece

FROM THE FIELD

Beautiful Ballad
Franck Aynes, a very creative WFP logistics officer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, recently produced an original song inspired by the kids he works with every day. Check out his video on YouTube. Even if you donÃ¢ÂÂt speak French, this put a smile on your face!
--> http://www.wfp.org/logistics/blog/beautiful-ballads-wfp-loggie

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Funding Cuts: What does it Mean?
Reducing emergency food assistance ultimately reinforces the cycle of dependency, poverty and recurring crisis. Find out how.
--> https://usa.wfp.org/news-story/impact-cutting-title-ii-funding 

Read this op ed, coauthored by WFP USA's President and CEO, Rick Leach, and Board Member, Dan Glickman, on how the Senate Farm Bill helps fight global hunger.
-->http://usa.wfp.org/news-story/op-ed-farm-bill-helps-fight-global-hunger

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