Category Archives: Horn of Africa Crisis

Cash not food – Giving choices to the Poor People

Posted on 03/05/2013 by Fran Equiza

Recently I was invited to a Ted X Barcelona Change Talk, where I proposed a major disruption in the way aid is managed.  In brief I proposed that we move away from food aid and substitute food with cash. Especially in … Continue reading →

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The beauty of hope in Mogadishu

Posted on 28/09/2011 by Fran Equiza

I arrived in a city on the banks of a beautiful blue sea that holds all the scars of too many years of conflict, but is now – relatively – calm. Passing along streets that may once have had asphalt, … Continue reading →

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The camel in the gutter

Posted on 24/09/2011 by Fran Equiza

The most visible, most photogenic part of the crisis in the Horn of Africa is undoubtedly the Refugee Camps in Dadaab in Kenya so as Dollo Ado in Ethiopia, but in absolute terms represent a small portion of the population … Continue reading →

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Dadaab Refugee Camp

Posted on 15/07/2011 by Fran Equiza

The Dadaab refugee camp has become the face of the food crisis in this region. 1,400 Somali refugees every day are coming into this overcrowded camp in the northeastern corner of Kenya. Many of them have walked for weeks across … Continue reading →

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Ineffective development policies threaten millions of lives

Posted on 08/07/2011 by Fran Equiza

This week, humanitarian organizations have launched the largest emergency appeal to date in Africa to raise funds to tackle the food crisis ravaging parts of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. The fact that we reached this point makes me sad and … Continue reading →

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The Horn of Africa biggest disaster

Posted on 01/07/2011 by Fran Equiza

The Horn of Africa is facing its biggest disaster in decades, yet the world is largely silent. Many parts of the region are suffering from two consecutive failed rains, and it has been the driest 12 months in 60 years. … Continue reading →

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