Drought Archives – Keep The Faith ® The UK's Black and multi-ethnic Christian magazine

Drought piles on the agony for vulnerable Zimbabwe farmers

28th February 202028th February 2020 Josie McFarlane 631 Views 0 Comments Africa, crisis, Crops, Drought, Farm, hunger, Poverty, Zimbabwe farmers

Extended periods of below-average rainfall in Zimbabwe and across the wider southern Africa region have led to extreme hardship for

A forgotten crisis: Half a million people displaced by drought in Ethiopia

17th December 201916th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 648 Views 0 Comments crisis, Drought, Ethiopia, famine, Poverty, Water

Around 425,000 people are estimated to be living in internal displacement in Ethiopia as a result of drought. Children and

South African drought town’s warning to the world

6th November 20195th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 458 Views 0 Comments Death, Drought, health, No water, Poverty, South Africa, starvation, Water Aid

South Africa has imposed emergency measures and is declaring several regions disaster areas, in response to the worst drought in

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Kenyan anger over Turkana ‘starvation’ being ignored

20th March 201919th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 919 Views 0 Comments community, Death, Drought, health, hunger, Kenya, Poverty, Turkana 'starvation, Worried

Kenyans have accused their government of ignoring drought victims following reports that at least 10 people have died of hunger

Archbishop of York invites churches to support WaterAid’s Harvest Appeal and provide water to world’s poorest

8th June 20178th June 2017 Mariah 1673 Views 0 Comments Archbishop, Bottles, churches, clean, Congregations, countries, Drought, Families, fundraising, Harvest appeal, hunger, inviting, Life, poor, UK, Water, WaterAid, weather, York, Zambia

The Archbishop of York is inviting churches and congregations across the UK to join him in supporting WaterAid’s life-giving bottles

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Great British Bake Off star Martha Collison pops corn for poverty

30th May 2017 Mariah 2384 Views 0 Comments ambassador, Big Church day Out, children, Christians, church festival, Drought, farming, food, Great British Bake Off, hunger, Malawi. Africa, Martha Collison, motivate, passion, popcorn, Poverty, struggle, survive, Tearfund, training

Tearfund ambassador calls on thousands at church festival to sign up to give Festival-goers help provide essential farming training for