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Feds to match donations to Foodgrains' Sahel fund
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A combine north of Rivers, Man., harvests wheat Tuesday that will be distributed by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank as part of the Acres of Hope campaign. (TIM SMITH)
A Winnipeg charity is urging people to help end the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, after the federal government announced Tuesday it will match Canadian donations.
The Winnipeg-based Canadian Foodgrains Bank is one of many registered charities responding to the crisis through the government's Sahel Crisis Matching Fund. The government promised to match donations dollar-for-dollar.
Drought, poor harvests, rising food prices, population displacement and insecurity have contributed to the food and nutrition crisis in the region. The Sahel, which stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, includes Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia and northern Cameroon, some of the most-affected countries.
Foodgrains Bank officials said funds donated to the Sahel Emergency Food Appeal will be matched by the federal government. They have committed 10,000 tonnes of food worth $9.7 million to Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.
The federal government has also contributed $10 million to the Sahel Crisis Matching Fund, on top of matching Canadians' donations.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 8, 2012 A3
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