Request for Community Support

To all well-wishers and potential donors,

Our community is at the thick of chronic drought which has made food hard to come by. The only river that we depend on for water is slowly drying up after insufficient rains in the last 3 years. There is hardly any pasture remaining for the domestic animals. Most of our animals are dying on a daily basis, including the proven drought-resistant animal, the donkey.

The donkey is useful in fetching water for most families in the community. The death of our donkeys brings forth a difficult situationhas since women to trek long distances to get water for their families.

We need food to feed the poor (80% of the village) between now and January 2010 assuming the short rains will be sufficient. Food and water are the priorities at the moment.

The escalation of the food problem has resulted to a serious need of bursaries among secondary school students from the village. This is in appreciation that education will finally alleviate poverty in the village.

In summary, we need support in the following areas:-

1. Food
2. Water
3. School bursaries
4. Farming seeds- To assist over 100 peasant farmers to plant in October this year during the short rains.
5. Tree seedlings- To avert further environmental degradation

We will appreciate your consideration and help in these issues.

With kind regards,

Christopher Mutisya.
Chairperson,
Mombuni Youth for Change.