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In November 1985, Muslim Aid was founded in response to the devastating famine in Ethiopia and the resulting need for immediate emergency aid. Twenty-two years later in the Darfur state of neighbouring Sudan more than 4 million civilians are in urgent need of support. Four years of continuous fighting has brought starvation, disease and disruption to livelihoods. With the UN estimating 200,000 people already killed and millions more displaced, emergency aid is desperately needed. Hundreds of thousands of people are living in extremely poor conditions in camps and having lost their entire livelihood, they are completely dependent on aid agencies like Muslim Aid. “There was no food or drink and we used to sleep on the ground. It was like we’d been forgotten. We came to the Muslim Aid camp and have been here for 13 months, it is like a safe haven. But we still need flood, clothing and help,” said Abdullah, one of the refugees. Muslim Aid has already been working to provide healthcare, clean water, education and food security to the camps and the worst-affected villages. Muslim Aid CEO Saif Ahmad has just returned from Darfur where he met some of the people affected – “The Darfuris need urgent aid, not just in time for Ramadan but also to ensure long-term food security, orphan care and support to refugees returning to their villages.” Just £10 can buy medicines to treat malaria, eye and respiratory infections for one family; £25 can buy a complete Ramadan food basket for a family and £35 will buy a family's crop seeds for the entire duration of winter. Please help us to help them.
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