[FAMINE WATCH] "This Ramadan makes me sad, but I hope that help will come"

Send 2X the aid to help a family like Zainab's. "It's difficult to watch your children starve. We have not taken anything from Sahur, the meal consumed before fasting begins at dawn. This Ramadan makes me sad, but I hope that help will come." — Zainab Mohammed, refugee from Somalia [Ramadan Kareem](252B69bA2iUCMyB%252FTc06TzLKja870meZdT9Xui6XzxRVT8VMiYk/f4%252Fmad3v6pjEO2n%252B%252BLZpSmTFqQzOeOI9iUTPwgkghv6dR1Yc6jMoKDpRDpY%252FKpXJ5hQcjlVdyYU5CrudLrXh2qn5UKEhqWKEGcY0u%252F26seKq5sNQxcyUZZqwftqWT6s2lQ1MFXoRt5t3C%252F%252BApFkqqy0SGNpWbxHcsxpteG0117H75tjbKG%252Fk%252Fe3tXeyQuM7XeF9bUqy4QbLCaDHKR4y1CA%253D%253D?h=vC6AY3qp0lL2oCEVVWhNAHrOz64T8lozC_1VswAmop4) The crisis in Somalia needs your attention, {NAME}: Over 1 million Somalis have fled their homes in search of help as a result of a catastrophic drought. One of these is Zainab, a mother of five, who fled starvation in her homeland of Somalia with her children. She stares at her kitchen at Iftar, the time for breaking fast during Ramadan, hoping somehow that she will be able to provide food for her children. But there is nothing. They may go to sleep again with hungry stomachs: "It's difficult to watch your children starve. We have not taken anything from Sahur, the meal consumed before fasting begins at dawn. This Ramadan makes me sad, but I hope that help will come," she says. Ramadan, during which the Muslim faithful go without eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset, has been hard for Zainab's family, who huddle under a shelter made of branches, cardboard boxes, and a torn mosquito net and clothes. As Ramadan comes to an end this week, we are urgently asking you to rush a generous 2X–MATCHED emergency gift to help provide mothers like Zainab with the tools and resources they need to feed their children during crises like the one in Somalia. [Use this link to rush a 2X–matched gift right away before this offer expires: (252B69bA2iUCMyB%252FTc06TzLKja870meZdT9Xui6XzxRVT8VMiYk/f4%252Fmad3v6pjEO2n%252B%252BLZpSmTFqQzOeOI9iUTPwgkghv6dR1Yc6jMoKDpRDpY%252FKpXJ5hQcjlVdyYU5CrudLrXh2qn5UKEhqWKEGcY0u%252F26seKq5sNQxcyUZZqwftqWT6s2lQ1MFXoRt5t3C%252F%252BApFkqqy0SGNpWbxHcsxpteG0117H75tjbKG%252Fk%252Fe3tXeyQuM7XeF9bUqy4QbLCaDHKR4y1CA%253D%253D?h=vC6AY3qp0lL2oCEVVWhNAHrOz64T8lozC_1VswAmop4) Millions of Somali refugees like Zainab are facing homelessness, hunger, poverty, and an uncertain future this Ramadan. Whilst Muslims around the world mark sundown during Ramadan with a variety of feasts after fasting all day, in Somalia, that kind of nighttime celebration is unthinkable for most Somalis who are enduring the worst drought following five consecutive below average rainy seasons. That's why we are launching a special 2X–match campaign from now until [Eid Al Fitr, the day marking the end of Ramadan — this Friday.](252B69bA2iUCMyB%252FTc06TzLKja870meZdT9Xui6XzxRVT8VMiYk/f4%252Fmad3v6pjEO2n%252B%252BLZpSmTFqQzOeOI9iUTPwgkghv6dR1Yc6jMoKDpRDpY%252FKpXJ5hQcjlVdyYU5CrudLrXh2qn5UKEhqWKEGcY0u%252F26seKq5sNQxcyUZZqwftqWT6s2lQ1MFXoRt5t3C%252F%252BApFkqqy0SGNpWbxHcsxpteG0117H75tjbKG%252Fk%252Fe3tXeyQuM7XeF9bUqy4QbLCaDHKR4y1CA%253D%253D?h=vC6AY3qp0lL2oCEVVWhNAHrOz64T8lozC_1VswAmop4) For a limited time, all donations will be doubled to bring 2x the relief to people in Somalia and other crisis zones around the world. [Can you make your matched gift today?](252B69bA2iUCMyB%252FTc06TzLKja870meZdT9Xui6XzxRVT8VMiYk/f4%252Fmad3v6pjEO2n%252B%252BLZpSmTFqQzOeOI9iUTPwgkghv6dR1Yc6jMoKDpRDpY%252FKpXJ5hQcjlVdyYU5CrudLrXh2qn5UKEhqWKEGcY0u%252F26seKq5sNQxcyUZZqwftqWT6s2lQ1MFXoRt5t3C%252F%252BApFkqqy0SGNpWbxHcsxpteG0117H75tjbKG%252Fk%252Fe3tXeyQuM7XeF9bUqy4QbLCaDHKR4y1CA%253D%253D?h=vC6AY3qp0lL2oCEVVWhNAHrOz64T8lozC_1VswAmop4) [2X YOUR IMPACT »](252B69bA2iUCMyB%252FTc06TzLKja870meZdT9Xui6XzxRVT8VMiYk/f4%252Fmad3v6pjEO2n%252B%252BLZpSmTFqQzOeOI9iUTPwgkghv6dR1Yc6jMoKDpRDpY%252FKpXJ5hQcjlVdyYU5CrudLrXh2qn5UKEhqWKEGcY0u%252F26seKq5sNQxcyUZZqwftqWT6s2lQ1MFXoRt5t3C%252F%252BApFkqqy0SGNpWbxHcsxpteG0117H75tjbKG%252Fk%252Fe3tXeyQuM7XeF9bUqy4QbLCaDHKR4y1CA%253D%253D?h=vC6AY3qp0lL2oCEVVWhNAHrOz64T8lozC_1VswAmop4) {NAME}, your support will help us provide health, nutrition, water, sanitation services, and cash assistance to drought affected populations across Somalia and power our work in other crisis zones worldwide. We're also working across the region to provide women's protection and empowerment and economic development services for mothers like Zainab. [A gift of just $40 can provide an entire day's worth of therapeutic food for 10 malnourished children in a country like Somalia.](252B69bA2iUCMyB%252FTc06TzLKja870meZdT9Xui6XzxRVT8VMiYk/f4%252Fmad3v6pjEO2n%252B%252BLZpSmTFqQzOeOI9iUTPwgkghv6dR1Yc6jMoKDpRDpY%252FKpXJ5hQcjlVdyYU5CrudLrXh2qn5UKEhqWKEGcY0u%252F26seKq5sNQxcyUZZqwftqWT6s2lQ1MFXoRt5t3C%252F%252BApFkqqy0SGNpWbxHcsxpteG0117H75tjbKG%252Fk%252Fe3tXeyQuM7XeF9bUqy4QbLCaDHKR4y1CA%253D%253D?h=vC6AY3qp0lL2oCEVVWhNAHrOz64T8lozC_1VswAmop4) Whether you celebrate Ramadan or not, you can support Somalis affected by the ongoing drought and other people living through crises by making a matched gift from now until the end of Eid [(this Friday, April 21).](252B69bA2iUCMyB%252FTc06TzLKja870meZdT9Xui6XzxRVT8VMiYk/f4%252Fmad3v6pjEO2n%252B%252BLZpSmTFqQzOeOI9iUTPwgkghv6dR1Yc6jMoKDpRDpY%252FKpXJ5hQcjlVdyYU5CrudLrXh2qn5UKEhqWKEGcY0u%252F26seKq5sNQxcyUZZqwftqWT6s2lQ1MFXoRt5t3C%252F%252BApFkqqy0SGNpWbxHcsxpteG0117H75tjbKG%252Fk%252Fe3tXeyQuM7XeF9bUqy4QbLCaDHKR4y1CA%253D%253D?h=vC6AY3qp0lL2oCEVVWhNAHrOz64T8lozC_1VswAmop4) [Rush your gift today »](252B69bA2iUCMyB%252FTc06TzLKja870meZdT9Xui6XzxRVT8VMiYk/f4%252Fmad3v6pjEO2n%252B%252BLZpSmTFqQzOeOI9iUTPwgkghv6dR1Yc6jMoKDpRDpY%252FKpXJ5hQcjlVdyYU5CrudLrXh2qn5UKEhqWKEGcY0u%252F26seKq5sNQxcyUZZqwftqWT6s2lQ1MFXoRt5t3C%252F%252BApFkqqy0SGNpWbxHcsxpteG0117H75tjbKG%252Fk%252Fe3tXeyQuM7XeF9bUqy4QbLCaDHKR4y1CA%253D%253D?h=vC6AY3qp0lL2oCEVVWhNAHrOz64T8lozC_1VswAmop4) [2X YOUR IMPACT »](252B69bA2iUCMyB%252FTc06TzLKja870meZdT9Xui6XzxRVT8VMiYk/f4%252Fmad3v6pjEO2n%252B%252BLZpSmTFqQzOeOI9iUTPwgkghv6dR1Yc6jMoKDpRDpY%252FKpXJ5hQcjlVdyYU5CrudLrXh2qn5UKEhqWKEGcY0u%252F26seKq5sNQxcyUZZqwftqWT6s2lQ1MFXoRt5t3C%252F%252BApFkqqy0SGNpWbxHcsxpteG0117H75tjbKG%252Fk%252Fe3tXeyQuM7XeF9bUqy4QbLCaDHKR4y1CA%253D%253D?h=vC6AY3qp0lL2oCEVVWhNAHrOz64T8lozC_1VswAmop4) Thanks for your support, — Madiha Madiha Raza Senior Global Communications Officer International Rescue Committee [P.S. To learn more about our Zainab's story and our response in Somalia this Ramadan, you can read more here »](252B69bA2iUCMyB%252FTc06TzLKja870meZdT9Xui6XzxRVT8VMiYk/f4%252Fmad3v6pjEO2n%252B%252BLZpSmTFqQzOeOI9iUTPwgkghv6dR1Yc6jMoKDpRDpY%252FKpXJ5hQcjlVdyYU5CrudLrXh2qn5UKEhqWKEGcY0u%252F26seKq5sNQxcyUZZqwftqWT6s2lQ1MFXoRt5t3C%252F%252BApFkqqy0SGNpWbxHcsxpteG0117H75tjbKG%252Fk%252Fe3tXeyQuM7XeF9bUqy4QbLCaDHKR4y1CA%253D%253D?h=vC6AY3qp0lL2oCEVVWhNAHrOz64T8lozC_1VswAmop4) The International Rescue Committee | [Rescue.org]( 122 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10168-1289 USA To ensure future delivery of IRC e-mails, please add our reply address updates@rescue.org to your Address Book. [Click here]( for U.S. federal and state compliance notices [Manage my preferences]( or [unsubscribe](