World Vision Makes $3 Million Appeal for Niger Relief

Donations for Niger relief efforts have increased dramatically in recent weeks as images of poverty and suffering in the region were broadcasted through the media and relief agencies.

Donations for Niger relief efforts have increased dramatically in recent weeks as images of poverty and suffering in the region were broadcasted through the media and relief agencies.

Women and their malnourished children await treatment at a make shift feed center at the town of Maradi, Niger on Sunday, July 31, 2005. Hunger is perennially a problem in Niger. But a locust invasion last year followed by drought have made the problem wo

More than three children per 10,000 under the age of five are dying daily from malnutrition, according to Sarah Carr, a Canadian nutritionist serving in Niger.

Niger is a landlocked north central African nation. Current international standards state that when two per 10,000 die it is considered an emergency. When that level reaches 4 per 10,000 it indicates a severe situation.

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