SOMALI STUDENT GROUPS PRESENT $27,000 FOR SOMALI FAMINE RELIEF

[Kulmiye]

Last month Minneapolis Community and Technical College hosted a reception sponsored by Somali students from several area colleges to present a check for over $27,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to help the relief effort for thousands of Somalis facing starvation due to a famine in Somalia. The students, who represented Somali student groups from Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC), the University of Minnesota, Normandale Community College, North Hennepin Community College, and Minnesota State University Mankato, organized the fundraising drive over the past month.

 

“Drought and armed violence continue to affect thousands of Somali civilians,†said Laura Olson, Legal Adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross, Regional Delegation for the U.S. and Canada, who came from Washington DC for the event. “This is tragic and avoidable. This generous donation by the Somali student groups will help the ICRC save lives as it delivers food, water, seeds and tools to those affected by this latest crisis.â€

 

In addition to raising money, the fundraising effort is intended to bring awareness to the humanitarian crisis engulfing the people of Somalia. Years of drought have triggered the famine, with women and children most a risk for starvation.

 

Everyone should take time to thank this hard working students, and their kind heart!!!!

[Animal Farm]

Mashallah, that’ is an amazing effort by our community in Minneapolis, keep up the good work.

[ZOLA]

the Somali students here in Minnesota have done a wonderful job at organizing the fundraising event. the organizing took us almost a month but it was a success in the end.

 

A.A

[Cawralo]

mashlahi!

[raula]

Muchos gracias. Iam glad i was part of the event.