The Horn of Africa is in crisis. Millions of men, women and children are at the risk of death because they lack food, water, shelter and medical supplies. Can something as simple as a t shirt cause change? The purchase of one shirt will provide enough food for a family of six for a FULL week, but could you imagine the awareness wearing your shirt will bring to the world around you? World Vision ACT:S said it perfectly, “…the world has remained largely blind to humanitarian crisis.”  This crisis has been taking place for far too long. Now is the moment to take action. To learn more about the #EndFamine shirt project and purchase a shirt click here.

This is an incredible story of two 25-year olds who share drastically different life stories. One is the photographer and author of the story, Michele Tvedt, while the other is a somalian woman, Falima, mother of five. I’m turning 25 in 11 days, I have never really known hunger, had a single child, walked somewhere because I had no other form of transportation, or been robbed by someone. Tvedt said it perfectly.

Every day, we are surrounded by pictures meant to convey the devastation and pain taking place around the world. But behind every photo are stories we may never know, feelings we may never understand, and individuals who continue carrying on in their journey, even after we forget their faces.

I pray that I don’t forget these faces, I pray that even though there is a great distance between me and what is happening in the Horn of Africa that it will never leave my heart and that people here in the U.S. and other nations of wealth will give of ourselves to these people and reach out our hands to hold them up while they are consumed with a sense of hopelessness as they watch loved ones around them perish for lack of food, water and medical supplies.

I pray that we can generate a movement to bring this crisis to the forefront of our minds and raise awareness of what has been going on for far too long already.

One way you can do that is by being a part of the second round of the #EndFamine shirt campaign. Even a t shirt has the ability to cause change, in the first round alone supporters helped raise $1,500 for World Vision’s efforts in the Horn of Africa. I’m excited to see how God moves you to be involved and the impact you will make on the lives of so many! Stand up, be audacious and help bring hope back to the Horn of Africa.

By Samantha Bender, ACT:S Team

(Source: worldvisionacts.org)

Don’t ever let anyone tell you that we can’t make a difference in something like this. Doing something to raise awareness, praying, fasting and giving are all great examples of things you can do to help impact the crisis happening in the Horn of Africa right now. Will you take action?

I’m warning you, this is not an easy video to watch. At all. But this is real life. This is a visual of what millions of East African children are experiencing right now. Help #EndFamine purchase a shirt at www.ashleighbrady.com - 100% of your profit will go towards World Vision’s response to the famine in the Horn of Africa. If purchasing a shirt isn’t something you want to do then please help spread the word about the famine or give to an organization that you feel comfortable supporting. These people need to feel hope and love. They need to feel like they have not been forgotten.

Today is the LAST DAY to be a part of a movement to help create change in the lives of millions. By purchasing an #EndFamine t shirt you are not only providing food, water, shelter and medical supplies… you’re not only bringing awareness… YOU are bringing hope to the hopeless, YOU are showing love and compassion to a nation of people who feel alone and forgotten. YOU are making a difference in someone’s life, you are SAVING lives.

Visit www.ashleighbrady.com to purchase your #EndFamine shirt. 100% of the profit goes to World Vision’s efforts to bring relief in the Horn of Africa. The purchase of one shirt will provide a family of 6 with food for a FULL week.

As someone who is from TX and has family and friends effected by the southern drought, this strikes my heart on both sides. How are we urgently and generously helping our African brothers and sisters when they are not as fortunate as we are to have government aid and protection? #causechange #EndFamine www.ashleighbrady.com

Are we approaching the famine in the Horn of Africa with urgency? This video from Human Appeal International (of the UK)  shares with us that the child death rate is up 500% - Something as simple as purchasing a t shirt could provide a family of 6 with food for an ENTIRE WEEK. But even if you don’t purchase a t shirt through www.ashleighbrady.com (100% profit going towards World Vision’s efforts to bring relief) there are SEVERAL organizations trying to bring relief to these people. Take action and spread the word. Together we can bring hope back to the Horn of Africa.