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When disaster strikes, Merlin's Emergency Response Team are the among the first on the ground, but we need your help to make sure we're there.

East Africa Food Crisis: one year on

A year since the food crisis in east Africa, with millions of lives saved across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, Merlin needs your help to make sure the region doesn't slip back into crisis.

As a Merlin supporter, you will be well aware of the food crisis that is gripping much of Africa, as low rainfall and crop failures leave millions of people without enough to eat.