What can you do?
Pray:
As we continue to seek ways to join our brothers
and sisters in solidarity, we should hold them in prayer during this crisis.
We should dedicate ourselves to be the voice of the poor and the hungry when
they lack the ability to advocate for themselves.
Learn:
To learn more about Niger and the work of CRS
click
here
Advocate:
Urge your Senators to adequately fund Title II
food aid in FY 2006 agriculture appropriations, visit Catholic Relief
Services' Action Alert concerning this issue at:
http://www.crs.org/actioncenter.cfm
Sign up for the CRS legislative network at
http://www.crs.org/legislativenetwork.cfm.
Donate:
If you would like to support the efforts of CRS
in the region, you can make a secure donation to Catholic Relief Services
online at www.crs.org, over the telephone at 1-877-HELP-CRS (435-7277), or
by sending a check to:
Catholic Relief Services
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, Maryland, 21203-7090
To make a contribution to CRS relief efforts in
Niger, checks should be clearly marked "Africa in Crisis: Niger"
Written by Kimberly Mazyck, a project officer
for campaigns at Catholic Relief Services. In Kim's current capacity, she
works on both the Africa Campaign and A Catholic Campaign Against Global
Poverty at Catholic Relief Services.

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