Dear HOPE Friends,
For the past several years, HOPE has been diligently working to combat the challenges ๐ง๐พโโ๏ธcreated by Food Insecurity๐ฅ in Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ. A whopping 20% of the general population of Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ faces hunger ๐ซ on a daily basis. This has resulted in 40 million people (out of a population of 220 million total) who are not getting enough nutrients ๐. In fact, Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ has twice the rate ๐ of malnourished people ๐ค than other countries worldwide ๐.
40% of children ๐ง๐ปunder the age of 5 in Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ are stunted according to the UN World Food Program, and of those, 11% are severely malnourished ๐ค. Growth stunting due to malnourishment/undernourishment affects as many as 50% of Pakistan's children ๐ง๐ป.
You may partake in this fight against hunger ๐คwith us by sponsoring a month ๐ of Food Rations ๐ฑ for a Family of 8 for just $33. This is a Zakat-Eligible project and we are honored to report that this movement was initiated from a suggestion by one of our long-standing private supporters ๐.
Our Food Rations consist of a month's supply of Rice ๐, Wheat Flour ๐(to make tortillas), Lentils ๐ฒ, Cooking Oil ๐ง, Milk Powder ๐ฅ, Tea โ, Sugar ๐ง, Salt ๐ง, and Biscuits ๐ช - enough for a family of 8.
The pictures below are from our recent distribution in an area on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ known by the residents there as Kachra Kundi. Sadly, as the name implies, this area is a landfill ๐๏ธ and families ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ who live there subsist by sifting through the waste and searching for metals to recycle โป๏ธ and earn a tiny income.
Many thanks ๐น for your participation in this noble endeavor !
Warm regards,
The HOPE USA ๐บ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ, HOPE UK ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ต๐ฐ, and HOPE Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ Teams
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