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WFP USA August Newsletter

Over the past month, record monsoon rains unleashed the worst wave of flooding to hit Pakistan in living memory.

With help from individuals like you, we\u2019ve been able to provide lifesaving food supplies to more than 2.5 million people in desperate need.

Watch a video about our response.
http://usa.wfp.org/video/wfps-response-pakistan-floods?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=intro

Read the latest updates on the Pakistan crisis.
http://www.wfp.org/crisis/pakistan?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=intro

You Can Save a Life in Pakistan

Countless people in Pakistan have lost their families, their livelihoods, entire villages, and all their belongings. Their survival depends on how we respond right now.

For every $25 you donate, we can provide one more person with emergency food rations for a month. As you read this, lives hang in the balance \u2013 please make a donation today.
https://usa.wfp.org/donate/pakistan?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=involved

Introducing New & Improved FreeRice

Be one of the first to play the new FreeRice, an addictive online vocabulary game that feeds the hungry every time you get a correct answer.

We're launching an all-new version that allows you to track your progress, compete with other players, and share scores with your social networks.

Try out our beta version -- then let us know what you think.
http://beta.freerice.com/?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=involved

Ten Women Beating Hunger

It\u2019s an everyday challenge for women in the developing world to feed their families. We\u2019re working to change that.

Meet ten women who are beating hunger through WFP.

View the photo gallery.
http://usa.wfp.org/photo-gallery/10-women-beating-hunger?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=results

Read their stories.
http://usa.wfp.org/newsroom/women-we-help?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=results

Children Rescued from Malnutrition

Ladette Alongo says WFP saved her family. \u201cThere is terrible drought and the children were screaming with hunger,\u201d she says. "But now, since we\u2019ve been getting corn soya blend, I can make porridge that keeps us going."

More than 2,000 children in Karamoja, Uganda, will receive such a lifeline during the most difficult dry months thanks to the outpouring of support during our matching gift campaign. Take a look at some of the smiles you\u2019ve helped create in Karamoja.
http://usa.wfp.org/photo-gallery/smiles-karamoja?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=results

Today\u2019s Youth WILL End Hunger

Today\u2019s youth is the generation that will end hunger. On August 12, International Youth Day, WFP mobilized youth across the globe to get involved.

WFP's Students and Teachers page highlights the efforts of educators and young people around the world. The Youth Action Center has all the tools you need to proactively fight hunger.
http://usa.wfp.org/news-story/wfp-celebrates-international-youth-day?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=results
http://www.wfp.org/students-and-teachers
http://www.wfp.org/youth-action-centre

Niger: On the Edge of Survival

\u201cI don\u2019t even want to think about what we would have done without this food,\u201d says Hazida, a mother of four in drought-stricken Niger.

People in Niger are suffering from a protracted drought and soaring levels of child malnutrition. WFP is bringing desperately needed food to nearly eight million people.
http://usa.wfp.org/web-story/niger-food-drive-reaches-village-edge-survival?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=world

What Do you Think?

We just celebrated World Humanitarian Day on August 19. Who do you think of first when you hear the word \u201chumanitarian\u201d?

a) Mother Teresa
b) Sergio Vieira de Mello
c) Martin Luther King Jr.
d) Gandhi
e) Nelson Mandela
f) Other:

Answer: http://www.wfp.org/haveyoursay

WFP\u2019s Marco Frattini shows us what he sees in Pakistan.
http://usa.wfp.org/video/pakistan-awash-land-five-rivers?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=video

Dane Novarlic, a WFP telecoms specialist, tells us why his mission in Pakistan is so important \u2013 and why he needs to be first on the scene. Read the interview.
http://usa.wfp.org/news-story/it-team-leader-says-tough-job-ahead-pakistan?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=field

Women salt producers in Senegal are leading the charge against iodine deficiency, a major problem that causes birth defects in children. Read more.

Learn More
http://usa.wfp.org/web-story/senegal-women-salt-producers-lead-iodine-drive?utm_source=newsletter08&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=thought

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