If you saw the BBC’s reports from Somalia this week, you’ll know countries in east Africa are facing the worst drought for 40 years. Up to 20 million people are fighting for their very survival. Young mum Talaso, in northern Kenya, used to live comfortably with her husband and family – until the drought killed almost all the animals they relied on to earn a living. So when Talaso gave birth to her second son, Ali, just a few months ago, she found it hard to cope. Now, she worries for his future.
What colonialism means for our dinner plates today
Did you know that colonialism has had a huge and lasting negative impact on how the world feeds itself?
From colonised countries being forced to grow food for export - leaving many communities facing hunger and poverty today - to imported animals wrecking indigenous lands, here’s three ways colonialism is linked to the current world food crisis.
During October, the month of the rosary, we offer these luminous mysteries to strengthen our commitment to dispel the darkness of poverty and tackle the causes of hunger in our world.
Food crisis in East Africa. Floods in Pakistan. Heatwaves in the UK. We need leaders to stop kicking the can down the road on the climate emergency. Urge the PM to stop the COP-out at COP27.
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