What is the impact of the Irish government cuts on our work?
Here are some examples of our work that may be jeopardised. • In Kenya and Ethiopia people are struggling to find enough food to eat. Our programme, supported by government money, is feeding over 140,000 malnourished children, pregnant women and the elderly and giving meals to children in schools. • In a clinic outside Nairobi we support a very successful programme to prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies. Last year only one child was born HIV positive in this clinic. 50 per cent of infants infected with HIV from their mothers die before their second birthday. This transmission is entirely preventable, but aid cuts could threaten this programme. • In Rwanda, we are helping 24,000 people who survived the genocide 15 years ago. Families who were literally left with nothing after the war now have seeds and tools to grow enough food to feed their families and try to earn an income. • In India, we work with 190,000 people who need support with shelter and sanitation,
