11 days to raise money for 60 tons of food for Somalia #TurkishAirlinesHelpSomalia
Somalia has seen the highest number of deaths due to a
shortage of food and water, malnutrition, and other diseases. The hunger crisis
is mainly caused by the drought that has affected the country’s agricultural
production.
It only took only one voice – Jerome Jarre, an internet
celebrity started to tweet to Turkish Airlines in getting a cargo plane from
them to transport food and necessities to Somalia, as they were the only
airline that flies to the country. Naturally, other celebrities and his
followers also hopped on board. Through the power of social media, Turkish
Airlines eventually responded. Jarre now has 11 days to raise money for 60 tons
of food for Somalia. A GoFundMe page was set up to get donations from all other
the world.
The page has already hit their goal of $1 million
dollars and is already working their way to $2 million dollars. Famous
Hollywood celebrity Ben Stiller came through and has offered his charity
foundation Stiller Foundation to handle and manage the funds received.
“We’ve proven with the first step at how powerful we can be
when we all unite together.” said Jerome Jarre.
And we couldn’t agree more. To find out more or to make your
donation, click here.
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