The Salvation Army’s International Emergency Services team arrived in Uganda on September 10 to assist with drought relief efforts. Major Rick Shirran, Canadian officer/pastor and Finance Officer for the team reports: • Five of nine monthly food distributions have been completed • Suppliers of maize flower and beans are men of integrity, supplying The Salvation  […]

The Salvation Army’s two Kenya territories are pushing on with their drought relief activities. Both territories continue to monitor the situation, constantly looking for relevant, innovative ways of responding to the drought crisis. The Kenya West Territory is concentrating its efforts on Turkana, a desert area in the north, where access to water is the  […]

The Salvation Army’s International Emergency Services team arrived in Uganda on September 10 to assist with drought relief efforts. A drought this severe has not been seen in the area for more than 60 years. Canadian officer/pastor Major Rick Shirran, a member of the team, reports: “The people of North East Uganda are facing the  […]

Major Rick Shirran, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services Director for Canada and Bermuda is being deployed to Uganda for a period of eight weeks in order to support the Army’s drought relief project in North East Uganda. The Central Eastern area of Uganda has suffered a drought in the past five years that has  […]

The Salvation Army in Uganda continues its response to drought conditions that have taken hold across much of the Horn of Africa. Children are particularly vulnerable, with malnourishment among under-fives having increased dramatically. In one district the government is using two health centres solely for the purpose of dealing with malnourished children. The Red Cross  […]

Millions are going hungry. Little rain in the last two rainy seasons has led to severe drought and famine across large parts of the Horn of Africa. With the next rainy season not due until October, the situation worsens. Reports state that Africa is undergoing its most devastating drought in 60 years. Salvation Army teams  […]

The Salvation Army in Uganda is responding to the drought crisis that is developing in some parts of the country. As is being seen across the horn of Africa, people are dying because of a lack of food and water. In central eastern Uganda, thousands of families have had poor harvests for the past five  […]

Initial relief efforts are in place and The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda is sending $50,000 to provide water to drought-stricken Africa where more than 12 million people are at risk of starvation. Funds will support people in northern Kenya by: – providing people in villages with clean, safe water for drinking and cooking.  […]

The Salvation Army in Myanmar (sometimes known as Burma) is responding with emergency supplies after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the east of the country on Friday, March 25. Initial reports indicated that the earthquake had caused relatively little damage and that only two people were killed. As more contact was made with the affected area,  […]