Local volunteer seeks Trocaire support

A Trócaire worker from Blessington, Jenny Foley, has urged people in Wicklow to support the charity’s Christmas appeal.

The plea comes as over 26 million people continue to face malnutrition and the threat of famine across South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia due to prolonged drought.

Jenny said: ‘I know the difference support from Wicklow has made to Trócaire’s work. It is no exaggeration to say that it is having an immediate, practical impact on families throughout East Africa. Our health centres and feeding programmes are saving lives but we need to continue our response and we need the public’s support to do that.’

Trócaire is currently reaching hundreds of thousands of people across the East Africa region with emergency food, water, sanitation and healthcare.

This includes in South Sudan, a country gripped by a brutal civil war where millions of people have fled and Trócaire has been supporting 24,000 people.

The charity has been providing emergency food, water and supplies in the war torn country throughout the food crisis and there has been a significant improvement.

For more on Trócaire or to donate to the Christmas appeal then please visit the website www.trocaire.org.