Help for the Hungry - Reuters - July 8, 2008

The jutting ribs of cattle along the roadside hint at what lies ahead. After two consecutive seasons of poor rains, pockets of farmland in southern and eastern Ethiopia have produced no crops. Many people in these areas now have nothing -- literally nothing -- to eat. And with food prices soaring worldwide, they can't afford to buy the dwindling and increasingly expensive supplies in the market.

This spring, thousands of families in drought-affected regions have begun arriving at the doorsteps of health centers and churches seeking assistance. Mothers carrying their near-lifeless children beg for food as their older children whimper at their sides. Read More.