# £50 million donated to DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal in three weeks

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/04/06/50m-donated-dec-east-africa-crisis-appeal-three-weeks/
- Published: 2017-04-06T09:54:27+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**A total of £50 million has been donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee (
DEC)’s East Africa Food Crisis in just three weeks.**

 

The appeal was launched by the partnership of 13 UK charities to help the 16 million
people in South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia who are on the brink of starvation
and in urgent need of help.

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The [appeal was launched](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/15/disasters-emergency-committee-launches-east-africa-crisis-appeal/)
on 15 March by well-known figures including Bill Nighy, Sir Mo Farrah, Eddie Redmayne
and Brenda Blethyn and Matt Baker. Donations have been received from individuals,
corporations, trusts, schools and community and faith groups.

 

The UK Government has also matched pound for pound £10 million donated by the public
to the appeal through its Aid Match Fund. Following early strong support for the
appeal the original matched giving sum of £5 million was [doubled to £10 million](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/29/dec-east-africa-crisis-appeal-raises-40-million/).

 

 

 

![UK Aid doubling donations to DEC by a second £5 million](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.
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_The Government matched first £5 million and then up to £10 million in donations
to the appeal._

 

 

 

[DEC](http://www.dec.org.uk) CEO Saleh Saeed said:

 

“Thanks to the bravery and resilience of both local aid workers and community volunteers,
life-saving food aid, medical assistance and vital water supplies are reaching the
people who need it most…

 

“We are so incredibly grateful to all who have supported the appeal for their kindness
and for their generosity to people who are thousands of miles away. Sadly, this 
crisis is worsening and we must do more. If you haven’t donated yet, please don’t
delay donate today.”

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