Dakar, 10 March, 2020 / 1:38 am (ACI Africa).
In order to address the various crises facing Senegal as part of the “effects of climate change,” the Catholic Church in the West African nation, through its humanitarian arm Caritas Senegal, has launched the Senegal Emergency Fund (SEF) that seeks to help vulnerable persons in crisis situations.
“There are many reasons for this campaign, including low rainfall, delayed rains, frequent rain breaks and flooding. These are all effects of climate change that we have to face,” the president of Caritas Senegal, Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye told journalists at a press briefing to launch the campaign, Saturday, March 7.
“From one region to another, harvests are below what many families need to feed themselves decently. This situation points to a difficult farming season. We know that these persistent shocks are felt mostly by the most vulnerable households,” Archbishop Ndiaye of Senegal’s Archdiocese of Dakar lamented.
“It is to face these recurring emergency situations that, under the auspices of the Bishops of Senegal, a Senegal Emergency Fund has been set up, the coordination of which has been entrusted to our Caritas,” the Senegalese Prelate said.
The Fundraising campaign is expected to run from March 7-22, 2020.