CRISIS UPDATE AGENDA

Situation report
How the crisis has developed and what’s happening now

Aegis response
What the Aegis Trust is doing, and how our response is developing

How you can help
Easy and efficient ways to join our emergency fundraising team, helping to get a planeload of food in the air

Beyond the emergency
What happens when the siege is over - or if funds raised exceed the amount we can spend on the airlift.

Q&A
Your questions answered!

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What's happening in Bangui?

Bangui is Capital of the Central African Republic, one of the World's poorest countries. It is surrounded by rebels who want to overthrow the government. The rebels have blocked all roads in, cutting off food supplies for the population.

Alain Lazaret works with the Aegis Trust to build peace in the Central African Republic. In Bangui since the start of the siege, this is what he has to say:

Our Emergency Response

20,000 dollars will enable a cargo plane to fly 20 tons of food from other African countries to Bangui.

Airlifting food over the road blockade will support the communities the Aegis Trust works in to build peace. Preventing hunger will deter some from resorting to violence in desperation during this crisis.

By paying for the cargo flight we will provide traders with affordable food, keeping markets supplied. This reduces dependency on foreign aid.

At least one tonne on each flight will be given to our partners, the faith leaders, to distribute to the most vulnerable in their communities.

This smart African solution to an African problem can help stabilize food prices, support local businesses and prevent aid dependency, while at the same time preventing starvation, building peace, and saving lives.