Why are we baking so much food, you might ask. Good question!!
We are challenging ourselves to bake so many cakes because not only because is it great to challenge ourselves, but mainly because we want to raise awareness for a charity called Tearfund that provides nutritious meals for those who are in poverty.
Imagine starving? Imagine not having enough food to eat for a whole day? I mean, as students that is pretty normal ;) hehe. But imagine not eating for a week, a month. Eventually you would die. Pretty grim, right?
The charity Tearfund step in and give those people who are starving nutritious meals so that they won't die. Simple process, big results. They have saved countless lives. Lives that are too precious to waste away.
There is a humanitarian crisis in Yemen today:
Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis today – 18.8 million people urgently need humanitarian assistance.Conflict has devastated the nation leaving thousands of innocent civilians dead and three-quarters of Yemenis without access to safe water, food, healthcare or sanitation.A situation of deadly airstrikes, destroyed infrastructure and a desperate lack of food and water has been worsened by flooding and landslides since July, with many people losing their homes.Despite a very difficult operating environment, Tearfund's partners in Yemen are working to reach those suffering from the conflict. They have distributed food and hygiene kits to reduce the risk of deadly disease and prevent its spread, and are planning to help bring medicines and water.Tearfund has launched an immediate response and we’re also part of the national DEC appeal, an initiative that brings together 13 leading UK charities in times of crisis.
Here at the Baking Students we believe in doing what is right, not just for ourselves and those immediately around us, but the for the world. And right now, what is right is to help where the help is needed in the Yemen crisis. If you can spare even just a little money to support Yemen in this urgent need, please do donate.
We can help Tearfund not only through donating, but also through pray and/or mission trips. Please check out their website for details: http://www.tearfund.org/en/about_you/
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