Somalia
Tom Cochrane: Humanitarian Award Recipient Recounts Poignant Experiences In Africa
Tom Cochrane: Humanitarian Award Recipient Recounts Poignant Experiences In Africa Tom Cochrane in Kenya, 2006.Noted Canadian singer-songwriter Tom Cochrane has been a lot of places and seen a lot of things, but one of his most poignant experiences occurred when he spent two-and-a-half weeks traveling through Africa on behalf of World Vision in 1989 that…
Glee Cast Records "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Charity Song
Glee Cast Records "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Charity Song Oh joy, oh glee. The cast of the hit television show Glee has recorded its own version of Band Aid’s 1984 hit “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” with 100 percent of the net monies from its sale going to The Band Aid Trust (www.bandaid.org.uk). The song, which was co-written…
Canadians Send Aid For East Africa's Worst Drought In 50 Years
Canadians Send Aid For East Africa's Worst Drought In 50 Years Four palettes and 1.15 million tables and sachets were deployed to Kenya yesterday (July 28), the latest salvo to fight the drought in Eastern Africa. Provided by GlobalMedic’s Rapid Response Team in partnership with Toronto’s Somalian community, the latest emergency relief effort will provide more than 11.5 million litres of…
War Child Canada’s Dr. Nutt Given Ontario’s Highest Honour
War Child Canada’s Dr. Nutt Given Ontario’s Highest Honour Humanitarian Dr. Samantha Nutt, co-founder and executive director of War Child Canada, has received the Order of Ontario, the highest official honour in the province. The ceremony will be held on January 28 at Queen’s Park in Toronto, and bestowed by the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant…