Begging for change.About 3.6 million people--1.8 million of them children--are impoverished im·pov·er·ished adj. 1. Reduced to poverty; poverty-stricken. See Synonyms at poor. 2. Deprived of natural richness or strength; limited or depleted: and living in camps due to conflicts in Darfur in western Sudan. Doubt you can fly to Africa, but you can help by going trick-or-treating. Darfur refugees are supported entirely by aid organizations, primarily UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. , which provides safe drinking water drinking watersupply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. , health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , shelter, and schools for children. But while UNICEF makes good use of every penny received, it only has 20 percent of the funds needed to continue its aid. So instead of collecting candy this Halloween, give your dentist something to smile about and gather change. Go to unicefusa.org/trickortreat to get a Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF box. |
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