Severe drought has pushed more than 12 million people in East Africa into a struggle for survival. Conditions are deteriorating rapidly, forcing many families to abandon their homes for refugee camps, a journey so difficult many don't survive.

Oxfam is on the ground and we need your help to deliver critical aid - please donate now.

In some areas, more than half the livestock has perished, while remaining herds are sick or seriously underweight. But people aren't worried about their animals anymore - they're fearing for the lives of their children, their families and their neighbours.

We're already trucking water to villages where all other sources have dried up, digging wells and providing life-saving food and medical supplies to people in crisis. But as this crisis grows, we MUST rush more supplies to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

Please donate today to make it happen - your gift will save lives today

• $89 can provide 60 litres of clean water each day for 10 families - providing vital and scarce drinking water for children, women and men.
• $208 can provide a Food Survival pack to feed two families of 6 for 4 months - helping them survive and giving them the strength to assist their community.

The funds we raise today will determine how many lives we can save now and how many people we can help later to rebuild their lives.

Help the people of East Africa in their fight for survival - make a tax-deductible gift now online or FREECALL us on 1800 034 034 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday (AEST).

Oxfam Emergency Response Teams are experts in the business, and we guarantee your donation will be used where it's needed most and in the most effective way possible. Read the latest blogs from the field

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