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In Famine, Vouchers Can Be Tickets to Survival

Tina Rosenberg

October 27, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Somalia

World Concern, a Seattle-based Christian humanitarian group, provides people around the world with vouchers they can use in select markets, rather than the traditional emergency food aid of rice and other grains. In Dhobley, Somalia, the solution of vouchers quickens the process of receiving the food and contributes to the local economy.

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