Making the news recently is the devastating famine in Eastern Africa. In Kenya, Somalia, and all along the coast people are seeking help at refugee camps, but many, mostly children in fact, continue to suffer. Parents of approximately 29,000 children under the age of five have lost their young loved ones in the course of these last three months. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14470324). 

There are certainly no easy answers to this crisis.  Together, we need to respond with not just with short-term solutions (which are essential), but also with mid-range and long term strategies that will prevent a re-occurrence.  Together, we must develop a focused and strategic approach to ensure sustainability, growth and the realization of the destinies of these nations.

Otherwise, history may unfortunately repeat itself, again and we may find ourselves responding to another "new" crisis in a few years. 

The writing is clearly on the wall. These nations need a targeted and multi-thronged approach.  Now, it's up to us as individuals, groups, governments and nations to act.