Erikshjälpen is involved in Musikhjälpen!

The theme of this year's Musikhjälpen is "no one should die of hunger". Food is a human right, yet millions of people around the world die every day from malnutrition. And around one in ten people don't know when or what they will eat next.

Will talk about the work in Kenya

Erikshjälpen will be there when Musikhjälpen starts its 144-hour live broadcast from the main square in Växjö. Inside the glass cage, Anne Wachira, head of the international program department at Erikshjälpen, will talk about the work currently underway in Kenya. In parts of the country there is a drought that has worsened an already difficult situation and pushed the country into an acute food shortage.

- "Almost a fifth of the children where Erikshjälpen works are at risk of dying from malnutrition," says Anne Wachira.

Erikshjälpen has supported interventions in Marsabit in northern Kenya for 30 years and now works together with the organization "Food for the Hungry" in various projects to improve access to food, nutrition and child protection.

- We want to tackle acute malnutrition among children in Marsabit, but also try to build community resilience over time and address the underlying causes of food insecurity," says Anne Wachira.

Second hand sales and volunteer recruitment

During the week that Musikhjälpen is broadcasting from Växjö, Erikshjälpen Second Hand will also be present in one of the tents on the main square. There will be goods from the second hand shop in Växjö together with more information about what it is like to be a Volunteer in a second hand shop.

Employees from the second-hand shop in Växjö will also furnish two dressing rooms used by the artists participating in Musikhjälpen.

Author: Anthon Talhaug