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May 5, 2012

These children have been displaced by floods near Bujumbura, Burundi

Bill McKibben

A group of African children and adults gather on dirt ground holding a banner that reads "L'AIDC JUSQUE QUAND 50" with a large white hill or mound in the background.
A group of African children and adults gather on dirt ground holding a banner that reads "L'AIDC JUSQUE QUAND 50" with a large white hill or mound in the background.

The sign asks when aid will come

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