Catholic Relief Services’ Peter Kimeu witnessed the hunger caused by severe drought in East Africa last year and was part of the global humanitarian response. Kimeu was born in 1951 during an extended drought and remembers being hungry as a boy. In September, 2011 The New York Times published his essay, “Remembering a Hungry Childhood”. He wrote: “Hunger is an unforgivable disease because it is the easiest one to cure. It is devastating to wake up in the morning and look east, west, south and north and see that there is nothing green that you can chew. During a drought everything goes yellow and dry. I would walk the roads and search the ground to see if someone had spat out a bit of chewed-up sugar cane. I am not ashamed to say that I would re-chew what I would find.”

Kimeu is visiting the United States to share his personal story with audiences and show how Catholic Relief Services brings innovative programs to people in need.

Kimeu has been with CRS for over 30 years working in the areas of health, emergency response, community participation and capacity building, project development, and program monitoring and evaluation. Currently he is the Regional Technical Advisor for Partnership, Solidarity and Justice for CRS/East Africa, based in Kenya.

What: An open invitation to hear Peter Kimeu speak

When: Wednesday, October 2nd, 7:00 PM

Where: St. Agatha Parish, Lower Level, Milton