Save the Children: Ethiopia's food crisis
guardian.co.uk homeSave the Children: Tigabu, two, at a Save the Children feeding centreTigabu, two, receives his first treatment of Plumpy Nut, a high-energy food, at a Save the Children feeding centre. Ethiopian children now have a better chance of making it to their fifth birthday than a generation ago, due to new foods being developed to tackle malnutrition
Photograph: Colin Crowley/Save the Children
Save the Children: Sunbete, five, at a therapeutic feeding centreSunbete, five, has her first meal in a long time at a therapeutic feeding centre. Save the Children estimates that the price tag for tackling malnutrition for children in Ethiopia is £740m a year
Photograph: Karin Beate Nosterud/Save the Children
Save the Children: Fedaku, 20, separating grainsFedaku, 20, who is pregnant, separates grains in front of her hut in the Hamerant area of Meket. She and her family are part of the Save the Children cash for work programme. Compared to food aid, cash is more flexible for families and gives them choice
Photograph: Frederic Courbet/Panos

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