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The U.N. World Food Programme estimates that more than 12 million people in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe are in danger of death by starvation. The causes are a mixture of natural and human-made factors: devastating floods, extended drought, poverty, political instability, infrastructure inadequacy and an HIV/Aids infection rate of near-epidemic proportions. Hege Opseth of Norwegian Church Aid, a member of the international alliance of churches and relief agencies Action by Churches Together (ACT), took these photographs in July.

Photo by Hege Opseth (NCA)/ACT International In the Zomba district in southern Malawi, the number of children attending school has risen nearly 40 percent since food distribution started.

Photo by Hege Opseth (NCA)/ACT International Children line up for porridge at Nansambo Primary School. The meal they have at school is often the only food they get.

Photo by Hege Opseth (NCA)/ACT International Bridget and Margareth suffer from severe malnourishment, making them vulnerable to illness and disease.

Photo by Hege Opseth (NCA)/ACT International Every week 150 malnourished children come to CCAP's Masaula Centre to be weighed.

Photo by Hege Opseth (NCA)/ACT International A young mother waits for care with her child in a clinic at Chifondo.

Photo by Hege Opseth (NCA)/ACT International Eight-year-old Alekeni's younger brother died of starvation at the end of May. The next harvest is ruined and the family now wait for relief.

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