ACT NOW: Join The Twitter Takeover To End Extreme Hunger

On 10 December 2011 – International Human Rights Day – thousands of people joined the Africans Act for Africa campaign on Twitter, where they called on African leaders to respond to the ongoing food crisis in the Horn of the Africa and endorse the Charter to End Extreme Hunger. The movement quickly gathered momentum; the hashtag #lastfamine became the trending topic on Twitter in Kenya, and the Presidents of Tanzania and Rwanda responded favourably to the calls to action.

Time for the UK to back the Charter

On Wednesday 18 January, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, will receive a petition with over 15,000 signatures, demanding that the UK government backs the Charter To End Extreme Hunger. As part of a campaign by Save the Children, MPs have also been lobbied to raise the issue in the House of Commons. .

Join the Twitter Takeover

On Wednesday 18 January 2012, campaigners have the opportunity to stand against world hunger again. Show your support for the Charter to End Extreme Hunger, which recognises that famine is manmade, and that better use of early warning systems and social safety nets could have prevented the worst effects of the food crisis in the Horn of Africa.

Join the Twitter Takeover and help us dominate the Twitter feed for Prime Ministers’ Questions (hashtag #PMQs) from 12.00 GMT on Weds 18 January. When mentioning the Charter, do not forget to use the hashtag #hungercharter. You might want to use one of these sample tweets:

• I’m asking David Cameron @number10gov to endorse the #hungercharter in #PMQs today. Join the twitter takeover & help stop future food crises
• 13 million still affected by food crisis in #HornofAfrica. UK gov must show commitment to prevent more suffering #PMQs #hungercharter
• Will the UK show its commitment to preventing food crises? @number10gov sign the #hungercharter now #PMQs

Let’s get people from around the world talking Charter and asking David Cameron to sign up.