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Kenya on the brink: video
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 19 November 2009 |
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In the Kajiado district in southern Kenya, the rains have not come for the fourth year in a row. Drought, rising food prices and climate change are combining to threaten the lives of the Maasai herders who call Kajiado home. This video tells their story.
Climate change and hunger
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 14 October 2009 |
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Today, as part of Blog Action Day, thousands of people are blogging about climate change. For Concern Worldwide’s entry, I’ve decided to write about how climate change is affecting world hunger.
Anyone want to buy a goat?
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Get Active! | 13 October 2009 |
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The new Concern Gifts website is online now.
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Coming to a school near you
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Get Active! | 8 October 2009 |
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Over on the Fast site, Fionnagh Nally has been blogging about her trip to Kenya.
Remembering Aengus Finucane: photos and video
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 6 October 2009 |
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Father Aengus Finucane, the former CEO of Concern, died today.
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Videos: I care because
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 17 September 2009 |
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In this video, representatives from Ireland’s aid organisations talk about why they care about the cuts in the aid budget.
We still care
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 9 September 2009 |
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It’s true, times are tough here in Ireland. But does that mean we care any less about people living in severe poverty?
25 years of debating
The new season of the Concern Debates is about to begin. Have you registered yet?
Something completely different
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Get Active! | 21 August 2009 |
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James Esses was one of the debates-winning students that travelled to Kenya with Concern. During the trip, James and the other Irish students witnessed the devastating poverty in Nairobi’s slums.
World Humanitarian Day
Humanitarianism is about saving lives and keeping people alive. It’s about ensuring people affected by crisis can eventually recover and lead productive lives. It is a fundamental part of what we are as human beings.
