July 2009 posts from Concern Blog

Kenyan slum crisis: video

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 6 July 2009 | 0 comments

Rural Kenyan is suffering from drought, climate change and approaching famine. Click here for a full report.

Hideous choices

Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 21 July 2009 | 0 comments
Pupils at Korogocho Glory primary school, Nairobi. Tony Karumba/AFP

“It’s easy enough to sit at a desk and take a red pen to a budget, chop a few million here, a couple of thousand there, until the desired bottom line emerges. But what does this mean for real people in the real world? As I sit here in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, I am faced with a dilemma.”

Searching for water

Posted by Louise Finan in Concern Blog | 23 July 2009 | 0 comments

I had always assumed that traveling through a desert would be hot, dusty and disorientating. Last week I found out that yes, all of the above is true.

page colours:
  • Black/White
  • White/Black
  • Yellow/Blue
  • Standard

Current Style: Standard

text size:
  • Increase
  • Normal
  • Decrease

Current Size: 100%

Subscribe: Subscribe via RSS Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Concern Youtube Follow us with email alerts