September 2009 posts from Concern Blog

A typical day for Gloria

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 1 September 2009 | 7 comments
Gloria, Aggrey Amwanda and Musungu stand outside their hut in Mathare

Update: Gloria is now doing well thanks to your donations.  Read a full update on concernfast.org.

Fast 2009

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 2 September 2009 | 0 comments
Jim remains silent for Fast

We’ve got a new blog on the Fast site!

“Climate change is here”

Posted by Louise Finan in Concern Blog | 7 September 2009 | 0 comments
Moyale in Kenya runs dry. Photograph: Sarah Elliott/EPA www.guardian.co.uk

Journalist John Vidal recently visited Moyale, Kenya, with Concern to see how the prolonged drought has been affecting the communities there.

“Not forgetting poorest of poor”

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 8 September 2009 | 0 comments
Edouine Fatiuma, Kosongo, DR Congo, is part of Concern's outreach project

A recent Irish Times editorial wrote: “It is a regrettable reality that, as the economy shrinks, overseas aid, set as a proportion of GNP, automatically shrinks.

We still care

Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 9 September 2009 | 0 comments
Representatives from Ireland's aid agencies outside the Department of Finance

It’s true, times are tough here in Ireland. But does that mean we care any less about people living in severe poverty?

Videos: I care because

Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 17 September 2009 | 0 comments

In this video, representatives from Ireland’s aid organisations talk about why they care about the cuts in the aid budget.

Kenya’s “lush land dries up”

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 24 September 2009 | 1 comment
Woman given water in the Turkana. Courtesy of Jehad Nga for The New York Times

There are some harrowing reports coming from Kenya about its worsening drought.

The raffle winners

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 25 September 2009 | 0 comments
David Waldron receiving his prize from Concern's Caroline Hickson

The draw for the Concern summer raffle took place yesterday at Ireland’s National Ploughing Championships. The raffle was part of our Make Your Mark on Hunger campaign.

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