October 2009 posts from Concern Blog
Disaster looms in east Africa
Daniel Howden from the Independent recently visited Marsabit in northern Kenya with Concern.
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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A biography of Aengus Finucane
Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 6 October 2009 |
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Father Aengus Finucane died today. Here, we remember his life and work.
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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.
Aid workers released
Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 19 October 2009 |
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Yesterday, GOAL aid workers Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki were released, having been kidnapped and held captive for 107 days. Sharon Commins is to return home to Ireland today.
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Changing attitudes in rural Tanzania
I meet a woman in one of the poorest villages in Tanzania. Her name is Fatuma Ismail. She is the same age as me, 30, and has five children. She is a widow with nobody to turn to for support.
