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International Women’s Day 2010

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 5 March 2010 | 0 comments

Every year on 8 March people celebrate International Women's Day. This year Concern Worldwide has a number of events to mark the day while highlighting the plight of some of the women we work with.

Three year grant for agriculture programme

18 February 2010

On the 10 February the EU Delegation in Tanzania signed a multi-country grant contract with Concern Worldwide. The contract is designed to increase the options for rural communities for making a living with the engagement of government and the private sector.

Cancel Haiti’s debt

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Haiti earthquake coverage | 29 January 2010 | 0 comments
Mothers and children anxiously await medical care at the St Martin clinic

We have called on the Irish government to support the cancellation of Haiti’s unsustainable financial debt.

Women farmers make themselves heard

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 23 December 2009 | 0 comments
Rose Mubita giving the Zambian Ambassador in the UK an Unheard Voices campaign

Rose Mubita, Chairperson of the Mongu District Farmers’ Association in Zambia, attended the launch of Concern’s new report on women farmers in the UK. This is her account of the experience:

Marginal farmers in Zambia

17 December 2009

Concern in Zambia recently published new research on the difficulties women farmers are facing.

Marking World Aids Day in a big way

09 December 2009

Concern Worldwide India teamed up with BIG 92.7 FM radio station to create an outdoor studio, marking a month-long campaign for World Aids Day. The studio was built onto a giant billboard, the first of its kind in eastern India.

Appealing to Copenhagen

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 7 December 2009 | 0 comments

The largest and what is being considered the most important UN climate conference opens today 7 December. To coincide with this, 56 national newspapers in 45 countries are sharing a common editorial – an appeal to Copenhagen.<--break->

Sixteen days: picture gallery

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 1 December 2009 | 0 comments

The 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign, run every year, to highlight the injustice of gender-based violence.

Delivering “no cuts” message

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 30 November 2009 | 0 comments

6,500 postcards have been signed by members of the public calling on the Irish government not to cut the overseas aid budget.

Difficulties and decisions

Posted by Tom Arnold in Tom Arnold’s Blog | 27 November 2009 | 0 comments
Protest outside Government Buildings Photo:Leon Farrell Photocall Ireland.

Decision time is at hand: the government will present its budget for 2010 on 9 December, less than two weeks away. They have an unenviable task.

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