emergencies

Kenya on the brink: video

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.

Kenya’s drought: media coverage

Many parts of Kenya have now been without rain for three years.

Concern responds to mounting Ethiopian crisis

23 October 2009

Women of Concern launched in Cork

First Dublin, and now Cork! We recently launched our Women of Concern group in Cork City in the hospitality suite of the Heineken Brewery.

Climate change and hunger

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.

Disaster looms in east Africa

Daniel Howden from the Independent recently visited Marsabit in northern Kenya with Concern.

“Hard lessons” in Kenyan slums

When fighting erupted following the Kenyan presidential election in 2007, schools were badly affected. Many still haven’t recovered.

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.

Working in Chad: difficulties and dangers

Chad is one of the most difficult and dangerous areas for aid workers. It is also one of the places where people are most in need of help.

Working safely in Democratic Republic of Congo

World Humanitarian Day recognises aid workers themselves, not just humanitarian agencies, donor governments and foundations.