water and sanitation
“Water is life”
Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Haiti earthquake coverage | 10 March 2010 |
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It’s now nearly two months since the earthquake hit Haiti and an estimated 700,000 people are living in make-shift shelters. Concern is focusing most of its emergency response on water and sanitation in two areas in Port-au-Prince.
Bringing clean water to rural Tanzania
Posted by Isla Gilmore in Concern Blog | 15 February 2010 |
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As a city girl, it’s hard for me to imagine life without water coming from the tap. Many people, however, do not have this luxury. Earlier this month, I met a woman whose life has been changed thanks to Concern’s water programme in rural Tanzania.
Emergency relief to reach over 150,0000
Concern Worldwide has announced the beginning of a six month emergency recovery and rehabilitation programme in Haiti. This will target 150,000 people who were affected by the earthquake.
Haiti: water distribution
Posted by Susan Finucane in Haiti earthquake coverage | 22 January 2010 |
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Standing patiently in the queue at our water distribution today is Evans. A 24 year-old teacher whose house was destroyed during the earthquake, he tells me:
Waiting for rain
Posted by Louise Finan in Concern Blog | 3 April 2009 |
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Kenya and other countries in the region have been waiting anxiously this week for the start of the “long” rains.
Concern wins water trophy
02 April 2009Concern came second and was awarded a trophy for its work in water and sanitation in Tanzania during World Water Week.
Concern CEO Tom Arnold visits Zimbabwe
15 January 2009Concern Worldwide CEO Tom Arnold recently visited Zimbabwe to see first hand Concern's ongoing work and emergency response to recent cholera outbreaks. Over 2,300 deaths and 44,300 cases of the disease are contributing to a severe deterioration in the humanitarian situation.
Minister visits projects in Tanzania
30 September 2008Minister of State for Integration, Conor Lenihan TD, visited Concern Worldwide projects in Ngara, Tanzania last week. The visit was part of a week-long official trip, where he also observed the selection process of 80 Congolese refugees identified for resettlement in Ireland.
Floods in Bihar, India
10 September 2008On 18 August, heavy rains caused a dam on the River Kosi to burst, triggering subsequent flooding in Nepal and Bihar.
Emergency supplies sent to disaster struck Myanmar
12 June 2008It is over a month since the devastating Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar. Over 100,000 were killed and 2.4 million people were affected by the cyclone that swept across the country on 2 May. While the headlines might be disappearing the suffering of the people has not.
