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September 2007 |
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Dear
Friend,
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated to
our recent emergency appeals for Chad and the floods in South Asia.
This month we bring you updates from both Chad and South Asia in the form of blogs.
As well as news on how your money is being spent, the blogs give a valuable
insight into the work of our teams in the field and the lives of those
affected by emergencies such as these.
Thank you
for your support.
Lyndall Stein
Executive Director, Concern Worldwide (UK)
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Chad blog launches |
Following the recent set up of Concern's
emergency response in Chad, we are launching a blog from the field team there.
The first posts come from journalist Margaret Ward, who visited the area in July.
Her diary gives a glimpse of what life is like for the people affected
by the conflict in Chad, as well as for the Concern staff members who
are working in the area.
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South Asia floods blog |
Another new blog brings together
stories and updates from Nepal, India and Bangladesh, where last month's flooding
affected 16 million people. The situation in Bangladesh has slowly
begun to improve, but there has been a huge amount of damage to crops,
roads and schools, and the risk of disease is still high. You can now
view Concern's response in Bangladesh using Google Earth.
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Tailoring school providing opportunities for girls in Pakistan |
The Concern-funded Dhangran tailoring
school attracts girls from all the surrounding villages, and as well as
teaching them valuable skills, gives them a vital opportunity to meeet
socially. Afsana Biba, who at 12 is the youngest member of the school, walks
five kilometres to attend every day. She intends to use her new skills to
make money for her family.
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Pakistan earthquake photo book launched |
Concern Worldwide has launched
Nature’s Fury, a book of photographs taken after the earthquake that
struck Pakistan in October 2005. Concern worked with Bangladeshi
photographer Shahidul Alam to tell the stories of the people affected
by the tragedy. The book is being distributed by our local partners
in Pakistan and is intended to honour the communities who suffered so
terribly and give them something by which to commemorate their losses.
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Will you help spread the word about our FoodAid 2007 Campaign? |
FoodAid is Concern Worldwide's
annual schools' fundraising campaign which celebrates World Food Day
on October 16th. Last year 1,500 schools took part, raising over £120,000
in support of Concern's food programmes around the world. FoodAid
fundraising fits in perfectly with Harvest and other autumn term activities
and to get a free FoodAid pack all you have to do is register online.
So please do forward this e-mail onto anyone you think could be
interested and help fight world hunger.
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Register...
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