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Emergencies: prevention versus crisis

Posted by Paul O Brien | in Concern Blog | 2 February 2012 | 0 comments
Charity work in Niger: Concern distributes food and cash to those in need.

We’ve learned that responding to emergencies costs at least seven times more than preventing them. This is hugely important – particularly as there are food crises looming in the Sahel region of Africa.

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Setting up a mobile phone programme

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 28 July 2010 | 1 comment

In her latest post, Amanda McLelland explains how the emergency response team successfully set Concern’s mobile phone transfer programme in Niger.

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Speaking out about Niger’s crisis: video

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 24 June 2010 | 0 comments
Speaking out about Niger’s crisis: video

I recently made a promise that I would try my best to alert the world to the seriousness of Niger’s food crisis.

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Niger: a frightful message

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 11 June 2010 | 0 comments
Women using ID cards to collect cash for food and supplies. Niger, 2010.

I left Niger last week very worried. The food situation in the country could seriously deteriorate in the coming months, putting the lives of many people at risk.

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From threat to a reality

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 8 June 2010 | 0 comments
cash transfer in Niger

Amanda McClelland, Concern’s emergency nutrition and food security manager sent us this report about our intensifying work in Niger.

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Niger: the boy in the GAA jersey

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 3 June 2010 | 2 comments
Hadi Chimo at cash distribution in Niger, 2010

I have just returned from a well-run distribution of supplies and cash in a remote part of Niger. The situation is tough, food is in short supply, but our project is working. I saw many things there, none more surprising than a little boy wearing a GAA Gaelic football top.

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Niger: a critical time

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 2 June 2010 | 2 comments
Tom Arnold and volunteer mixers at food distribution, Samo, Niger, 2010

I travelled to one of the highest risk communities in Niger. Our distribution there is working, but will the rains come?

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Insights into malnutrition in Niger

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 1 June 2010 | 2 comments
Niger, 2010, Samo, blanket and supplies distrubution

To help deal with the current problems, Concern is drawing on lessons learnt from the food crisis in Niger in 2005.

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Bleak reality in Niger

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 31 May 2010 | 0 comments
Mothers leaving Concern distribution centre with supplies and oil, Niger, 2010

I arrived in Niger a few days go. This is the first time I’ve visited the country and I need to convey some stark facts about it.

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