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Kenya’s drought: media coverage

Posted by Louise Finan | in Concern Blog | 27 October 2009 | 4 comments
Herdsman raising goats instead of cattle in Kenya. Photo: Voice of America

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

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Disaster looms in east Africa

Posted by Louise Finan | in Concern Blog | 5 October 2009 | 2 comments
No rainfall for three years has left the Kenyan landscape strewn. Daniel Howden

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

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“Climate change is here”

Posted by Louise Finan | in Concern Blog | 7 September 2009 | 0 comments
Moyale in Kenya runs dry. Photograph: Sarah Elliott/EPA www.guardian.co.uk

Journalist John Vidal recently visited Moyale, Kenya, with Concern to see how the prolonged drought has been affecting the communities there.

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Searching for water

Posted by Louise Finan | in Concern Blog | 23 July 2009 | 0 comments

I had always assumed that traveling through a desert would be hot, dusty and disorientating. Last week I found out that yes, all of the above is true.

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Action reaps rewards

Posted by Louise Finan | in Concern Blog | 25 May 2009 | 1 comment
Action reaps rewards

Action Mutenheri is a Zimbabwean farmer who was helped by Concern. Now he’s harvesting more crops than ever before.

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To hospital with a goat

Posted by Louise Finan | in Concern Blog | 11 May 2009 | 0 comments
To hospital with a goat

Travelling through Zimbabwe, it’s easy to see the devastating effects the last few years have had on people.

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Great Ethiopian Run

Posted by Louise Finan | in Concern Blog | 16 April 2009 | 1 comment
Great Ethiopian Run

Ethiopia’s prowess in long distance and marathon running is well known, bringing many an Olympic medal back to the country.

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Waiting for rain

Posted by Louise Finan | in Concern Blog | 3 April 2009 | 0 comments
Waiting for rain

Kenya and other countries in the region have been waiting anxiously this week for the start of the “long” rains.

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Family business

Posted by Louise Finan | in Concern Blog | 25 March 2009 | 2 comments
Family business

The first thing that hits you when you step outside Bole Airport is the smell of Ethiopian food.

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