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Life, death and clean water

Posted by Alan O'Reilly | in Concern Blog | 18 November 2011 | 1 comment
Concern is running water and sanitation programmes in 18 of the world’s poorest

In many countries, adequate toilet facilities are often taken for granted. However, their absence is quite literally a matter of life or death in some of the world’s poorest countries.

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Helping the vulnerable in Cambodia

Posted by Gráinne O'Brien | in Concern Blog | 16 August 2011 | 0 comments
Nhoun Roeun in rice field. Photo: Concern Worldwide.

Two of Concern Worldwide’s staff in Cambodia survived the reign of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Their experiences influenced how they help people today. 

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Water and sanitation in Tanzania

Posted by Isla Gilmore | in Concern Blog | 28 June 2011 | 0 comments
EU flag. Image courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Europe.svg

In January, Concern Worldwide was awarded an EU grant for our work in Tanzania. This funding is specifically for our water and sanitation programme in the northwest of Tanzania.

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Water for all in Tanzania

Posted by Isla Gilmore | in Concern Blog | 7 May 2011 | 0 comments
Elizabeth Jonathan and her three month old baby fetching water

Concern Worldwide won first prize in the category of mobilisation, education and training in Tanzania at the 2010 Water Week. This year the programme is focusing on “Water in an urbanising world”.

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Concern Tanzania wins first prize at Maji Week

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 27 January 2011 | 0 comments
Sylvester Kajura (DELIRA), Jaka Magoma (Concern), Frank Mng’ong’o (Concern) Gabr

On Monday 22 March, Concern Worldwide Tanzania won first prize at Maji Week in the category of “Mobilisation, education and training.”

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World Toilet Day

Posted by Alan O'Reilly | in Concern Blog | 19 November 2010 | 0 comments
Concern is supplying water for schools in Grand Bassa, Liberia

Did you know that today is World Toilet Day? It’s dedicated annually to raising awareness of the 2.6 billion people (nearly half of the world’s population) who don’t have access to toilets and proper sanitation.

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Cholera outbreak in Haiti

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 26 October 2010 | 1 comment
Reuters: Sophia Paris. Photo courtesy of Alertnet.org.

It emerged on Friday that an outbreak of cholera had hit the rural Artibonite region of Haiti. The number of reported cases rose over the weekend to 3,000 with 254 people confirmed dead, according to the UN’s figures yesterday. However, the spread of the disease is beginning to slow down as treatment and preventative measures take effect.

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Learning new ideas in Nepal

Posted by Isla Gilmore | in Concern Blog | 20 August 2010 | 1 comment
Jaka (centre right) in a demo on "bio mass beehive briquette"

Earlier this month, Jaka Magoma left Tanzania for Nepal to swap ideas on water and sanitation with other health experts.

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“Water is life”

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 10 March 2010 | 0 comments
“Water is life”

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.

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