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Acknowledging progress in Haiti

Posted by Paul O Brien | in Concern Blog | 26 January 2012 | 0 comments
Lucie and her family at the partially constructed foundation of their new home.

On the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, Concern Worldwide has expressed disappointment at the negative focus of some media coverage regarding the aid effort in Haiti. 

 

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Haiti: two years on

Posted by Níall Ó Murchú | in Concern Blog | 26 January 2012 | 0 comments
Out-patient nutrition clinic at Place de la Paix. Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Two years after the earthquake, Haiti is on the long road to recovery. Your donations are making a difference, but there is still a considerable way to go. Our report outlines the progress so far and the difficulties being faced.

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>> Haiti: "unreasonable and unrealistic"

11 January 2012
Haiti: "unreasonable and unrealistic"

On the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, Concern Worldwide acknowledges the significant progress that has been made in Haiti while expressing disappointment at the negative criticism about the pace of this progress.

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Video: an update on Haiti

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 9 January 2012 | 0 comments
Rebuilding Haiti begins in Port-au-Prince. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons, 2010.

It's now two years since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010. What has been done? What remains to be done to rebuild Haiti?

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>> Evaluation of Concern's response to Haiti earthquake

26 August 2011
Evaluation of Concern's response to Haiti earthquake

This is an evaluation of Concern Worldwide's response to the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti on January 12, 2010.

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>> Evaluation of Concern Worldwide’s Infant Feeding Response in Haiti: one year after the 2010 earthquake.

17 August 2011
Evaluation of Concern Worldwide’s Infant Feeding Response in Haiti: one year after the 2010 earthquake.

To respond to the Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) needs in Port au Prince, created by the difficult living circumstances in camps, Concern Worldwide mounted 15 babytents, which are called Points de Conseils en Nutrition pour Bébés (PCNBs) in Haiti. This report describes the evaluation of Concern‟s IYCF approach.

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What happened at the G8 summit?

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 3 June 2011 | 0 comments
Farmer Irene Kakuhu in Ndumba, Zambia. Photo: Paul Wagstaff

In March 2011, world leaders met in France to discuss issues ranging from the Middle East to climate change. But hunger wasn’t high up on the agenda and the outcome was underwhelming.

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Honouring Frederick Douglass

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 13 May 2011 | 0 comments
Don Mullan, Tom Arnold and Nettie Douglass in Glasnevin Cemetery at the launch

Yesterday I attended an event in honour of Frederick Douglass. The event launched a new version of Frederick’s book, first published in Ireland back in 1845. The book contains a foreword by President Mary McAleese and I had the honour of writing the afterword.

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Photos: work continues in Haiti

Posted by Regina de Búrca | in Concern Blog | 14 January 2011 | 3 comments
Photos: work continues in Haiti

Since the devastating earthquake last January, Concern Worldwide has been helping Haitians rebuild their country. 

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