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Brighter futures in Kenya

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 1 March 2012 | 0 comments
Our charity work involves working with resilient women like Namangolwa Nangana

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “connecting girls, inspiring futures.” Lillian and Elizabeth, two school girls in Nairobi, gave me an insight into what this means.

 

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>> Kenya programme plan 2012

28 February 2012
Kenya programme plan 2012

This is Concern Worldwide's 2012 programme plan for Kenya. The following is an excerpt from the document, which can be downloaded below.

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Life in Nairobi’s slums

Posted by Alan O'Reilly | in Concern Blog | 9 December 2011 | 0 comments
Colin Templeton/ The Sunday Herald.

The east Africa food crisis is leaving millions of people in Nairobi’s slums in urgent need of help. Concern Worldwide is there, but your support is urgently needed. 

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Progress in Moyale

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 30 September 2011 | 2 comments
Pastoralists hold community meeting. Photo: Kirk Prichard, Kenya 2011

Despite being located in the centre of a drought area in Kenya, Moyale has been much less affected by the emergency than its neighbouring villages. This is thanks to the work Concern has been doing there since 2010.

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MACE supports east Africa appeal

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Get Active! | 13 September 2011 | 0 comments
Concern's emergency drought appeal in association with MACE.

MACE has teamed up with Concern to raise funds for the crisis drought affecting Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

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Praying for rain in Marsabit

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 25 August 2011 | 0 comments
Gorana Kanchora standing near where she used to keep her livestock

Concern Worldwide is providing lifesaving assistance to pastoralist communities devastated by the drought in Marsabit, northern Kenya.

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Hunger in Nairobi’s slums

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 25 August 2011 | 2 comments
Buke Pulacha has been left with no source of income.

The devastating drought in east Africa has left 3.5 million people in Kenya without food. People living in the slums are in desperate need.

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>> Urban slums in freefall

22 August 2011
Urban slums in freefall

Concern Worldwide sees 62 percent increase in admissions to Nairobi nutrition centres for treatment of severely malnourished children. 

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Former president visits east Africa

Posted by Regina de Búrca | in Concern Blog | 9 August 2011 | 0 comments
Jarfo Ada (aged 60), Tom Arnold, CEO, Concern Worldwide, and Mary Robinson in th

Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, travelled to east Africa with Concern CEO Tom Arnold. There, she saw the devastating effects of the drought firsthand.

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