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International Women’s Day 2010

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 5 March 2010 | 1 comment
International Women’s Day 2010

Every year on 8 March people celebrate International Women's Day. This year Concern Worldwide has a number of events to mark the day while highlighting the plight of some of the women we work with.

 

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Success for Women of Concern

Posted by Níall Ó Murchú | in Concern Blog | 10 March 2010 | 0 comments
Success for Women of Concern

Our Women of Concern photography exhibition opened on 3 March 2010 to a packed house at the Gallery of Photography in Dublin’s Temple Bar.

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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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Twestival 2010

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 11 March 2010 | 2 comments
Twestival 2010

This year on Thursday 25 March, people in hundreds of cities around the world came together for Twestival (or Twitter Festival).

 

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“Women Can’t Wait” campaign launched

Posted by tom | in Concern Blog | 15 March 2010 | 0 comments
Ms Phoebe Asiyo, UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador with Angela O’Neill De Guilio

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, Concern Worldwide launched its “Women Can’t Wait” campaign with a reception in the House of Lords, hosted by Baroness Nuala O’Loan DBE.

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Concern wins innovation award

Posted by Alan O'Reilly | in Concern Blog | 26 March 2010 | 0 comments
Concern wins innovation award

Concern Worldwide, Valid Nutrition and Irish Aid were named winners of the “Organisational Systems and Processes” category at the Irish Times All Island Innovation Awards.

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Concern Tanzania awarded Food Facility grant

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 31 March 2010 | 0 comments
Stivin Msabaha, Concern Tanzania Partner Support Officer in Iringa

In November 2009, the European Commission (EC) awarded a two-year €1.97 million grant to Concern Tanzania for its work in the agricultural sector. The grant will help poor farmers, in 175 villages, avail of their rights to food and land. It will also help to mitigate the negative effects of recent poor harvests and rising food prices.

 

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