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February 2012 posts from Concern Blog

Emergencies: prevention versus crisis

Posted by Paul O Brien | in Concern Blog | 2 February 2012 | 0 comments
Charity work in Niger: Concern distributes food and cash to those in need.

We’ve learned that responding to emergencies costs at least seven times more than preventing them. This is hugely important – particularly as there are food crises looming in the Sahel region of Africa.

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Responding to avalanches in Afghanistan

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 3 February 2012 | 0 comments
Afghan children. Image courtesy of http://alertnet.org/

Concern Worldwide has launched an emergency response in Afghanistan after avalanches in Badakhshan province killed at least 43 people. An entire village has been buried in 10 feet of snow.

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Technology: email and Concern

Posted by Níall Ó Murchú | in Concern Blog | 7 February 2012 | 0 comments
Technology: email and Concern

Concern Worldwide works in some of the poorest countries in the world. How do we share information from these remote locations? How important is technology to the charity work we do?

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Celebrating land rights in Tanzania

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 21 February 2012 | 0 comments
Concern Worldwide's charity work includes improving land rights in Tanzania

Last week, Concern Worldwide and the EU paid tribute to the outstanding work that Tanzania’s Iringa District Council has done over the past six years, especially in the area of land rights.

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Fighting malnutrition in Ethiopia

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 22 February 2012 | 0 comments
Our charity work in Ethiopia. Photo: Adele Fox, 2012, Dessie Zuria, Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, Concern Worldwide’s charity work includes a programme that informs women about ways to prevent childhood malnutrition.

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