July 2010 posts from all blogs

Last Friday in Buckingham Palace, Dominic MacSorley was invested with the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Princess Anne, “for services to International Humanitarian Aid.”

It is now six months since Haiti was devastated by an earthquake. So it is important to take stock of what we have done so far and account for the money we raised.

Claire Hanna, communications officer for Concern in Belfast, is currently in Haiti to review the progress Concern has made, six months on from the earthquake.

As part of the emergency response in Haiti, we’re running a number of nutrition programmes aimed at reaching the poorest and most vulnerable people. The European Commission provided funding of €1m to support the running of these programmes, which are now reaching over 6,000 children.

In the next few months, Concern and community members will build over 1,200 shelters in Galet Greffin and the neighbouring Tabarre Issa settlement in Haiti.

Following the earthquake in Haiti, many Concern staff members from around the world were sent there to help with the aid effort. Among them was Clement Mwalewela, who travelled to Haiti last April. It was the first time in his life he had left Africa.

India is a country of contrasts and paradox. It is rapidly becoming a major global economic power and yet continues to have a huge amount of poverty.

In her latest post, Amanda McLelland explains how the emergency response team successfully set Concern’s mobile phone transfer programme in Niger.