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Harsh reality of life on streets

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in Concern Blog | 23 November 2011 | 0 comments
Sufia Begum with her son. Photo by Marc Turner, Dhaka, January 2010

Concern Worldwide is working to protect people living on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh. These people are vulnerable to violence and kidnapping. Around 400 women and children in the country fall victim to trafficking every month.

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>> Nodi O Jibon project

21 October 2011
Nodi O Jibon project

This is an executive summary of the final evaluation of the Nodi O Jibon project.

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Cyclone Aila relief continues

Posted by Regina de Búrca | in Concern Blog | 1 June 2011 | 0 comments
A photo of the aftermath of Cyclone Aila. Photo: AlertNet

Concern Worldwide is taking part in a £8.5 million project to help people affected by Cylone Aila in Bangladesh and India. 

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The ambassador’s visit

Posted by Alan O'Reilly | in Concern Blog | 6 May 2011 | 0 comments
William Hanna being greeted by the Kamalkathi community

William Hanna, the new EU ambassador for Bangladesh, recently visited Concern Worldwide’s team there. He was impressed by the work we are doing in the country.

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Award for nutiriton in Bangladesh

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 20 August 2009 | 0 comments
Izaz Rasul explaining the project to a visitor at Concern stall

Concern Bangladesh is one of several organisations from across South Asia that have won a grant from the World Bank’s Development Marketplace. This is a highly competitive grant programme that identifies and funds innovative, early-stage projects with potential for impact in development.

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Protecting the Sundarbans area

5 July 2009
Shushilan in Bangladesh

Shushilan, one of Concern's partners, is a small NGO which has been operating in the area of the Sundarbans for 15 years.

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Getting the banks to lend a hand: video

Posted by Alan O'Reilly | in Concern Blog | 21 May 2009 | 0 comments
Getting the banks to lend a hand: video

Microfinance has helped transform the lives of some of the poorest people in Bangladesh.

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Preparing for disaster: video

Posted by Alan O'Reilly | in Concern Blog | 21 May 2009 | 0 comments
Preparing for disaster: video

On average, people in Bangladesh face six large-scale disasters every year. For the 80% of the population living in extreme poverty, it’s extremely difficult to recover from such crises.

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"Appalling suffering for people on the brink"

Posted by Alan O'Reilly | in Concern Blog | 20 May 2009 | 0 comments
Distributing non-food items after last year's floods in Haiti. Due to the aid cu

Fintan O’Toole, writing in the Irish Times, has said that “we are currently taking a scythe to the aid budget for the poorest counties.”

 

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