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Somalia: on the brink of disaster

Posted by Regina de Búrca | in Concern Blog | 30 June 2011 | 1 comment
Families in a camp for displaced people outside Mogadishu

The current drought in the Horn of Africa is already affecting 10 million people. It has been described as the worst food crisis facing the world right now.

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Drought in Somalia

Posted by Regina de Búrca | in Concern Blog | 31 January 2011 | 0 comments
A refugee from Somalia fetches water from a tap at Hagadera refugee camp

Two million people in Somalia are living in crisis. Their ability to cope with another harsh dry season has been eroded due to years of conflict and failed rains. Concern Worldwide is responding.

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Kenya’s drought: media coverage

Posted by Louise Finan | in Concern Blog | 27 October 2009 | 4 comments
Herdsman raising goats instead of cattle in Kenya. Photo: Voice of America

Many parts of Kenya have now been without rain for three years.

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Forced to eat pig food: Kenya crisis

Posted by Níall Ó Murchú | in Concern Blog | 24 August 2009 | 0 comments
A woman prepares animal feed. Image courtesy of nation.co.uk

People in Kenya’s slums are starving. As reported by the Daily Nation, some of them are taking to eating pig food to stay alive.

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Staff fundraising

Staff fundraising

Employee fundraising is a great way to motivate staff and foster team spirit. It will also raise money for people living in extreme poverty.

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Staff fundraising

Staff fundraising

Employee fundraising is a great way to motivate staff and foster team spirit. It will also raise money for people living in extreme poverty.

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When the rains don't fall

Posted by Níall Ó Murchú | in Concern Blog | 26 May 2008 | 0 comments
Dawit Dako, Maskele Hanjalo and Alane Asafo working in Offa, Ethiopia.

Drought has returned to Ethiopia and is severely affecting a huge amount of the country's rural population. Concern's Laura O'Mahony spoke to some farmers who, despite being used to regular droughts, say they have never seen anything like this year's situation.

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