Wednesday, February 4, 2015

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Aengus Finucane biography

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 08:53 AM PST

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Broadcaster, journalist and well-known author, Deirdre Purcell, tells the story of Aengus Finucane, a man synonymous with the life and times of Concern, Ireland's largest aid agency.

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Memories of the Haiti earthquake

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 03:15 AM PST

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Jeanfrenel Tham worked with Concern during the Haiti earthquake of 2010. Here, he recounts his memories of the disaster.

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Four stories from the Mozambique flood

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:03 AM PST

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The people of Zambezia Province, Mozambique, have come to expect floods. But torrential rains this January rose to the highest level in 44 years. Havoc was wreaked throughout the province, as bridges, roads, homes and crops were engulfed by water.  

Here are the stories of four Mozambicans whose homes and livelihoods have been destroyed by the recent floods.

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