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Mar 10, 2021

BORN BABY

Giving birth in Sierra Leone — AS GOOD AS IT GETS “Push… PUSH the baby!” Mamie Mattia alternately squeals and whimpers, her left hand wrapped tightly around the window bars, as midwife Christiana cajoles the 22 year old through the final stages of labor. “There is poor maternal effort,” Christiana comments in a stern voice, though she acknowledges Mamie is probably…

Africa

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BORN BABY
BORN BABY
Africa

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Feb 3, 2020

Afghan Survivor: This is no reality show… just reality.

These hills are hard. Hard to get to. Hard to leave. Hard to cultivate. Hard to navigate. Hard to survive. Welcome to Yawan. High in the foothills of the Hindu Kush near the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, its steep slopes are sprinkled with tiny villages of rough stone, connected…

Afghanistan

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Afghan Survivor: This is no reality show… just reality.
Afghan Survivor: This is no reality show… just reality.
Afghanistan

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Apr 19, 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo humanitarian crisis: ‘She has no option but to stay and suffer’

Mark Johnson, Concern’s Emergency Programme Manager in DRC’s North Kivu region, details a recent trip to a camp where at-risk displaced people are not far from conflict. ‘Extremely difficult days’ in Eastern DRC It is Friday afternoon in Goma and our team has just returned from an extremely difficult mission in North Kivu. I am the…

Congo

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Democratic Republic of Congo humanitarian crisis: ‘She has no option but to stay and suffer’
Democratic Republic of Congo humanitarian crisis: ‘She has no option but to stay and suffer’
Congo

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Apr 3, 2018

Bidding farewell to Mozambique

After 30 years of working in some of the toughest and most remote areas of Mozambique, it is with a heavy heart that Concern finishes up its activities and bids farewell to such a beautiful and vibrant country. …

Nutrition

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Bidding farewell to Mozambique
Bidding farewell to Mozambique
Nutrition

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Sep 30, 2017

Tragedy In Paradise

Just a few miles from the idyllic shores of the world’s longest unbroken sea beach, and down the road from the region’s top holiday resort, an epic human tragedy is unfolding. Words and images by Kieran McConville.

Refugees

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Tragedy In Paradise
Tragedy In Paradise
Refugees

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Mar 22, 2017

Desperation in Somaliland: No food, only dust

Awil Raage stands in the wind and dust and searing heat, staring at his feet, reluctant to make eye contact. It’s as if he’s somehow ashamed of what has happened here. But it’s not his fault. Scattered around us are dozens of carcasses of dead sheep and goats. “I came…

Climate Change

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Desperation in Somaliland: No food, only dust
Desperation in Somaliland: No food, only dust
Climate Change

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Jun 3, 2016

Farewell Tanzania: reflections on a vast, beautiful country

As Concern closes the doors of the Concern Tanzania country office, we celebrate the achievements and resilience of this land. It is always with mixed emotions that we close a country office. Having completed our operations in Laos, Cambodia, Angola, India and others, we have had some experience of saying…

Tanzania

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Farewell Tanzania: reflections on a vast, beautiful country
Farewell Tanzania: reflections on a vast, beautiful country
Tanzania

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Mar 14, 2016

What’s So Special about a Keyhole?

Agnes is a mother who lives in Karamoja in the Napak District of northeastern Uganda, a region facing high rates of malnutrition due to ongoing poverty and poor access to food. …

Food

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What’s So Special about a Keyhole?
What’s So Special about a Keyhole?
Food

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Oct 12, 2015

Consequences of conflict: coping with hunger in South Sudan

Ongoing conflict in South Sudan has caused a myriad of problems for the world’s youngest nation. The potential of South Sudan is enormous. With rich natural resources and agricultural potential, and a young population, this is a country that should be thriving. But as you read this article, South Sudan…

Hunger

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Consequences of conflict: coping with hunger in South Sudan
Consequences of conflict: coping with hunger in South Sudan
Hunger

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Aug 5, 2015

First Banned,

then Reborn Health promoter Marian Keikula (left) during a home visit. How Former Traditional Birth Attendants are Saving Mothers and Babies in Sierra Leone By Stephen Morrison and Eve Heyn Standing in the doorway, Marian Keikula washed her hands with bleach water, as is the norm in an era of Ebola, and called out to a pregnant woman. The woman emerged from the dim interior, trailed by her son and elders…

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First Banned, then Reborn
First Banned, then Reborn

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