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Working Together to Save Lives in Darfur

22/12/2009 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergencies in Darfur and South Sudan, Food, Malnutrition, Sudan by Caritas Communications

Christian Churches from all over the world are working together to save the lives of people affected by conflict in Darfur. A joint programme involving ACT (Action by Churches Together), a global alliance of churches and related agencies working in the field of humanitarian relief, and Caritas Internationalis has been providing essential life-saving services such ...

Imagine compassion in a crisis: Preparing for next time

2/12/2009 Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Latin America, Mexico by Caritas Communications

Life since the 2007 Mexico floods has been a learning curve for Hugo Gutierrez. He said Caritas Tabasco’s small team was almost overwhelmed when the disaster happened. After the floods Mr Gutierrez did emergency response training to ensure that if the floods ever came again, people would be better protected. “We learned about how to ...

Imagine compassion in a crisis: More than bread alone

2/12/2009 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergencies in Darfur and South Sudan, Peacebuilding, Sudan by Caritas Communications

The crisis in Darfur worsened, with 290,000 people fleeing their homes during the first nine months of 2008. Many people fled to Chad and the Central African Republic. Caritas is part of one of the biggest programmes in south and west Darfur, helping 250,000 people. Caritas covers basic needs, including access to clean water, sanitary ...

Haiti 2009: Back in Class

2/12/2009 Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Development, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergencies in Haiti, Haiti, Latin America, SDG by Caritas Communications

Soft spoken and demure, Junor Hesgazons leans intently into his schoolwork, his eyes casting constantly to the chalkboard as the day’s lesson takes shape. His white collared shirt neatly creased despite the humidity of southern Haiti, Hesgazons looks every bit the engineer he hopes one day to be. “I like to study engineering. I like ...

After Aila: Relief efforts underway in India and Bangladesh

2/12/2009 Asia, Bangladesh, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, India by Caritas Communications

When Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh and the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on 25 May, it caused huge damage to people’s homes and livelihoods. Over half a million people have been displaced and tidal surges have destroyed acres of farm land used for growing rice. Many in the Sundarbans delta that straddles south-west Bangladesh ...

Rebuilding: Hurricane Survivors Move on With Caritas Help

2/12/2009 Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergencies in Haiti, Haiti, Latin America by Caritas Communications

Rolande Jean’s home sits a few feet from the edge of the Caribbean Sea, between the small town of Nippes, Haiti and, in September 2008, directly in the path of Hurricane Ike. When the Category 4 storm roared ashore, Jean huddled with her husband and children in their small wooden house, and bore the brunt ...

Myanmar on Cyclone Nargis Anniversary

3/09/2009 Aid Success Story, Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Myanmar by Caritas Communications

One year on from Cylcone Nargis which took the lives of more than 140,000people and left more than two million people without homes, the Caritas network continues to bring dignity to those affected. Caritas has supplied over 100,000 people with basic food staples, around 40,000 people with non food items such as blankets and mosquito ...

Haiti stuck in Groundhog Day

3/09/2009 Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergencies in Haiti, Haiti, Latin America by Caritas Communications

When was Haiti last in the news? You’ll probably have to wrack your brains before remembering that it last made the headlines in September 2008 when a series of tropical storms caused massive flooding and mudslides. Five months later, NGOs are wrapping up their emergency programmes and pulling out. No news on Haiti and the ...

Remembering the Asia tsunami

3/09/2009 Aid Success Story, Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka by Caritas Communications

An earthquake in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 triggered a tsunami that devastated the coasts of Indonesia, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka Some 300,000 people were killed in a matter of hours.

Next steps in healing Congo

2/09/2009 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergencies in Congo, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

Pots, plates, cutlery, soap, shirts, blankets….the list of things you need if you’re forced to leave your home and possessions behind is endless. These are just some of the items Caritas has been providing over the past six months to the people who have fled their homes due to fighting between the Government and rebels ...