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Caritas working to rebuild lives in Congo

31/03/2010 Africa, Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Emergencies, Emergencies in Congo by Caritas Communications

Caritas works in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by providing humanitarian relief to victims of the conflict through Caritas Goma. Life as a survivor of sexual violence In ten parishes, Caritas Goma has set up centres where rape victims can get help from psychologists. “The most important part of my work is to give my ...

Putting a roof over the heads of Chile’s quake survivors

31/03/2010 Aid Success Story, Chile, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergency in Chile, Latin America by Caritas Communications

By Andreas Lexer, Caritas Communications Officer in Chile Iloca used to be a beautiful little village everybody went to in the summer, about 100 km away from the city of Talca. The blue, red and yellow coloured houses built on poles were close to the shore, the river ran in to the sea just in ...

Hunger spreading in West Africa’s Sahel

31/03/2010 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in the Sahel, Food, Malnutrition, Mauritania by Caritas Communications

Over 800,000 children are at risk as malnutrition increases across Niger, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Mauritania in West Africa. We asked Fr. Isidore Ouédraogo, the Secretary General of Caritas Burkina Faso (OCADES) about the food crisis.

Haiti between emergency and reconstruction

31/03/2010 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Haiti, Haiti, Latin America by Caritas Communications

By Mathilde Magnier Since the 12 January earthquake, emergency aid was centred on the Port-au-Prince area, often at the expense of rural regions close to the capital that were also very hard-hit by the disaster. At a time when everybody talks about reconstruction, emergency issues still need to be addressed. With her hands full of ...

Chile for Chile: a country stands in solidarity

31/03/2010 Chile, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergency in Chile, Latin America by Caritas Communications

Victor Chandia is standing in front of what is left of his little yellow house. All the windows are smashed, the door is gone, part of the roof was taken off. Inside nothing is as it used to be. The once white walls are now brown and muddy, just like the floor and the stairs. ...

Quake aid arriving in China despite difficult weather

31/03/2010 Asia, China, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan by Caritas Communications

The remote region in North-West China was struck by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on 14 April, leaving more than 2,000 people dead and more than 12,000 wounded.

Gimme shelter

31/03/2010 Chile, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergency in Chile, Latin America by Caritas Communications

Phenol Estiverne’s home wasn’t reduced to rubble, like many others hit by Haiti’s earthquake, but he still hasn’t returned to live in it. “It’s too dangerous. During the last aftershock, the cracks in the walls got even deeper. Next time, we will all be buried under the rubble!” says Mr Estiverne. Mr Estiverne, 54, now ...

Resettling earthquake survivors in Haiti

31/03/2010 Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Haiti, Haiti, Latin America by Caritas Communications

Following Haiti’s earthquake in January 1.3 million people are homeless. They are spread across 200 camps and they live in desperately precarious situations. As the rainy season arrives it is essential to resettle these vulnerable people. “These tents are spacious! At least we’ll stay dry tonight. But we’re so far from the centre of the ...

Chile quake catastrophe

31/03/2010 Chile, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergency in Chile, Latin America by Caritas Communications

A massive earthquake in Chile has left two million people in need of support in some of the poorest parts of the country. The quake struck on Saturday 27 February 115km (70 miles) north-east of Concepcion and 325km south-west of Santiago. At least two million people have been affected and 1.5 million homes have been ...

Chile’s worst hit region gets aid

30/03/2010 Chile, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergency in Chile, Latin America by Caritas Communications

By Andreas Lexer, Caritas Communications Officer in Chile “This region is the poorest one in the country“, says Jorge Brito, Executive Director of Caritas Maule. “And it is also the most affected one!” More than 400 people died here, more than in any other region in Chile. Some one million people live in Maule, more ...