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Bringing Solar Power to the People of Darfur

26/05/2010 Africa, Climate Change, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Food, Sudan by Caritas Communications

As climate change is heatedly debated by world leaders, communities in Darfur are finding sustainable solutions to water shortages in Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) Camps. The rainy season in South Darfur typically lasts five or six months of the year. For the remainder, the land is dry, arid and desolate. With the length of the ...

Doctor on call in Gaza

24/05/2010 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Jerusalem, Middle East & North Africa by Caritas Communications

More than a year after the war, people in Gaza continue to suffer from poverty, poor access to health care and psychological distress. The Caritas mobile clinic is composed of Dr. Jebril Barood and his team of a nurse, a psychologist, a laboratory technician and a driver. They visit six different areas every week in ...

The forgotten ones in Haiti

24/05/2010 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Haiti, Haiti, Latin America by Caritas Communications

By Mathilde Magnier In Port-au-Prince there are a number of neighbourhoods which aren’t considered a priority but which were hard hit by the earthquake.Caritas is working in these communities At first appearances, Sibert seems to have stood up well to Haiti’s January 12th earthquake. There’s little damage in this almost rural neighbourhood in the north ...

First signs of reconstruction in Haiti

19/05/2010 Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Haiti, Haiti, Latin America by Caritas Communications

By Mathilde Magnier As the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of earthquake victims in Port-au-Prince becomes ever more challenging ahead of the rainy season, Caritas starts setting up temporary shelter in rural areas. Bolivar Tasic is resting. The burning sun at midday is wearing her out. Sitting in the shade of the only tree on ...

Children’s laughter returns to Haiti

14/05/2010 Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Haiti, Haiti, Latin America by Caritas Communications

By Mathilde Magnier in Haiti “The children’s laughter just changes the atmosphere, it is the most therapeutic thing in the world ! Since we started with activities for the little ones, things have really changed around here,” says David Valeus. He has a ball in one hand and a paintbrush in the other one. Life is ...

Léogàne needs to keep its health clinics

14/05/2010 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Haiti, Haiti, Latin America by Caritas Communications

By Mathilde Magnier As many humanitarian organizations have started to withdraw their temporary medical units from the city of Léogàne, about 50 km from the capital Port-au-Prince, Caritas health centres are needed more than ever. 90% of the city was destroyed in the earthquake. Caritas provided emergency treatment during the first weeks after the disaster. ...

Back to school in Haiti

14/05/2010 Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Haiti, Haiti, Latin America by Caritas Communications

By Mathilde Magnier Seated on a little bench in the shade of the large tarpaulins that are used as class rooms on her former school playground, Kethia Phélizaire is straightening the creases on her skirt and brushing of dust from her sandals with great care. “I need to take good care of my school uniform, ...

Peace in Colombia is Possible

30/04/2010 Advocacy, Colombia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Latin America, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

[youtube id=”rnNbyirvJ8k” width=”600″ height=”350″] A forty-five year war, millions of displaced and millions of lives damaged by killings, kidnappings, landmines and fear. This is Colombia and this is the place where Caritas is working to ensure “Peace is Possible”. Caritas is there for the people of Colombia with material and moral support. Caritas also lobbies ...

Nigerians live in fear after brutal attacks

30/04/2010 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Nigeria, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

The killing of hundreds of people around the Nigerian city of Jos has terrorised the local population. Caritas is running peacebuilding programmes and providing aid to those caught in the ongoing conflict, but say more needs to be done to provide security.

Food, tents, warm clothes needed in China after quake

30/04/2010 Asia, China, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan by Caritas Communications

Over six hundred people have now been confirmed dead as a result of the earthquake and over 10,000 are injured. However, some of the areas affected are isolated and haven’t yet been reached so these figures could rise.