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Bombs continue to fall while the population in Gaza sits by their open windows in the cold, holding their kids and telling lies to the youngest: “It is just new year fire crackers!”
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Very little aid reaches the population in Gaza.
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ACT International warns of a dramatic escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, if Israel, Hamas and other militant groups do not cease the current hostilities and avert a new military conflict.
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When war once again chased Bageni Katembereza from her home village in September, she shepherded her six children down the dirt roads of eastern Congo toward safety, not knowing where she was headed, only sensing she had to get away.
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The majority of Malawi’s children are either malnourished or undernourished, some of them so badly, that they don’t live through their early years. The parents of the children most often are too poor to prevent it.
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During her visit to Russia, Danish Princess Marie had a break from the high profile dinners and polished floors to visit a centre for homeless. The centre is one of DanChurchAid’s partners.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu nominates DanChurchAid for the Hilton Humanitarian Prize. The nomination is backed by the 10 bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark and former Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Uffe Elleman-Jensen
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Gita Devi is 25 years old and mother of four children. She and her husband live in a hamlet, next to the fields they cultivate. They do not own the land around their house, but 3/4 of the crops are theirs to keep. The landowner gets the rest.
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The Danish government has established an Africa Commission on effective development cooperation with Africa.
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The global credit crisis will have dramatic consequences for the poorest, because those who fund
them are hit by the breakdown," says John Nduna, director of ACT International. Read more...
them are hit by the breakdown," says John Nduna, director of ACT International. Read more...
Getting a goat has been a life changing experience for Padma Ram, his wife Dani Devi and their five children. The family is healthier, their income is secure and the children are now in school, thanks to their five goats, a cow and a little help from local aid organisation SURE.
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Refugees are now seriously returning to South Sudan. Expectations are high but there is very little to come home to
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DanChurchAid prepares a Material Aid support of 750.000 DKK for foodstuffs, sanitary and household packages for the 30.000 refugees, that fled to Russian North Ossetia from Georgian South Ossetia in early august
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Mahder Tsegaw is one of the ‘‘GIVE A GOAT ’’ beneficiaries in Amhara regional state in Dehana, namely in Berbera village. Receiving the donation of goats has changed her life.
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Heavy and incessant rainfall since June 16, 2008 has flooded many areas in the eastern states of Assam, Orissa and West Bengal leaving some 93 people dead and close to 2.7 million people affected.
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There should be plenty of water at the town of Balykchy, where property prices are booming for some. But the faces of the elderly at the local community centre look crestfallen.
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If the main bridge across the Rhone River in central Geneva collapsed and was not repaired, or attended to within days, or even hours, residents of the Swiss city would be up in arms, lobbying and harassing local, regional or federal authorities to act. Action would likely soon be taken.
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Farmers in Cambodias Kompong Speu province are working to make their villages more resilient to the recurring natural disasters, such as drought or floods, hitting the area as a result of changes in the climate. Meet them in our audioslideshows and videos.
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The poor people in the development countries are the ones who must pay the biggest price for the climate changes even though it is largely our way of living in the rich countries which contributes the most to create the climate changes.
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Millions of poor people are in danger of being affected by hunger and famine as prices on food will remain on a high level during the next ten years. This is predicted in a new report ahead of the summit in Rome where the only item on the agenda is the global food crisis
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In light of the global climate changes one of the biggest challenges the world has to face in this century is to create food security for all human beings.
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Accelerating climate changes, war, armed conflict, shrinking of humanitarian space, 9.9 million refugees and 24 million internally displaced. The environment where humanitarian action takes place is evolving rapidly and continuously, posing new challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and protection for affected communities.
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The big advantage of goats – that they eat almost everything – is also a big disadvantage. Therefore, goat rearing must be accompanied by conservation of the environment.
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DanChurchAid and many Danish NGOs are very sceptical about the Danida funded project “Empower the poor – Engage the Danes”, initially known as the Copenhagen Consensus Competition. Civil society actors in five selected African countries are invited to participate in the government competition and submit project ideas within four thematic areas. Subsequently, five famous Danes will select five winner projects, which will be presented to Danida for funding.
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Drought induced crop failures have been the most common disasters experienced in Zambia, but floods, crop and livestock diseases also occur.
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