Étiquette : Emergency
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Emergency in the Horn of Africa and East Africa
Given the catastrophic situation resulting from the severe drought experienced by the Horn of Africa as well as East Africa and affecting more than 10 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya, Caritas Africa is granting 25 000 euro to support the efforts made by the respective Caritas members in the above-mentioned countries, who […]
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Flood disaster in Namibia
Severe flooding affected two extensive areas in the North of Namibia during the month of March 2009. Sister Aine Hughes, Caritas Zonal Coordinator for IMBISA, who recently visited Namibia, gives an update of the situation, two months after the heavy flooding. Numbers of people affected Approximately 700 000 people have been directly or indirectly affected […]
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Zimbabwe: No country for old men
Until recently, wheelbarrows in Zimbabwe were used to ferry about huge amounts of cash to buy basic food stuffs. The economy was crumbling and hyperinflation meant that even though people were suddenly millionaires, all they could afford was a loaf of bread. Then, as a cholera epidemic swept the country they were used to carry […]
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Caritas points to 2009 as year for poor in Africa
March 6, 2009: Caritas members from 22 African countries and Caritas representatives from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania met in Nairobi, 4 to 6 March. Pope Benedict XVI comes to Africa for his first pastoral visit at the end of this month. Then, in October, Bishops meet for the 2nd African […]