As we entered the house, I was surprised the room would fit a bed- it seemed so small. The room was pitch black, but I could just make out the figure lying there; the Ugandan gentleman we had come to visit. He was looking frail and, after discussions with his wife, it transpired she believed [...]
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October 22, 2009
Kenya and East Africa Crisis
We are appealing for £1 million to support our partners who are helping as around 3.8 million people battle against drought in north-east Kenya and the surrounding region Throughout large parts of the country, families face the prospect of starvation as the persistent drought claims crops and animals. We have already pledged £250,000 to our [...]
June 19, 2009
Opinion: Dambisa Moyo’s book ‘Dead Aid’ reviewed
There seems to be renewed wave of interest in Dambisa Moyo’s book, Dead Aid, and no wonder. Her thesis is that a trillion dollars of aid to Africa has left the continent worse off than it was 50 years ago and fosters the corruption which, in the popular mind at least, blights the whole of [...]
May 14, 2009
Uganda: Stuck on the banks of a natural border
A day after arriving on my trip to DR Congo and I’m still in Uganda. In fact I’m enjoying a cup of tea on the banks of Lake Albert next to Bugoma village in Hoima. Over the water is DRC and Bunia – where we’re supposed to be right now. Despite good weather as we [...]
December 1, 2008
World AIDS Day – 20 years of raising awareness
Marking the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day (December 1), this gallery shows the transition over time in how CAFOD has tackled HIV, from the early focus on care and treatment, through to the innovative, wide-ranging education, preventive and awareness work of today
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