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ACTED to assist refugees in South Sudan

JUBA [ACTED News] - Following South Sudan’s declaration of independence on 9 July 2011, the security situation on the border between Sudan and South S...

2 years on Haiti still needs attention

2011 has been a year of transition for Haiti. Humanitarian aid and the commitment of NGOs in Haiti continued all along the last 12 months, but the 12...

The 5th Convergences 2015 world Forum to discuss innovative solutions to alleviate poverty

The Convergences 2015 world Forum is a major event for all professionals interested in exchanging on and discussing innovative solutions in order to a...

Looking back at a year of commitment

Horn of Africa, Libya... Throughout 2011, ACTED has been on the frontline of a year struck by humanitarian emergencies in our countries of interventio...

2012/02/08
Libya | Rehabilitation

A new dawn

Three months have passed since the fall of Sirte and Muammar Gaddafi’s final, fateful attempt to escape justice. Across Libya the mood is one of euphoria, celebration and hope – [...]

2012/02/06
| Emergency

View the interactive map of needs in the Philippines

Click here to view the interactive mapCAGAYAN DE ORO [ACTED News] – To ensure a better response to shelter needs in the aftermath of the Sendong tropical storm in the Philippines [...]

2012/02/03
South Sudan | Emergency

ACTED to assist refugees in South Sudan

JUBA [ACTED News] - Following South Sudan’s declaration of independence on 9 July 2011, the security situation on the border between Sudan and South Sudan has steadily [...]

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2012/02/08 (All day) - Chad
3.6 million people are severely food insecure in Chad

N'DJAMENA [ACTED News] -6 out of 10 households in Chad's Sahel band are considered severely food insecure, according to a national study conducted after the latest harvest. Households in the hardest hit areas have enough stock to cover less than a month of [...]

2012/02/06 (All day) - Iraq
Iraq apprentices increase employers' revenue

BAGHDAD [ACTED News] – 93% of entrepreneurs involved in ACTED’s pilot apprenticeship scheme in Thi Qar Governorate reported satisfaction with it, according to survey results assessing the scheme’s overall economic benefit and impact. Other preliminary [...]

2012/01/31 (All day) - India
Assessing damage from Cyclone Thane

CUDDALORE DISTRICT, India [ACTED News] - Cyclone Thane hit the Tamil Nadu coast on 30th December 2011 before heading inland, damaging or destroying 470,000 houses and almost 600,000 hectares of agricultural land with winds of up to 140 kilometers per hour. [...]

2012/01/31 (All day) - Kenya
Samburu women benefit from hygiene training

MARALAL [ACTED News] – The recently ended short rains have filled the seasonal unprotected water sources in Samburu County, putting communities at risk of contracting water-borne diseases which contribute to malnutrition. ACTED and its partner, Pastoral [...]

2012/01/31 (All day) -
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Afghan refugees to leave Pakistan by end of year

ISLAMABAD [ACTED News] - The tripartite agreement between the United Nations Refugees Agency (UNHCR), and the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which grants Afghan refugees an official refugee status in Afghanistan, will come to an end on 31 December [...]

2012/01/30 (All day) - South Sudan
ACTED first to monitor displacements in Jonglei, South Sudan

IDPs travelling to safety in Akobo town.AKOBO, South Sudan [ACTED News] - Following the eruption of the crisis in Jonglei state, South Sudan, tens of thousands of people – particularly women and children – were displaced. ACTED was the first NGO to send an [...]

2012/01/30 (All day) - Kenya
Livestock Market Associations to encourage commercial partnerships in East Pokot

CHURO, Kenya [ACTED News] – Amaya Livestock Market Association (LMA) is about to enter into agreement with Baringo County Council to share the revenue collected on market day as they also play a role for ensuring market security and maintenance of the market [...]

2012/01/30 (All day) - Tajikistan
ACTED educates schoolchildren on disaster preparedness in Khatlon province, Tajikistan

KURGAN TEPPA [ACTED News] - Every year as a result of natural disasters in Tajikistan hundreds of people are dying the majority of which are children. One of the problems is children’s lack of knowledge with regards to disaster preparedness. Many children do [...]

2012/01/30 (All day) - PT
Palestinian cooperatives link up with marketing companies

RAMALLAH [ACTED News] – Three prominent marketing and distribution companies met with representatives of 19 rural cooperatives in Al Fundoq, Qalqilya Governorate in a workshop organized by ACTED on 14 January. It provided the cooperatives with an opportunity [...]

2012/01/30 (All day) - Myanmar
UK commits funding to microfinance in Myanmar

YANGON [ACTED News] - Britain’s Foreign Minister committed 10 million GBP to projects promoting microfinance in Myanmar last week during his visit to Yangon. A new law clarifying regulation of the microfinance sector, as well as ongoing political shifts in [...]

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ACTED Newsletter #77 December 2011

CONTENTS

  • FOCUS Beyond the emergency
  • REACT: Mobilizing key resources
  • TSF: "Operational within 24 hours" (Libya)
  • 12-E Tropical storm causes heavy damage in Central...
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