Topics covered in this newsletter:

Focus Myanmar: The devastating Cyclone Nargis has wiped out all livelihoods in the Ayeyarwady Delta region. ACTED and its partners have made this heavily affected region their new projects target…

Chad: The assistance to Sudanese refugees is extended to the rural population of Abeche

Sri Lanka: ACTED is going North

Sri Lanka: Livelihoods revitalised

Tajikistan: Bridging the Digital Divide - setting up Agriculture Information Marketing System

Tajikistan: The most remote school in Tajikistan

Lebanon: ACTED lands at the exhibition in Nabatieh

Uganda: The first results of the voucher for work system

Indonesia: Community Contracting, a new take on cash for work

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Filed under: News, Newsletters on August 19th, 2008

Topic: Murder of a national employee of the French NGO ACTED in the region of Kunduz (Afghanistan)

ACTED is sad to announce the death of one of its Afghani employees, who was found murdered today (August 19th, 2008) in the region of Kundunz (Afghanistan). Sheyesta Gul who worked for ACTED as a community trainer was abducted while driving an ACTED vehicle two days ago. The motives behind this murder are still unclear. Afghani’s police forces are conducting an investigation into the circumstances of this tragedy, which has affected ACTED for the first time in Afghanistan since it started its programmes in 1995.

ACTED firmly condemns this shocking act and is collaborating with the relevant authorities in the ongoing investigation. Deeply shocked, ACTED’s employees throughout the world want to convey their thoughts to the family and relatives of Sheyesta Gul, and to all the employees of ACTED Afghanistan.

Contact: ACTED Paris tel : +33 (0)1 42 65 33 33 / email : communication@acted.org

Filed under: News on August 19th, 2008