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Thirst for change: Over 60,000 actions presented at sunrise solidarity walk for water
On Tuesday 15 May, a delegation of CAFOD supporters delivered over 60,000 Thirst for change actions to No. 10 Downing Street, calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to turn the tide on water poverty.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 130.Thirst for change, 178.Water
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Campaigns successes: A big thank you for everything in 2011
In a year of economic uncertainty and social change in the UK, CAFOD campaigners stood tall, calling for decision makers and those in power to fight injustice. Here are some of the highlights we enjoyed together.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News
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International Women’s Day: A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work
Tuesday 8 March marks the 100th year of International Women’s Day. This year, celebrations focus on education and training for women.
Of the world’s poorest billion people, 70 per cent are women and girls. Education and training are vital so they can get a job and provide for their families.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 319.Gender, 263.News, 260.Private Sector, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
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Fairtrade Fortnight hits 1,000,001 target
CAFOD campaigners are celebrating the success of Fairtrade Fortnight’s ‘The Big Swap’ (27 February – 7 March), which saw parishes, schools and dioceses across the UK swapping their usual purchases for Fairtrade ones.
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Market stall quadruples family income
Caritas Bangladesh has been working with women in Sobeda market in the Khulna region of Bangladesh to improve their livelihoods and income generation for over three years.
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Press release: Consett School sends shoes to Kenya
Children at St Patrick’s Primary School in Consett have donated more than 60 pairs of shoes to children living in the Korogocho Slum in Nairobi, Kenya, after a special visit from the ‘Barefoot Runner’.
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Press release: Barefoot Torchbearer hailed as ‘Olympic Hero’ in Kenya
An Olympic Torchbearer from Consett, County Durham, has been hailed as the first hero of London 2012 after handing over his torch to children in a slum 8,000 kilometres away in Kenya.
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“Conditions are very, very bad. This is the worst situation I’ve seen in Niger," says CAFOD's Michel Monginda Mondengele.
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TAGS: 265.Emergency news, 263.News, 215.Niger
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Standing alongside families in need
HIV volunteers offer a vital lifeline to thousands of families in remote rural areas of Mozambique – giving both practical and emotional support to those facing stigma and discrimination
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Ending wife inheritance in Kenya
Tom Onyango, 32, was forced to marry a second wife after his first died. Now he campaigns to end the custom of wife inheritance, which puts people at risk of contracting HIV
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