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06 Nov 2012

Nicaragua
PCI trains Nicaraguan government and NGOs in disaster relief and recovery

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— Project Concern International

November 6, 2012 (Managua, Nicaragua) -- PCI Nicaragua was selected to conduct a series of disaster management workshops for Nicaraguan government institutions, as well as a variety of other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in disaster response and humanitarian aid. PCI’s workshops focused on populations living in high risk environments to help them develop rescue and emergency plans, and start the rehabilitation and reconstruction process after a detailed assessment and analysis.

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31 Oct 2012

India
PCI awarded sub-grant for the polio eradication project

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— Project Concern International

PCI awarded over $7 million sub-grant from World Vision, Inc.

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20 Jan 2010

Haiti
Update on Haiti Relief Efforts: Project Concern International Building Resource Pipeline to Bring Aid to Survivors

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— Project Concern International
SAN DIEGO - January 20, 2010 - Project Concern International (PCI) is on the ground in Haiti working with local and international partners to meet survivors' most urgent needs. The San Diego-based health and humanitarian organization is focusing its efforts on the distribution of more than $5 million of vital emergency supplies, medicines, and medical equipment to hospitals, clinics, and other health providers.

In addition, PCI will be working with local organizations to create a "response network" on the ground.

It has been a week since the magnitude

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30 Sep 2007

India
India flooding crisis continues: PCI providing disaster response

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— Project Concern International
India continues to reel from one of the worst monsoon seasons in three decades. With over 500 deaths and more than 23 million Indians currently affected, the anticipated run-off from nearby Nepal threatens to leave even more children and families in grave danger, subject to waterborne illness, life-threatening diseases, and malnutrition.

The flooding has impacted 9,864 villages in a 20-district area, leaving 993,470 people to seek shelter in some 1,300 relief camps in the State of Bihar. Over 400,000 homes and 4.5 million

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30 Sep 2007

Nicaragua
Responding to hurricane felix in Nicaragua

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— Project Concern International
Hurricane Felix barreled ashore in Nicaragua on September 4th as a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. In its wake, the storm left more than a hundred dead (and that number is rising) and tens of thousands without necessary food, water, sanitation facilities and shelter.

Project Concern International (PCI) is on the ground, working through our in-country staff, to provide what's needed today as well as planning for the future health and welfare requirements of the residents and their communities.

In response, we are immediately sending

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30 Aug 2007

Peru
Providing emergency response to earthquake victims in Peru

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— Project Concern International
PCI is providing immediate relief services to communities hardest hit by an earthquake that struck the Peruvian Pacific Coast on August 15. Although receiving little media attention, the situation remains critical with more than 200,000 people still requiring life-saving assistance and nearly 60,000 homeless.

Measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, the earthquake devastated hospitals, schools, churches and government buildings seriously impacting the cities of Pisco, Chincha, Alta, Ica, and Canete. Since the earthquake, over 600 people have died, in excess of 1,000 have

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07 Jun 2006

Indonesia
Indonesia: Project Concern teaches health is more than 'fun and games'

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— Project Concern International
LHOONG, ACEH BESAR-7 June 2006-For years the popular board game Chutes & Ladders (or Ular & Tangga as it is called in Indonesian) has been teaching children the difference between good deeds and bad. These days, in Aceh, it's teaching adults something even more important-how to make sure children grow up healthy and strong.

Ular & Tangga is just one of the creative methods used by Project Concern International (PCI) during its 4-day training workshop for local kaders, or community health volunteers. These kaders form the backbone of PCI's new maternal and child health

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05 May 2006

Somalia + 1 other
East Africa drought: Need for aid urgent beyond 'hot-spots'

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— Project Concern International
Project Concern International Responds in Remote Region of Ethiopia as Conditions Continue to Deteriorate
SAN DIEGO -- May 5, 2006 - As the worst drought in years decimates livestock and threatens starvation across East Africa, Project Concern International is concentrating its response in a remote area of Ethiopia where failed rains have left at least 63,000 people without adequate food or water.

Project Concern's Ethiopia office, after assessing the drought-stricken Somali region, reports that many areas have been identified as 'hot-spots'. However, a growing number of locales

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