Malawi
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Irish aid workers strive to help million trapped by Syrian war
- UK
- May 13, 2016, 01:00
In the hamlet of Kirikhan, 10 kilometres from the Syrian border, mother of seven Um Mohammad sits on a bare mattress in a damp room. Her husband is mi(...)

Direct provision: creating a cultural disconnect
- Food & Drink
- April 2, 2016, 05:01
This month marks 16 years since a temporary measure for housing asylum seekers became the long-term limbo thousands of people have been channelled th(...)

Politicians failing to address migrants’ issues, says group
- Politics
- February 24, 2016, 19:02
Election candidates are failing to reach out to migrants and address issues of integration in an increasingly diverse state, an umbrella body for migr(...)

Irish engineers develop low-cost cookstove for developing countries
- Science
- February 17, 2016, 18:18
Irish engineers have developed an inexpensive stove for use in the developing world that cooks food but also produces enough electricity to power ligh(...)

El Niño drought harms a million African children, says Unicef
- Africa
- February 17, 2016, 12:39
Nearly one million children need treatment for severe malnutrition in eastern and southern Africa due to drought that is putting millions more at ris(...)

‘The meek shall inherit the groove’: the fine art of field recording
- Music
- February 11, 2016, 05:00
A pitfall of capturing music in any permanent, reproducible medium is that it can arrest the artistic growth and progress of that musical form. The ar(...)

Thousands flee Mozambique for camps in Malawi
- Africa
- January 22, 2016, 17:45
When Mozambican troops hunting opposition fighters attacked his village this week, 10-year-old Wit Messenger ran away, leaving behind parents he may (...)

Helping Malawians clean up their household air
- Generation Emigration
- December 15, 2015, 05:00
Lake Malawi’s water levels are at a ten-year low, forcing hydro power stations to operate below capacity, causing power cuts and pumped water shortage(...)

Sending animals to Africa as Christmas gifts this year? Here’s why it matters
- People
- December 11, 2015, 12:24
In a village near the town of Mchinji, in Malawi, a mother of six proudly demonstrates her latest household acquisition. A “tippy tap”, made from an o(...)

Our Wedding Story: Dubliner and American fall for each other in Haiti
- People
- December 5, 2015, 01:00
Laura, a pharmacist from Lucan, Co Dublin, moved to Haiti in 2012 to work with global health organisation Partners in Health. During her time there s(...)