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Weekly Comment:
Irish Non-Profit Raises $20K for Extreme Poverty


By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
June 5, 2015

June 5, 2015 by 1 Comment

Of the 7.2 billion people living today, 1.2 billion live below the line of extreme poverty. In order to combat this grim reality, Concern Worldwide, an Irish charity dedicated to the eradication of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest places, became one of several Live Below the Line partner charities for the first time this year during the annual Live Below the Line … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Irish Non-Profit Raises $20K for Extreme Poverty

“Live Below the Line” Begins April 27

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
April 24, 2015

April 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment

UPDATE: Concern has published the first in a multi-part series documenting Gabe Kennedy's experience in Haiti, where he experienced first-hand the effects and hardship of living below the line of extreme poverty. Watch below. Gabe Kennedy, celebrity chef and environmental advocate, is heading a new Concern Worldwide campaign to raise awareness for poverty and to fight against … [Read more...] about “Live Below the Line” Begins April 27

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