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Feeding the hungry in Chad

In response to the food crisis that is devastating west Africa, Merlin will provide emergency nutrition and heaIth care services to around 50,000 people in western Chad.
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Merlin’s football team hit the back of the net

Merlin’s footballers proved they had team spirit in bucket-loads when the final of the Humanitarian Football Tournament went to penalties.
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Getting ready to save lives in Chad

Getting an aid programme off the ground takes more than just money. Merlin’s Louise Halfpenny spent a week with the Merlin Response Team (MRT) as they toiled away for long hours in 40+ degree heat to get through all the paperwork and processes required to start providing emergency health and nutrition.
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Family planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Merlin's Head of Health, Dr Samson Agbo, travelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to see the fantastic work Merlin is doing on family planning.
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Meeting the challenges in the toughest places around the world

One of the toughest places to live in the world today, Darfur, in western Sudan, faces huge health challenges. Merlin is working tirelessly to meet these problems head on.
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