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Accompanying Jonathan Steele on his assignment around the Sudan, photographer David Levene captured the suffering and the hope at projects in Akuem and Thonyor. (You will need Flash Player 6 to view this gallery. You can download it here).
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Our Christmas charity appeal is boosted by a limited edition T-shirt, designed by Turner prize-winning artist Chris Ofili.
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| | Jonathan Steele's video dispatches |
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Jonathan Steele visits an MSF clinic in war-torn south Sudan where doctors strive to combat a lethal wasting disease. (Video: 5mins)
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Afghanistan through the eye of a needle
Jonathan Steele follows bands of bicycling innoculators as they try to bring health education to the furthest reaches of Afghanistan. (Video: 5mins)
Listen to Jonathan's audio report (9m 22) |
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Help in the heart of Chechnya
Jonathan Steele visits a clinic in the former Soviet republic where both the patients and the doctors are refugees from conflict. (Video: 6mins) |
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Clinics help to bring stability to Sudan
Reporting from war-torn southern Sudan, Jonathan Steele examines the vital work of MSF in treating the population's basic health problems. (Video: 6mins)
Oasis of medical care in desert of destruction |
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| | The stories behind this year's appeal |
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Charity appeal: the final push
Guardian and Observer readers had donated £346,938 by New Year's Eve. While the figure is more than at the same stage last year, there is still some way to go before the total of £837,298 is beaten. |
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Healing the hidden casualties of Kashmir
Médecins Sans Frontières: Help for some of the thousands traumatised by conflict.
'Beautiful' disease which soon turns ugly
Doctoring by stealth in Burundi
Your donation can help medics fight Africa's measles epidemic
Healing the most intimate scars of war
Unjust desert
Doctors act at long distance across frontiers
How malaria arrived in vulnerable corner of Burundi
Shattered victims of a war the world forgot
The struggle to cure 'forgotten' diseases
Cheap drugs give hope to Aids patients in war zone
Intervention is the cure for Colombia
About Médecins Sans Frontières UK
MSF: how your money will be spent |
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Helping men take responsibility for battering their partners
Domestic violence: Project seeks to curb the anger behind domestic violence.
Help for child victims of domestic violence
Hope for a mother in despair
Reform at heart of Women's Aid mission
Protection and support for woman living in fear
Help abused women cross cultural barrier to freedom
Fighting back
A haven to rebuild damaged lives
When all you can do is run for your life
How domestic violence is being tackled in the classroom
Helping abused women rise from the ashes
Interview: David Robins, chairman, New Philanthropy Capital
NPC - bridging the gap between donors & charities
The charities who will benefit
How the appeal money will be distributed
Domestic violence - the facts |
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Domestic violence, global terror: the cost of conflict
One theme unites the two areas of charity work featured in this year's Christmas appeal - conflict. |
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Dig deep for victims of war and abuse
Our Christmas appeal supports organisations which are endeavouring to bring aid to victims of conflict, to repair the lives of people in crisis and to speak out against violence. |
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Huge response took safe water appeal to new levels
We have been overwhelmed by the success of the 2002-03 appeal which, I believe, has broken all previous records, writes Ravi Narayanan, director of WaterAid. |
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Donations gave young people without hope a fresh start
This time last year we had no idea that the Guardian readers' Christmas contribution would enable Fairbridge to light the lives and smiles of so many young people, writes Nigel Haynes, director of Fairbridge. |
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Thank you
Last year's charity appeal raised a total of £837,298, a record amount. The sum was split between our two chosen charities Fairbridge (which received £273,239) and Wateraid (£564,059). |
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About the Christmas charity appeal 2002
Information about WaterAid and Fairbridge, the beneficiaries of last year's appeal.
More news and features on the 2002 appeal |
