David Darg
David Darg works for the U.S.-based humanitarian organisation Operation Blessing International (OBI). David is a member of an internationally itinerant family; he was born in the US, grew up in the Middle East and subsequently moved to England. It was there that he read Theology at Oxford University. David now resides in Senegal, West Africa. His role with OBI sees him working on the front-lines of many of the world's most serious humanitarian crises. Recently David coordinated projects in Liberia, Sudan, Lebanon and Somalia. Through his writing and photography David strives to bring awareness of human suffering to those with the power to make a difference.
"China's recovery effort has been astounding"
Author: David Darg
I was in Burma, surrounded by death and destruction, when I heard the news: Massive Earthquake Strikes Central China. A few weeks later and I am in China, surrounded by death and destruction yet again. But despite the horrific 7.9 quake that rocked Sichuan province, I am also surrounded by remarkable hope and resilience.
Today in the village of Yaojin, 17 miles from the epicenter, I watched an old woman emerge from a crack in a huge pile of rubble that was once her house. She crawled out with a beaming smile and laughing, she had found her cooking pot. Another family beckoned me to come and eat lunch with them in the shade of their tent, erected next to the remains of their home in which they lost everything they owned.
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Author: David Darg
I was in Burma, surrounded by death and destruction, when I heard the news: Massive Earthquake Strikes Central China. A few weeks later and I am in China, surrounded by death and destruction yet again. But despite the horrific 7.9 quake that rocked Sichuan province, I am also surrounded by remarkable hope and resilience.
Today in the village of Yaojin, 17 miles from the epicenter, I watched an old woman emerge from a crack in a huge pile of rubble that was once her house. She crawled out with a beaming smile and laughing, she had found her cooking pot. Another family beckoned me to come and eat lunch with them in the shade of their tent, erected next to the remains of their home in which they lost everything they owned.
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KENYA BLOG: Everywhere you look people are migrating
Author: David Darg
As the tiny coffin was lowered into the ground the mother collapsed in the dust and began weeping uncontrollably. I was in Nairobi and attending the funeral of two-year-old Mary. The infant had been murdered by a mob from a rival tribe just a few days before. Her plot stood amongst a sea of freshly painted white crosses at the Langata cemetery. Over 1000 people have been killed in violence that has swept through Kenya since the disputed presidential election in December 2007. An estimated 300,000 have been displaced from their homes in the turmoil. ...
Author: David Darg
As the tiny coffin was lowered into the ground the mother collapsed in the dust and began weeping uncontrollably. I was in Nairobi and attending the funeral of two-year-old Mary. The infant had been murdered by a mob from a rival tribe just a few days before. Her plot stood amongst a sea of freshly painted white crosses at the Langata cemetery. Over 1000 people have been killed in violence that has swept through Kenya since the disputed presidential election in December 2007. An estimated 300,000 have been displaced from their homes in the turmoil. ...
VIDEO BLOG: On the ground in Kenya's crisis
Author: David Darg
Part 1 of David Darg's video diary during Kenya's Ethnic Crisis 2008 Day 2 Day 3
Author: David Darg
Part 1 of David Darg's video diary during Kenya's Ethnic Crisis 2008 Day 2 Day 3
Roof tiles like flying razors on the night Felix hit
Author: David Darg
"Independence day has been cancelled", a Nicaraguan aid worker sighed in a thick Caribbean accent. The September 15 celebrations had been called off in Puerto Cabezas as a sign of respect to the victims of Hurricane Felix and to avoid disturbing the clean-up operation. ...
Author: David Darg
"Independence day has been cancelled", a Nicaraguan aid worker sighed in a thick Caribbean accent. The September 15 celebrations had been called off in Puerto Cabezas as a sign of respect to the victims of Hurricane Felix and to avoid disturbing the clean-up operation. ...
Hurricane Dean misses tourists but hits villagers hard
Author: David Darg
I flicked though the pages of the in-flight magazine to take my mind off the violent turbulence. A glossy image of turquoise water lapping a white sand beach had me transfixed. I have been on the road for weeks responding to a trail of disasters around the world. After sleepless nights and intense heat during the floods in India to the freezing cold and chaos of Peru's quake zone, nothing looked more inviting than the beaches of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. But the flight to Cancun that was usually packed with holidaymakers now only contained a handful of aid workers and journalists and we were not heading for "fun in the sun". ...
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Author: David Darg
I flicked though the pages of the in-flight magazine to take my mind off the violent turbulence. A glossy image of turquoise water lapping a white sand beach had me transfixed. I have been on the road for weeks responding to a trail of disasters around the world. After sleepless nights and intense heat during the floods in India to the freezing cold and chaos of Peru's quake zone, nothing looked more inviting than the beaches of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. But the flight to Cancun that was usually packed with holidaymakers now only contained a handful of aid workers and journalists and we were not heading for "fun in the sun". ...
