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COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL
OFFERS INTERVIEWS FROM KENYA:
Country Director Available Wednesday to Talk about Political Unrest
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More than 600 people have died and 250,000 have been displaced from their homes in Kenya in violence that has erupted since a disputed presidential election Dec. 27. The opposition plans three days of protests beginning Wednesday, but police have banned the rallies.
Compassion International, one of the world’s largest Christian child-development organizations, has 29 projects at the center of the political unrest. Fifteen hundred Compassion families and children have been affected.
Compassion Kenya reports that families and whole communities have been displaced by the turmoil, with property being destroyed, looted or vandalized. Compassion Kenya is providing medical aid and counseling while networking with other agencies to help families in areas outside the Compassion projects.
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Sidney Muisyo, Compassion’s Country Director; he is a native of Kenya
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6-10 a.m. PT / 8 a.m.-noon CT / 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ET
Wed., Jan. 16, by appointment
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via phone from Nairobi, Kenya
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Compassion International works with more than 900,000 children in 24 countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Some 4,000 indigenous churches from more than 65 denominations partner with Compassion.
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To schedule an interview with Sidney Muisyo, contact Steve Yount (972.267.1111, ext 205, (c) 469.438.7011, [email protected]) or Dan Parker (972.267.1111, ext. 206, [email protected]).
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