Women of Concern

Concern has established a group called “Women of Concern.” It supports Concern’s work with girls and women in the world’s poorest countries. It provides an opportunity for Irish people to express solidarity and support for women who are less fortunate.

Why focus on women?

Inequality is still rife in the world.

• 70% of the one billion people living on less than a dollar a day are women
• Women work 66% of the world’s working hours
• While only earning 10% of the world’s income
• Over 66% of the world’s 876 million illiterate people are women
• More than 80% of the world’s estimated 40 million refugees are women and children
• Women own less than 1% of the world’s property

Fixing the problem

When a woman is healthy, educated, and empowered, she’s in a position to help herself, her family and her community. A UN research paper has shown that educating girls has the greatest impact on their health, more so than focusing on nutrition, water or sanitation.

Put simply, women are an essential part of building an improved society.

Committed to change

Currently, the Women of Concern group is supporting three projects in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Haiti. Everyone who joins the group commits to supporting these projects.

Impact

At the end of each project, lives will have been changed for the better: girls will have been educated; standards of living will have improved and gender violence will have been reduced. 

For more information or to join the group, please contact majordonorfunds@concern.net.

Newsletter

We’ve just published our first Women of Concern newsletter. Download it now.

Women of Concern Ambassadors

We are proud that the following Irish women have lent their support as Ambassadors for Women of Concern.