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Female food hero

Posted by Isla Gilmore | in Concern Blog | 18 November 2011 | 0 comments
The winner! Ester Jerome (left) receiving sculpture from Sophia Simba.

On World Food Day in October, Concern Worldwide took part in a major event in Tanzania to award a single woman for being a “female food hero.”  

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Inspirational baking

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in The Bakers' Blog! | 9 November 2011 | 0 comments
Inspirational baking

Students at Muhammadi Madrasah in Birmingham recently took part in Bake a Difference. They held a bake sale which raised more than £400 for Concern Worldwide.

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Open Forum on Food

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 14 April 2011 | 2 comments
Hasina Begum of Concern assists with food distribution in Chittagong, Bangladesh

The recent increase in global food prices is having a devastating impact on people in the world’s poorest countries. 

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Food prices: a perfect storm

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 17 February 2011 | 1 comment
Displaced Congolese women working on a Concern sponsored agricultural project.

Global food prices are at an all-time high. Many devastating factors are combining at the same time – a perfect storm for the world’s poorest people. Concern’s teams are responding, but international leaders need to address the situation with extreme urgency.

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The importance of crop production

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 15 October 2010 | 0 comments
Heidi Alexander MP recently travelled to Kenya

Heidi Alexander MP recently travelled to Kenya to see firsthand the problems there. This is her account of the experience.

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Bake like a chef!

Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in The Bakers' Blog! | 21 September 2010 | 0 comments
Chef Paul Rankin. Courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Rankin.jpg

Yes, they’re highly qualified. Yes, they’ve years of experience. But even famous chefs need recipes. Now you too can gain chef status in no time with these delicious recipes from Paul Rankin.

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Coalition report launched in parliament

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Unheard Voices Blog | 15 August 2010 | 0 comments
group attending the launch

The African Smallholder Farmers’ Group (ASFG), of which Concern Worldwide is a member, launched a new report in the UKParliament on 7 July. The report is named “Africa's Smallholder Farmers: Approaches that work for viable livelihoods.”

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Setting up a mobile phone programme

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 28 July 2010 | 1 comment

In her latest post, Amanda McLelland explains how the emergency response team successfully set Concern’s mobile phone transfer programme in Niger.

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Millions hungry in Niger

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 28 May 2010 | 0 comments
Mothers and children waiting at Concern health centre, Niger. 2005

I’ve just arrived in Niger. There is an emerging crisis here, with 7.8 million people facing food shortages. I’ve come to assess the situation firsthand.

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