The Thematic Research Project on Supporting Local Government Planning within the Context of Government Decentralisation was commissioned by Concern Worldwide on behalf of all five Irish International NGOs receiving funding from the Irish Government under the Multi Annual Programme Scheme (MAPS).  (22 Dec 2007)

An approach to operate sustainable microfinance for poor and extreme poor through Community Based Organisation in Bangladesh A paper to be presented in a Development’s future conference to be organised from 24-25 November 2007 at National University of Ireland Galway  (18 Nov 2007)

Concern Worldwide, in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development and a group of UK-based international NGOs, commissioned an examination of the issue of vulnerability in the Sahel and produced this groundbreaking and challenging piece of research.  (14 Nov 2007)

Concern Worldwide, in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development and a group of UK-based international NGOs, commissioned an examination of the issue of vulnerability in the Sahel and produced this groundbreaking and challenging piece of research. (In French)  (14 Nov 2007)

Between December 2006 and April 2007, Concern Worldwide implemented the Dowa Emergency Cash Transfer (DECT) project, in cooperation with Opportunity International Bank (OIBM), with financing from the Department for International Development (DFID). Faced with the conflicting circumstances of high vulnerability to the negative impacts of weather, resulting in critical food insecurity in the Kasungu Lilongwe Plain, on one hand, and a generally good harvest nationally on the other hand, the DECT project implemented a novel approach to emergency relief. It combined a sophisticated targeting methodology, with the combination of cash, disbursed through a form of electronically enabled payment, namely a Smart Card-enabled authentication and mobile bank system.  (05 Sep 2007)

Concern Worldwide implemented its Food and Cash Transfers project (‘FACT’) in three districts of central Malawi as a complementary humanitarian intervention during the food crisis of 2005/06. Though limited in scale (5,050 households) and duration (4 months), FACT was highly innovative and generated a range of positive impacts. Drawing on FACT monitoring surveys and qualitative fieldwork conducted immediately after FACT ended, this evaluation report reviews the design, implementation and impacts of the project on households, communities and markets, and draws lessons for Concern Worldwide and for wider social protection debates in Malawi and beyond.  (05 Sep 2007)

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During the food crisis of 2005/06 Concern Worldwide implemented a Food and Cash Transfers project (FACT) in three districts of central Malawi as a complementary humanitarian intervention. Though limited in scale (5,050 households) and duration (4 months), FACT was highly innovative and generated a range of positive impacts.  (21 Aug 2007)

Between December 2006 and April 2007, Concern Worldwide implemented the Dowa Emergency Cash Transfer (DECT) project, in cooperation with Opportunity International Bank (OIBM), with financing from the Department for International Development (DFID). Faced with the conflicting circumstances of high vulnerability to the negative impacts of weather, resulting in critical food insecurity in the Kasungu Lilongwe Plain, on one hand, and a generally good harvest nationally on the other hand, the DECT project implemented a novel approach to emergency relief. It combined a sophisticated targeting methodology, with the combination of cash, disbursed through a form of electronically enabled payment, namely a Smart Card-enabled authentication and mobile bank system.  (21 Aug 2007)

Malnutrition is a major direct killer of under-five children all over the world, and increases the risk of death from other diseases. It is a chronic problem in Malawi, where persistent episodes of food shortages are compounded by problems of endemic disease and HIV and AIDS. The Essential Health Package (EHP) is the government's strategy for delivering basic health services to all Malawians. Community-level health care is fundamental to the EHP, and Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC), based as it is on public health principles, has proved to be a highly effective measure in combating acute malnutrition in under-five children. The following is a report on "Community Therapeutic Care - The Rationale for Scale-up in Malawi" and comes as a result of a CTC Review Workshop held in April of this year.  (21 Aug 2007)