Concern Worldwide has launched an emergency response in Afghanistan after avalanches in Badakhshan province killed at least 43 people. An entire village has been buried in 10 feet of snow.
We’ve learned that responding to emergencies costs at least seven times more than preventing them. This is hugely important – particularly as there are food crises looming in the Sahel region of Africa.
On the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, Concern Worldwide has expressed disappointment at the negative focus of some media coverage regarding the aid effort in Haiti.
Two years after the earthquake, Haiti is on the long road to recovery. Your donations are making a difference, but there is still a considerable way to go. Our report outlines the progress so far and the difficulties being faced.
It was a beautiful day for Concern Worldwide yesterday as the covers album of U2’s Achtung Baby went to number one in the iTunes charts in Ireland just 48 hours after its release. Proceeds from the album will benefit our work in east Africa.
Despite being located in the centre of a drought area in Kenya, Moyale has been much less affected by the emergency than its neighbouring villages. This is thanks to the work Concern has been doing there since 2010.