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    Press release7 April 2020

    Concern Worldwide welcomes ‘brave and significant’ ruling allowing pregnant girls attend school in Sierra Leone

    Concern Worldwide has welcomed Sierra Leone’s decision to overrule the banning of pregnant girls attending school.

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    News
    7 April 2020

    Fuel to the fire: Will COVID-19 drive global conflict?

    Amid calls for a global ceasefire during the COVID-19 outbreak, Concern's Humanitarian Policy Advisor Dom Hunt discusses the impact of the epidemic on conflict and whether it could fuel increased violence

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    6 April 2020

    Why I decided to stay in Liberia to fight COVID-19

    Megan Beare (25) from Shankill in Co. Dublin was volunteering with Concern in Liberia when the COVID-19 outbreak hit. Here, she explains what she turned down a seat on a flight home this week in favour of staying on to fight the spread of the disease

    Members of Concern Worldwide's "Burial Team 7" attend the home of a 44 year old woman, who it's suspected died of ebola in the New England area of Freetown, on Wednesday night. 73 people were buried in on Wednesday October 29th in Western Area, which includes Freetown and its suburbs. All home deaths in the city are now attended by medical burial teams.
    Press release
    2 April 2020

    Global response needed to assist world’s poorest countries battle COVID-19

    Concern today called on the international community to urgently assist the world’s poorest countries as they prepare to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Members of Concern Worldwide's "Burial Team 7" attend the home of a 44 year old woman, who it's suspected died of ebola in the New England area of Freetown, on Wednesday night. 73 people were buried in on Wednesday October 29th in Western Area, which includes Freetown and its suburbs. All home deaths in the city are now attended by medical burial teams.
    Press release
    2 April 2020

    Global response needed to assist world’s poorest countries battle COVID-19

    Concern today called on the international community to urgently assist the world’s poorest countries as they prepare to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Our impact in 2018

    11.5 M

    people reached through our emergency response

    17.6 M

    people reached through our health interventions

    12.4 M

    people reached through our long term development programmes

    What we do

    Logistics advisor Graham Woodcock in front of a loaded Concern truck with supplies for distribution in La Gonave, Haiti. Photo: Kristin Myers / Concern Worldwide.

    Emergencies

    Our goal is to respond rapidly to save lives and reduce suffering and this is exactly what we do. In an emergency situation, we act quickly to save lives.

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    Joyce Positani, age 42, received training from Concern Worldwide to become a Community Animal Health Worker. She is known in the community and vaccinates up to 300 chickens a month. Thanks to the income she receives from this, her life has been greatly improved. She says “I am very happy and thank Concern for choosing me and training me”. Location: Nakumba District, Lilongwe, Malawi. Photo: Donal Skehan.

    Livelihoods

    Secure livelihoods offer the extreme poor a pathway to forge their way out of poverty. We implement our livelihood programmes in some of the most vulnerable places in the world.

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    Nutrition Coordinator, Dr. Musharrat Jahan, at Concern Worldwide's Nutrition Support Centre at Hakim Para camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.

    Health and nutrition

    We work towards the survival and wellbeing of the world's most vulnerable communities, while ensuring they obtain the knowledge and resources to keep themselves and their families healthy and nourished.

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    *Farah attends a non-formal education programme in North Lebanon. Photo: Chantale Fahmi/Concern Worldwide 2017.

    Education

    Education is key to breaking the poverty cycle. We seek to increase access to education, improve the quality of teachers and improve child well-being by providing safe learning environments.

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    Rebecca Dolley with her husband Jeremiah in Nakai Town. Photo: Gavin Douglas/Concern Worldwide.

    Gender equality

    Gender inequality remains a major obstacle to the eradication of poverty. Gender equality is therefore a key area of focus for all programmes in livelihoods, health and education.

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    Innovations

    Wherever we work, we are always on the lookout for ways of doing things better. Innovation for us means creating value at scale with solutions that are more effective, efficient and sustainable.

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    COVID-19 Response

    • The coronavirus poses an existential threat to the world's most vulnerable communities

    • Our teams are mobilising to respond to the threat and help save lives

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