Concern Worldwide | International humanitarian & development organisation

In an emergency, we are first to arrive and among the last to leave

We work with the world's poorest people to transform their lives.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Where your money goes

Relief & Development

Relief & Development

Fundraising

Fundraising

Education & Advocacy

Education & Advocacy

Governance

Governance

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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

Latest news from our world

Fresh, locally grown tomatoes shared with mums and children attending today's Extension Nutrition Action training session - as part of the Morris Town Mothers' Group. Concern has encouraged many families in Morris Town – with a population of around 260 people - to grow their own vegetables – white aubergines, tomatoes and sweet potatoes - in small, prolific vegetable gardens. Photographer: Nora Lorek/ Panos Pictures/ Concern Worldwide

Story16 October 2019

How to expand your diet and eat more sustainably

A guide to eating sustainably in Ireland and around the world.

One-year-old Cecelia being tested for malnutrition.

Press release

16 October 2019

Malnutrition now 'a major global public health threat'

Humanitarian and development leaders have warned that malnutrition is now a "major global public health threat", with at least 50 million children worldwide suffering from an acute form of the condition.

Golden Marlenue, 27 outside her home with her young children. Her two youngest children Naomi, two and Athanase, 12 months, are both malnourished. Photo: Chris de Bode/Panos Pictures for Concern Worldwide

Press release

15 October 2019

GHI 2019: Climate change driving alarming levels of global hunger

Progress made since 2000 in reducing hunger on a global scale has been uneven, according to the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) published today.

An Indian vegetable vendor carries his wares through floodwaters in Siliguri, West Bengal, on July 24, 2016. AFP/Diptendu Dutta 2016.

Publication

14 October 2019

Global Hunger Index 2019

The 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) focuses on climate change - an increasingly relevant threat to the world's hungry and vulnerable people that requires immediate action.