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11-month-old Mark Moses is treated at Mukuru Health Centre.

Story11 January 2021

'Starvation is never inevitable - we must act to prevent famine'

As news of famine emerges in several countries, Concern Worldwide Chief Executive Dominic MacSorley calls for immediate action to avoid "catastrophic" consequences for the world's most vulnerable.

Publication

21 January 2021

COVID-19 Technical Resources

Technical resources developed by Concern Advisers for emergency and development programming during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dublin footballer Michael Darragh Macauley with two Syrian boys in Iraq where he visisted refugees being helped by Concern Worldwide in November 2019. Photo by Gavin Douglas of Concern Worldwide

Press release

21 January 2021

Concern congratulates its ambassador Michael Darragh Macauley after his retirement from inter-county football

Irish humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide has congratulated its ambassador Michael Darragh Macauley on a marvellous sporting career after he announced his retirement from inter-county football today.

A student in class 1 at Benevolent Islamic Primary School in Makinth community writes on the black board

Publication

4 January 2021

Education - Safe Learning Model Research

This page outlines the design and results of the Safe Learning Model pilot research in Sierra Leone from 2017 - 2021 undertaken in partnership with University College Dublin- School of Education.

Concern logistics advisor Paula Donohoe checking part of the aid consignment, funded by Irish Aid, after it arrived in Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

Press release

27 December 2020

Concern team receives vital aid flight in Sudan on Christmas Day

A Concern team has spent Christmas day preparing to distribute a major delivery of aid to refugees along the Sudan/Ethiopia border.

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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.