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Baby Charlyne and Margret Wanjiru in the alleyway outside there home in Kibera. Nairobi where she lost her livelihood and needs urgent food aid to survive

Press release22 November 2020

Millions of children face Christmas with nothing to eat after COVID job losses

Millions of children face a Christmas with little or nothing to eat due to job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic- according to Irish humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide.

Press release

20 November 2020

Concern wins Good Governance Award

Concern Worldwide has won a 2020 Good Governance Award for its annual reporting

Waiting area at Digital Booth - Concern Bangladesh in collaboration with local partners, have launched New Digital Booths in Dhaka, for screening and testing of Covid-19.

Publication

17 November 2020

Covid-19 Research

This page shows the results of research carried out by Concern showing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the poorest people in our programme countries.

Graduation beneficiaries in front of the shop they have set up under the project; they have taken the initiative to establish a hand-washing station in front of the shop and they report soap sales have increased in the last few days as communities have been sensitised on the importance of hand-washing to prevent COVID transmission. Burundi Photo: Maud Biton / Concern Worldwide

Publication

16 November 2020

Research from the Graduation Model

This page outlines the research and learning of Concern's Graduation approach in a number of countries since 2008 (Bangladesh, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Zambia), as a means of sustainably addressing extreme poverty at the household level.

Beneficiaries washing hands in Rwanda as part of an Irish Aid-funded distribution of tools and face masks.

Press release

10 November 2020

Irish Aid support critical as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on vulnerable communities

Concern Worldwide welcomes the publication of Irish Aid’s annual report today which shows that Ireland’s development and humanitarian assistance reached more than 130 countries last year.

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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.