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    Read our 2021 annual report

    Concern's objectives, activities and achievements in 2021 can be found in our new annual report.
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    Transparency and accountability

    Transparency and accountability

    Concern Worldwide is committed to being transparent and accountable to our supporters because we believe you should be able to understand how we work and how the money we raise is spent.

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    Annual reports

    Annual reports

    Our award-winning annual reports detail our objectives, activities and achievements.

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    How money is spent

    How money is spent

    Over 88% of your donation goes directly towards our relief and development work.

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    How we are governed

    How we are governed

    Concern is controlled and regulated by its members who elect our Board of Directors.

    Concern staff treats the most severe cases of malnutrition among children under five in the Rohingya refugee camps. Photo: Darren Vaughan / Concern Worldwide.

    Codes and policies

    Codes and policies

    Our codes and policies shape our work and ensure we stay true to our values.

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    Supply chains

    Supply chains

    We maintain supply chains that are efficient and economical.

    Our impact in 2021

    17.8 M icon
    17.8 M

    people reached through our emergency response

    11.4 M icon
    11.4 M

    people reached through our health interventions

    5.2 M icon
    5.2 M

    people reached through our livelihoods programmes

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    • Our accounts are prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP.

    • Our annual report has won Published Accounts Awards 22 times since 1988.

    • We have been awarded 'Triple Lock' membership by Charities Institute Ireland.

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