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Irene Togbah from Ceayah Town talks with concern workers Nelly Smith and Marie Madden about her struggles without a clean source of water. Photo: Gavin Douglas/Concern Worldwide.

Irene Togbah from Ceayah Town talks with concern workers Nelly Smith and Marie Madden about her struggles without a clean source of water. Photo: Gavin Douglas/Concern Worldwide.

Irene Togbah from Ceayah Town talks with concern workers Nelly Smith and Marie Madden about her struggles without a clean source of water. Photo: Gavin Douglas/Concern Worldwide.

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If you would like to speak to a member of our team about any aspect of our work, please get in touch with us using the details below.

Eamon Timmins

Media Relations Manager
Mobile: +353 (0) 87 988 0524
eamon.timmins@concern.net

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Where your money goes

How your donation is used

89.9%
of your donation goes to Relief and Development

This is spent directly towards our goal of ending extreme poverty.

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7.4%
Fundraising
This is money spent to raise funds for Concern's work and highlight the needs of the communities we work with.
2.3%
Education and Advocacy
We invest money in influencing policies and deepening awareness on issues around global poverty with the public.
0.4%
Governance
Funds spent to ensure Concern Worldwide is managed efficiently and adheres to the highest standards.

Latest press releases

The international community must act urgently to end the conflict which is driving the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and provide the funding needed to respond to the escalating humanitarian needs.

Press release

International community must urgently respond to humanitarian crisis in Sudan

The international community must act urgently to end the conflict which is driving the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and provide the funding needed to respond to the escalating humanitarian needs.

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The international community must act urgently to end the conflict which is driving the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and provide the funding needed to respond to the escalating humanitarian needs.

Press release15 April 2025

International community must urgently respond to humanitarian crisis in Sudan

The international community must act urgently to end the conflict which is driving the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and provide the funding needed to respond to the escalating humanitarian needs.

Concern Worldwide warmly welcomes Irish Minister of State with responsibility for International Development and Diaspora, Neale Richmond to see their essential work improving the nutritional health of children under five in Liberia today (Friday).

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Irish Minister of State, Neale Richmond welcomed to life-saving Concern programme in Liberia

Concern Worldwide warmly welcomes Irish Minister of State with responsibility for International Development and Diaspora, Neale Richmond to see their essential work improving the nutritional health of children under five in Liberia today (Friday).

Limerick's Laurel Hill Secondary School debating team pictured here will debate Dublin's Sandford Park School in the Concern Debates final on May 1

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Dublin and Limerick schools reach all-island Concern Debates final

Two schools from Dublin and Limerick have reached the final of the all-island Concern Debates competition, which over 150 schools entered this year.

Ayan* (39) with her 18 month old child Ahmed* at the Wiil Waal health centre, Somalia. Photo: Mustafa Saeed/Concern Worldwide

Press release

Concern welcomes Irish government’s investment to tackle malnutrition

Concern warmly welcomes the Irish government’s announcement, made at the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) summit in Paris, of €250 million a year over the next four years to combat global malnutrition.

Niamh Kennedy of Sooey NS speaking at the Concern Primary Debates Semi-Final 2023-2024

Press release

Volunteers needed to judge Ireland’s largest school debating contest

Ireland’s largest school debating contest that sees thousands of children and young people debating world issues each year is looking for volunteers as it marks its 40th anniversary.

People gather with jerrycans and other containers to collect water from a tanker cistern in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip

Gaza Crisis Appeal

Half the population of Gaza facing famine
1.9 million people displaced
Over 50,000 children under age of 5 acutely malnourished

Our impact in 2023

15.5 M

people reached through our emergency response

9 M

people reached through our health interventions

2.3 M

people reached through our livelihoods programmes