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CMAM2021
"CMAM 20 years on: Going to scale in fragile contexts": A conference for practitioners hosted by Concern Worldwide on 22–25 March 2021
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Read our 2020 annual report
Concern's objectives, activities and achievements in 2020 can be found in our new annual report.
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Central African Republic
Why Central African Republic? We have been operational in the Central African Republic (CAR) since March 2014. The overall goals of our programme in CAR are to provide humanitarian assistance, build the resilience of communities and to alleviate the suffering of conflict-affected communities.
*We are currently responding to the threat of COVID-19 in Central African Republic. Find out more about our response here.
Conflict and hunger
In 2020, the Central African Republic remains one of the most fragile countries in the world, ranked 188 out of 189 by the Human Development Index, with an estimated 2.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
The persistence of armed clashes in the country has largely contributed to the degradation of the humanitarian situation as well as eroding the resilience capacities of local communities. In the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI), CAR was the only country with hunger levels classified as 'extremely alarming'. Conflict has forced over one million people from their homes, with more than half of those fleeing to neighbouring countries.
If Concern was not here, things would have been much worse. I wouldn't have been able to afford medicine for my children. So they would not have been treated.
Latest achievements
COVID-19
Cash-for-Work
Building community resilience
Amina Alhadji and her neighbours receive seeds and tools at a Concern distribution in Boali. Photo: Chris de Bode / Concern Worldwide
Rufin Glamende (29) has been a nutritional health officer at Gbadengue clinic since August 2015. Photo; Chris de Bode.
Concern's Fabien Makongo in Bossembele. Photo: Chris de Bode / Panos Pictures.
Fishermen in Kouango, CAR, steer a dugout canoe. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.
Matron Emielliene Mapouka administers polio vaccinations at Concern’s mobile health unit. Photo: Chris de Bode / Concern Worldwide
Patricia and Julie with a bowl of mashed cassava, palm nuts, avocados, mushrooms and tomatoes. Photo: Chris De Bode / Concern Worldwide
Members of a Concern-supported seed multiplication group have been cultivating crops in the field they share. Photo: Chris de Bode / Concern Worldwide
How we’re helping CAR
We're working hard to alleviate suffering and build resilience for conflict affected communities in Central African Republic.
Health and nutrition
Food security & livelihoods
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Latest news from Central African Republic
Accountability
