Esime Jenaia, a Lead Farmer for conservation Agriculture, at her plot in Chituke village, Mangochi, Malawi, with neighbour Esnart Kasimu. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.

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Latest updates on our work from around the world

Press release5 May 2021

Concern Worldwide warns of catastrophic hunger for millions of people in 2021

A major report published today warns that 142 million people will face severe food shortages this year and forecasts famines in at least two countries.

A Concern agent checks the names of IDPs who have been registered to receive assistance in Oicha. Photo: Esdras Tsongo

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4 May 2021

The humanitarian crisis in DRC: What you need to know

The humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is dire. Here is what you need to know.

*Hussam, aged 1, and his sister *Hajar, aged 4, who are bold severely malnourished baby and live in a Syrian refugees' tented encampment in Northern Lebanon. Photograph by Mary Turner/Panos Pictures for Concern Worldwide *name changed for security reason

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28 April 2021

Lebanon: a nation crushed by another country’s crisis

With Syrian refugees making up a quarter of its population, Lebanon still has the highest per capita concentration of refugees in the world. As a result public health is deteriorating and living conditions are worsening, severely affecting the lives of those there.

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28 April 2021

The global impact of gender equality

Today we are speaking with Adele Fox, Equality Advisor at Concern and someone who has been involved in the Umodzi project - an innovative way of tackling gender inequality in Malawi.

World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives

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27 April 2021

Extreme poverty levels rise for the first time in 25 years

For the first time in a generation, the fight to end poverty has suffered its worst setback. What is to blame? The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

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Our impact last year

11.5 M

extremely vulnerable people supported in 82 emergencies

10.1 M

people reached through our health interventions

28.6 M

people reached, in 24 of the world's poorest countries

Our worldwide focus in six areas

Joyce Positani, age 42, received training from Concern Worldwide to become a Community Animal Health Worker. She is known in the community and vaccinates up to 300 chickens a month. Thanks to the income she receives from this, her life has been greatly improved. She says “I am very happy and thank Concern for choosing me and training me”. Location: Nakumba District, Lilongwe, Malawi. Photo: Donal Skehan.

Livelihoods

We are enabling those in extreme poverty to forge a way out through secure livelihoods.

Health and nutrition

We work towards the survival and wellbeing of the world's most vulnerable communities.

Education

Education is at the heart of development and is key to breaking the poverty cycle for all children.

Emergencies

In an emergency situation, we act quickly to save lives. We then remain on the ground helping to rebuild livelihoods.

Gender equality

We tackle gender equality to empower people living in extreme poverty.

Innovations

Finding effective solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems requires innovative thinking.

Help a mum become a mumpreneur

After Violette's husband left her, she was left with nothing and her children often went to bed hungry.
But since Violette started on our livelihood programme, she now runs a successful small business growing produce to sell. She's a Mumpreneur!
Please can you help more mums like Violette become mumpreneurs and lift themselves out of poverty?

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