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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How your donation is used

78.9%
Overseas programmes

78.9% of your donation goes towards our emergency response and long-term development work, working together with people living in the most difficult situations, rebuilding and transforming lives, livelihoods and communities.

Eliza Manjolo in her shop in Nsanje, Malawi Photo: Chris Gagnon/Concern Worldwide

16.7%
Fundraising
This is money spent to raise funds for Concern’s work.
4%
Policy, advocacy and campaigns
We invest money to campaign, lobby governments, run petitions and put pressure on decision-makers to tackle the underlying causes of extreme poverty and push for change.
0.4%
Governance
Funds spent to ensure Concern is compliant and adheres to the highest standards.

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Latest updates on our work from around the world

Concern Worldwide and partner SHACDO staff deliver ready-to-use therapeutic food supplies used to treat malnourished children to a clinic in Gedo, Somalia. Photo: Concern Worldwide

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11 December 2023

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Press release11 December 2023

Devastating floods leave over 100 dead and 1.4 million homeless in Somalia

Concern Worldwide’s team in Somalia are responding to the worst floods in 35 years, which have killed 110 people and forced over 1.4 million to flee their homes.

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6 December 2023

What do we mean when we talk about resilience?

Resilience is a word we use a lot at Concern, but what does it mean? In general terms, it is a characteristic that describes a person’s capacity to cope in difficult times. But in humanitarian aid and development work, the word ‘resilience’ is used in a very specific way to discuss a community’s response to disasters, shocks and stresses.

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6 December 2023

3 ways ‘smart’ farming can tackle climate challenges

As COP 28 gets underway, it's clear that climate change is putting an enormous strain on the world’s most vulnerable people. Find out how we are working alongside communities to help them restore food security.

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5 December 2023

How communities are adapting to climate change together in Bangladesh

Parts of the world are feeling the effects of climate change dramatically more than others. One such country is Bangladesh. However, despite climate disasters ripping houses, livelihoods, and lives apart, communities in certain regions of the country are joining together, piecing back their lives and actively adapting to what is sadly now, the new normal.

Denise Dusabe, Vice Mayor of Social Affairs in Gisagara district, presents at an HIV/AIDS prevention and family planning event organized by Concern Rwanda. Five local teams participated in a soccer championship, with government representatives presenting both speeches and prizes. Local health center staff also offered voluntary HIV testing, distributed free condoms, and helped couples with selecting appropriate family planning methods.

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1 December 2023

World AIDS Day 2023: millions of vulnerable people still without access to antiretroviral treatment

39 million people globally were living with HIV at the end of 2022 and 630,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses last year.

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Our worldwide focus in six areas

Ernestine, mother and grandmother of a large family, sells sugar and flour on the roadside, an income-generating activity she began with the help of Concern’s Graduation Project in Manono, Tanganyika. Photo: Pamela Tulizo/ Panos Pictures

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.

Our impact in 2022

16 M

extremely vulnerable people supported in 76 emergencies

8.1 M

people reached through our health and nutrition programmes

36 M

people reached, in 25 of the world's poorest countries

Alain* and baby Christian* in Ngata village outside their home on 22/02/22 Photo: Ed Ram/Concern Worldwide

Help babies get a healthy start

Nearly half of all deaths of children under five worldwide are linked to malnutrition.
We’re helping families facing severe hunger to give their children the best start to life – but we can only do it with your ongoing support.
Giving just £5 a month for a year could provide enough life-saving food to treat two weak and malnourished babies.

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