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

The life-saving health post built using shipping containers and fully equipped in just 3 months by Concern in Chad.

News

13 January 2022

Shipping containers transformed into health centre saves lives

Last year, Concern built a new life-saving health clinic using old shipping containers in just three months in one of the hottest and poorest parts of the world; Chad.

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News13 January 2022

Shipping containers transformed into health centre saves lives

Last year, Concern built a new life-saving health clinic using old shipping containers in just three months in one of the hottest and poorest parts of the world; Chad.

Regina Honu, Zubeida Mustafa and Miriam Vogel, Women of Change.

Story

12 January 2022

Exciting trends in gender equality and the women behind them

As we enter 2022 and the world continues to progress in all areas of science, technology, and creativity, moving towards a fairer world remains a priority. Women are driving ideas and innovation forwards to serve other women and inspire an equal world.

Rohingya refugees search among the ruins of burnt shelters at the camp at Cox's Bazaar.

Press release

10 January 2022

Concern to support 400 young children following blaze at refugee camp

Concern Worldwide is supporting over 400 children, aged under-five, who are among the 4,000 people directly affected by yesterday’s blaze in the refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar..

Nasima* (holds her son Rahmin* (2 months old) standing in the doorframe of what was once Sangin's clinic, bombed out and destroyed. There is currently no healthcare available. Photo: Stefanie Glinski

News

23 December 2021

Afghanistan: what is the situation on the ground right now?

Concern Worldwide’s Head of Emergency Operations Ros O’Sullivan has just returned from five weeks in Afghanistan. We spoke to him about what the situation is really like on the ground in a country where there is an escalating humanitarian crisis.

Thousands of people gathered their belongings and fled the city of Goma. Photo: Esdras Tsongo

News

22 December 2021

Six humanitarian crises to watch out for in 2022

We put the spotlight on the global trends and humanitarian crises that are going to dominate in 2022.

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Our impact last year

17.9 M

extremely vulnerable people supported in 78 emergencies

9.2 M

people reached through our health interventions

36.9 M

people reached, in 23 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.

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

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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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