Concern Worldwide | International humanitarian & development organisation

Ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes

We are determined to end hunger and malnutrition in the world’s poorest places

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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.

How money is spent

Overseas programmes

Overseas programmes

Fundraising

Fundraising

Policy, advocacy & campaigning

Policy, advocacy & campaigning

Governance

Governance

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Our impact last year

24 M

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

11.6 M

extremely vulnerable people supported in 66 emergencies

£22.7 M

spent to provide life-saving aid and long term development assistance

Latest updates on our work from around the world

The harsh landscape between Hargeisa and Borama. Photo: Eamon Timmins/Concern Worldwide

News16 September 2019

Can we break the link between drought and hunger?

With drought looming once more in the Horn of Africa, Sally Tyldesley, our Senior Resilience Policy Officer talks about its links to hunger, climate change and how Concern is working with the people affected by drought in Somalia.

Women from Zardana Satourou village and the vegetable gardens they have grown with the support of Concern. Photo: Apsatou Bagaya / Concern Worldwide.

News

16 September 2019

Niger: what you need to know

Five facts to explain why this landlocked country is one of the poorest in the world.

Recently married Patrick Ghembo of Monyo Village, Malawi, standing in his field, destroyed by the floods. Patrick is a farmer of maize and rice. He and his wife must rely solely on fishing until he can plant again. They will stay at the displacement camp until the floods have fully subsided. Photo: Gavin Douglas

News

13 September 2019

Cyclone Idai: where we are six months on

On March 15 2019, Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, killing more than 961 people and leaving almost three million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Since then, we have been responding.

Atiir Kataboi with five of her seven children, Amoni, Ekalale, Arot, Imzee and Ebei. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide

Press release

10 September 2019

Concern Worldwide escalates its operations in drought-stricken Kenya as child malnutrition levels soar

Concern Worldwide is ramping up its operations in drought-stricken Turkana in northern Kenya, in response to extremely critical levels of malnutrition among young children and predictions that these levels will remain high for the coming months.