clare ahern

The Horn of Africa is in the grip of drought. Food prices have increased and the number of people across the region who don’t have enough food to eat has reached 12 million.

We hear about ‘the power of love’ all the time. In our work with the world’s poorest people, we are lucky enough to see the empowering nature of love in some of the most challenging circumstances. 

In the space of just two weeks, storms ‘Norma’ and ‘Miriam’ have brought torrential rain, freezing winds and snow to Lebanon, leaving Syrian refugee settlements under flood water. Concern has been providing vital support.

This upcoming exhibition from Brian Maguire is inspired by the men, women and children he met when he travelled to a Protection of Civilian camp in Bentiu, South Sudan with Concern Worldwide.

To​ ​combat​ ​hunger,​ ​communities​ ​in​ ​Sierra​ ​Leone​ ​are​ ​turning​ ​to​ ​the​ ​fruits​ ​of​ ​their​ ​forests​ ​to supplement​ ​their​ ​diets​ ​and​ ​ensure​ ​they​ ​are​ ​consuming​ ​a​ ​diverse​ ​range​ ​of​ ​nutritious​ ​foods.​ ​Here, we​ ​share​ ​their​ ​recipe​ ​for​ ​a​ ​nourishing​ ​local​ ​dish.

It is just over one year since Sierra Leone was declared officially Ebola free. Over the course of the outbreak there were over 14,000 suspected cases of the disease throughout the country. Almost 4,000 people died as a result.