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Ebola Emergency Appeal

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In DRC, our team is responding urgently to this emergency, delivering sanitation services, personal protective equipment, and promoting vital community awareness.

Urgent action is needed

  • Over 900 suspected cases

    reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo

  • A public health emergency

    has been declared, with cases also reported in Uganda 

  • No vaccine or treatment

    is available yet for this strain, so prevention is key

  • Help stop the spread

    Your kind donation will support our emergency response and enable rapid action wherever it is needed to help stop the spread.

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How your donation is used

87%
Overseas programmes

87 pence in every pound goes towards our emergency response and long-term development programmes, working together with people living in the most difficult situations to bring about lasting change to lives, livelihoods and communities.

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  • 10.6%

    Fundraising

    This is money we spend to raise more funds for our overseas work.

  • 2.2%

    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.

  • 0.2%

    Governance

    These are funds we spend to ensure that Concern is compliant and adheres to the highest standards.

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Funds raised in response to this appeal will go towards Concern's emergency response. There is a small chance that we will raise more money than is needed. If this happens, we'll spend any additional funds on other Concern programmes – wherever the need is greatest.