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    Central African Republic

    Central African Republic

    Why Central African Republic? We have been operational in the Central African Republic (CAR) since March 2014. The overall goals of our programme in CAR are to provide humanitarian assistance, build the resilience of communities and to alleviate the suffering of conflict-affected communities.

    The 'hungriest country' in the world

    In the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI), CAR was the one country with hunger levels classified as 'extremely alarming'. Recent conflict has severely affected the livelihoods and living conditions of over half of the 4.6 million population.

    Conflict has forced over one million people from their homes in CAR, with almost half of those fleeing to neighbouring countries. The number of people in need has increased by 13% since March 2018, primarily driven by ongoing conflict affecting households’ livelihoods and access to food.

    The country also has one of the world's highest rates of child mortality.

    *Albert has struggled since being attacked by militia in Central African Republic. Photo: Caitriona Dowd / Concern Worldwide.
    I have feelings of pain, because I have lost all that I had. The standard of living is very hard here… In my home village, I lived on the fruits of my cattle and my field. Here, I cannot make ends meet.
    Albert - Concern beneficiary

    Latest achievements

    One

    Health and nutrition

    Our emergency and development programmes reached over 70,000 beneficiaries with improved health and nutrition services.

    Two

    Clean water

    Three

    Integrated programme

    Elianna holds her daughter Laureine at Bossembele hospital. Laureine is 21 months old and severely malnourished. Concern organised transportation from her village to the hospital – the cost of which would be too high for most people. Photo: Chris de Bode / Panos Pictures.
    Elianna holds her daughter Laureine at Bossembele hospital. Photo: Chris de Bode / Panos Pictures.
    Children set up a stall to sell their wares to early morning passers-by in the town of Kouango, Central African Republic. This is one of the poorest areas of one of the poorest countries in the world. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.
    Children set up a stall to sell their wares in the town of Kouango. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.
    Former Concern Chairman, Tom Shipsey, and Regional Director, Reka Sztop, at a mobile health clinic run by Concern Worldwide at Bougoin, Central African Republic. This is one of fourteen such mobile clinics, which is designed to facilitate people who are far removed from fixed health facilities. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.
    Concern representatives at a mobile health clinic in Bougoin. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.
    Fabien Makongo is Concern’s Programme Manager for Food Security and Livelihoods in Bossembele, Central African Republic. Photo: Chris de Bode / Panos Pictures.
    Concern's Fabien Makongo in Bossembele. Photo: Chris de Bode / Panos Pictures.
    Fishermen in Kouango, CAR, steer a dugout canoe, which is often used to access remote river communities on the banks of the Oubangui, which seperates CAR and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.
    Fishermen in Kouango, CAR, steer a dugout canoe. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.

    How we’re helping CAR

    We're working hard to alleviate suffering and build resilience for conflict affected communities in Central African Republic.

    Humanitarian response
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    Latest news from Central African Republic

    A Concern health screening clinic for children under-five in CAR
    Press release28 January 2021

    Escalating conflict prevents life-saving aid reaching two million people in the Central African Republic

    A hand holding a sheath of rotten maize
    Press release
    5 May 2021

    Concern Worldwide warns of catastrophic hunger for millions of people in 2021

    A major report published today warns that 142 million people will face severe food shortages this year and forecasts famines in at least two countries.

    YouthLink and Concern BRCiS staff jointly facilitating Goal Free Communication with Gaheyr community in Wadadjir Banadir region, Somalia, 2019. Photo: Hussein.
    Publication
    21 December 2020

    Knowledge Matters – Community Engagement

    This issue of Knowledge Matters showcases the various ways Concern engages communities in our development and humanitarian work.

    Matron Emielliene Mapouka (39) with six-month-old Rosalia and mum Hortense Mbolidere. Photo: Chris de Bode/Panos for Concern, CAR
    Press release
    30 October 2020

    Concern Worldwide raises £1.8 million to help women and children break free from hunger

    Our Free from Hunger appeal has raised over £1.8 million to help women and children in some of the world’s poorest countries get the food they need to survive.

    Three of Natalie Wato's children - Davilla, Patricia and Gaus with their friends from the village of Gbatin. Photographer: Darren Vaughan
    News
    30 October 2020

    How UK aid is helping us combat child malnutrition in the world’s hungriest country

    We've launched a new programme that will transform the lives of those living in the world’s hungriest country, the Central African Republic (CAR). 

    Cherica (2) washes her hands in front of her grandmother's home in Cite Soleil, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery/ Concern Worldwide
    Story
    12 October 2020

    Global Hunger Index: Is the world on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030?

    This year’s GHI explores how we can ensure the right to adequate and nutritious food for all and achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 - amid ongoing climate extremes, conflict and a global pandemic.

    A hand holding a sheath of rotten maize
    Press release
    5 May 2021

    Concern Worldwide warns of catastrophic hunger for millions of people in 2021

    A major report published today warns that 142 million people will face severe food shortages this year and forecasts famines in at least two countries.

    A Concern health screening clinic for children under-five in CAR
    Press release28 January 2021

    Escalating conflict prevents life-saving aid reaching two million people in the Central African Republic

    YouthLink and Concern BRCiS staff jointly facilitating Goal Free Communication with Gaheyr community in Wadadjir Banadir region, Somalia, 2019. Photo: Hussein.
    Publication21 December 2020

    Knowledge Matters – Community Engagement

    Matron Emielliene Mapouka (39) with six-month-old Rosalia and mum Hortense Mbolidere. Photo: Chris de Bode/Panos for Concern, CAR
    Press release
    30 October 2020

    Concern Worldwide raises £1.8 million to help women and children break free from hunger

    Our Free from Hunger appeal has raised over £1.8 million to help women and children in some of the world’s poorest countries get the food they need to survive.

    Three of Natalie Wato's children - Davilla, Patricia and Gaus with their friends from the village of Gbatin. Photographer: Darren Vaughan
    News
    30 October 2020

    How UK aid is helping us combat child malnutrition in the world’s hungriest country

    We've launched a new programme that will transform the lives of those living in the world’s hungriest country, the Central African Republic (CAR). 

    Cherica (2) washes her hands in front of her grandmother's home in Cite Soleil, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery/ Concern Worldwide
    Story12 October 2020

    Global Hunger Index: Is the world on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030?

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    Concern staff treats the most severe cases of malnutrition among children under five in the Rohingya refugee camps. Photo: Darren Vaughan / Concern Worldwide.
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    Codes and policies

    Our codes and policies shape our organisation as a whole and ensure that we are always staying true to our values.

    Crops are watered. Central African Republic. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide
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    4 March 2019

    How money is spent

    Accountability and transparency are central to our values as an organisation. In fact, they are part of our core values. 

    A group of mothers and their children in Mutembo carrying a load of recently harvested beans. Burundi. Photo: Chris de Bode/Panos Pictures/Concern Worldwide
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    How we are governed

    Concern Worldwide (UK) is governed and regulated by our trustees. All our trustees are non-executive and are drawn from diverse backgrounds in business and professional life.

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