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    • Asma Begum (37) and her husband Abdul with their three daughters Lamia (18), Sadia (16) and Maria (5) and their grandmother Kulsum Begum (72) started CRAAIN in 2020. Asma Begum started as a lead farmer, received training and seeds. Before, she did agri activities but wasn’t very successful. She had received one ring composter from the local gov but no training on how to use it. As a lead farmer, she has supported 400 households in this area. She used to rely on her husband but is now totally reliable.

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    • Mother and grandmother Ernestine sells sugar and flour on the road. She began this business with the help of Concern in Manono, Tanganyika. Photo: Pamela Tulizo/ Panos Pictures

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          Family in Lebanon
          Press release31 October 2024

          Lebanese people who fled bombs face harsh winter as crisis worsens

          Concern is preparing people who fled bombings for freezing and bleak wintery conditions.
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          Press release
          30 October 2024

          Concern Worldwide's statement on cuts to UK aid in 2024 Autumn Budget

          The 2024 Autumn Budget delivered today has seen no increase to UK aid. This is effectively a cut to the UK’s aid budget, and will put further strain on vital humanitarian and development programmes. 
          mother feeding child
          Press release
          8 October 2024

          Global hunger levels to stay high for another 136 years - Global Hunger Index 2024

          The 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI) found that at least 64 countries will not reach even low hunger levels until the year 2160, if progress to tackle hunger remains at the same pace observed since 2016.
          Lebanon wreckage
          Press release
          30 September 2024

          Gaza-Lebanon emergency appeal launched by Concern Worldwide as it supports people fleeing bombings

          A Gaza-Lebanon emergency fundraising appeal has been launched by Irish humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide whose teams are working amid the bombardment to support people fleeing attacks in the country.
          A woman sits with a child on her lap next to bags on the ground as people flee from Lebanon. Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images
          Press release
          27 September 2024

          Concern Worldwide supporting people fleeing bombings in Lebanon

          Displaced people fleeing the escalating conflict in Lebanon are being supported by the humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide as it appeals for more funding for relief efforts.

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          78.9%
          Overseas programmes

          78.9% of your donation goes towards our emergency response and long-term development work, working together with people living in the most difficult situations, rebuilding and transforming lives, livelihoods and communities.

          Eliza Manjolo in her shop in Nsanje, Malawi Photo: Chris Gagnon/Concern Worldwide

          • 16.7%

            Fundraising

            This is money spent to raise funds for Concern’s work.

          • 4%

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            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.

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            Funds spent to ensure Concern is compliant and adheres to the highest standards.

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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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          How money is spent

          Accountability and transparency are central to our values as an organisation. In fact, they are part of our core values. 
          Women and children arrive at a health centre where their children will be screened for malnutrition and receive treatment, Sasame Dispensary, Kibish North in Kenya's Turkana province. Photo: Lisa Murray/Concern Worldwide
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