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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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          People wade across a river in flood near Nhamatanda, Mozambique. Cyclone Idai has disrupted infrastructure across the country, impacting livelihoods and hampering aid efforts. Photo: Tommy Trenchard / Concern WorldwidePeople wade across a river in flood near Nhamatanda, Mozambique. Cyclone Idai has disrupted infrastructure across the country, impacting livelihoods and hampering aid efforts. Photo: Tommy Trenchard / Concern WorldwidePeople wade across a river in flood near Nhamatanda, Mozambique. Cyclone Idai has disrupted infrastructure across the country, impacting livelihoods and hampering aid efforts. Photo: Tommy Trenchard / Concern Worldwide

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          Woman in DRC
          News27 February 2025

          What does UK aid do and why is it important?

          Concern workers
          Press release
          25 February 2025

          Cuts to the UK aid budget will have devastating consequences

          A photo of Ivan Ivan Zakharenko standing in a field.
          Story
          24 February 2025

          "The grant gave us hope": A garlic farmer in Ukraine rebuilds his business

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          Mwanaesha Haluwa Haji tends to a plot of maize in Makere village in Kenya’s Tana River County. Photo: Lisa Murray/Kerry Group/Concern Worldwide
          Story
          22 October 2024

          Three actions for tackling malnutrition and climate change simultaneously

          As climate change grows stronger, we risk losing the fight against malnutrition. 
          Calaso* (37) is a mother of five children. Calaso and her family moved to the refugee camp due to recurring droughts. She brought her child to the MCH (Maternal & Baby Health Center) in Siinkadheer after her child became malnourished. (Photo: Mustafa Saeed/Concern Worldwide)
          Story
          22 October 2024

          Hunger in Somalia, explained

          Somalia ranks as the hungriest country in the world per the 2024 Global Hunger Index. Here’s what you need to know about the situation.
          Ramya* (29) prepares food for her family of nine people. She rolls out dough for shashbark. The poverty that the family suffers from has forced her to use lower-quality filling. (Photo: Ali Haj Suleiman/DEC/Fairpicture)
          Story
          10 October 2024

          World hunger facts: What you need to know in 2024 (and 2025)

          Here's what you need to know about world hunger in 2024 and 2025, including facts, figures, and progress to Zero Hunger.
          Women collect water delivered by a tanker through UNICEF’s partner, Jebel Marra Charity Organization for Rural Development (JMCO), to the temporary camp for displaced people at Al Rabad School. Water trucking is provided as a temporary measure while damaged boreholes are repaired. Photo: Donaig Le Du/UNICEF
          Story
          4 September 2024

          Looming famine leaves 25 million people facing crisis in Sudan

          A major response by the international community is urgently needed if the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan are to be saved. 
          Woman farming in Bangladesh
          Story
          23 May 2024

          Focused action can reverse global hunger

          Across the world, hunger is on the rise. As a major global economy and influential political power, the UK can and must play its part in eradicating extreme poverty.  
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          Ukrainian national partner ‘Angels of Salvation’ go door to door in Mykolaiv Oblast distributing winter fuel to vulnerable households. Photo: Dmytro Sazonov/Concern Worldwide
          Story
          11 November 2024

          Why do Ukrainians need our support this winter?

          Help Ukrainians endure winter’s harshest months as they face limited heating. Support Concern’s aid for warmth, fuel, and home repairs.
          A woman sits with a child on her lap next to bags on the ground as people fleeing from Lebanon arrive on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon in Jdeidat Yabus in southwestern Syria on September 24, 2024. (Photo: Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images)
          Story
          9 October 2024

          The crisis in Lebanon, explained

          Five things you need to know about the crisis in Lebanon, which escalated sharply on September 23, 2024.
          Didja, her sister and her children in a refugee camp in Chad
          Story
          11 March 2024

          "We were just looking for ways to escape": As conflict rages in Sudan, refugees in Chad share their stories

          Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese people have fled conflict to Chad. Here, we share some of their stories. 
          New RHU (Relief Housing Unit) shelters installed by Better Shelter and our partner Bonyan Organisaton in North West Syria. Photo: Concern Worldwide
          News
          16 June 2023

          Türkiye-Syria earthquake: where your money is going

          At 4.17am on February 6, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Türkiye (Turkey) and Syria. Tens of thousands of people lost their lives and more than 50,000 buildings were reduced to rubble. As a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), we launched a joint appeal, raising over £100 million. This is where that money has gone.
          A man stands in the middle of his grocery shop, which is being housed in a temporary tent
          Story
          13 June 2023

          Turkiye earthquake survivors show solidarity as they strive for normalcy four months on

          The sheer scale of the impact that February’s earthquakes have had on the lives of people in Turkey and Syria is hard to grasp. This was, and continues to be, a huge humanitarian disaster, and the effects will be felt for years to come.
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          Parents with child in hospital
          Story
          18 September 2024

          How Concern is strengthening healthcare systems with Saving Lives in Sierra Leone 3

          The Saving Lives in Sierra Leone 3 programme aims to reduce preventable diseases and death amongst women, adolescent girls and children. We spoke with Sarah Cundy, Concern’s Health Programme Coordinator in Sierra Leone to find out more about the impact this project will have.  
          Community health workers at a clinic in Boyali, CAR.
          News
          9 April 2024

          Improving nutrition in the worlds hungriest country, thanks to UK Aid Match

          Thousands of pregnant women and children in the Central Africa Republic – the world’s hungriest country – now have improved access to health and nutrition services, after the completion of a three-year project by Concern funded by the UK government.
          Through the CRAAIN programme, this school has seven committees to encourage young people to become more active in their communities. Photo: Gavin Douglas
          Story
          8 January 2024

          Meet the school kids shaping the future in Bangladesh

          From the exterior, Faruque School and College in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, looks like your typical school in the region. There are classrooms, a field for playing on in break time, and newly constructed toilets and washing facilities by Concern. It also serves as a cyclone centre during disasters. However, the school holds something else very special… 
          Apoline Niyosenge at a newly installed handwashing station in Kitshanga, DRC. Photo: Pamela Tulizo/Panos/Concern Worldwide
          News
          17 January 2023

          A fresh look at H20: six ways water impacts the world

          Water makes life possible, but it also has the power to wash away everything you’ve worked for in an instant. Here are six ways that water impacts the communities we work with — for good, and for bad.
          Ethiopian farmer harvests potatoes on her land
          Story
          6 October 2022

          Explainer: What (and when) is a famine?

          Right now, millions of people are living in near-famine or famine-like conditions around the world. Here's what that really means.
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          Extreme poverty

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          Concern event. Photo: Kevin Percival
          Story
          29 October 2024

          Catalysing action on extreme poverty

          Global leaders unite at Westminster to drive urgent action and sustainable solutions to end extreme poverty.
          A menstrual hygiene session for girls in Bangladesh. (Photo: Concern Worldwide)
          Story
          12 September 2024

          Period poverty: The biggest public health crisis we don't talk about

          Over 800 million people menstruate each day, however it’s a subject that remains taboo. Here's what you need to know about period poverty.
          Kobita Sardar and her daughter-in-law collect eggs that hatched on her chicken farm. Keeping some for the family, they will sell the rest in the local market in Botbunia, Tildanga, Dacope. Photo: Mumit M/Concern Worldwide
          Story
          10 May 2024

          The Poverty Trap: Why People Stay Poor

          We know that for many, escaping poverty can be a near insurmountable task, with the outcome that most do not leave poverty, and entire families are hindered from advancing economically and socially. We wanted to explore the term ‘poverty trap’ and provide insight into why some people stay poor despite their best efforts.
          Shahinaz* walks through a camp in north-west Syria on 22 June 2023. As part of Concern Worldwide’s response to the Syria-Turkey earthquake, cash assistance is distributed to displaced families living in camps and temporary shelters to meet their immediate basic needs. After an informational session, each household receives a cash voucher at the distribution point.
          Story
          2 November 2023

          Five causes of gender-based violence

          An estimated 35% of women worldwide have experienced some form of gender-based violence. Here are five key reasons why. 
          A section of the Edaan Qaboobe site for internally displaced people on the edge of Baidoa, Somalia. The overcrowded conditions are contributing to the spread of measles. Photo: Eamon Timmins/Concern Worldwide
          Story
          19 June 2023

          The vicious cycle of poverty explained

          The cycle of poverty refers to a self-perpetuating pattern in which individuals or families experience poverty and find it difficult to escape from it. It involves a combination of economic, social, and psychological factors that create barriers and keep people trapped in poverty across generations.
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          Women walk through flooded streets
          Story
          8 November 2024

          Humanitarian priorities for COP29: What climate finance goals are needed to support vulnerable communities?

          Concern is urging wealthier countries to keep to their commitment and provide the means of implementation to allow countries that are more vulnerable to climate change to prepare for its impacts.  
          Amani Suleiman Adam (35) and her son Badradan Alrashib Idris (3)
          Story
          11 October 2024

          “I am a refugee, I have to work to earn my living" - A story of resilience from Sudan

          People forced to flee Sudan are doing everything in their power to keep their families safe. 
          Saadia, Community Health Volunteer, visiting the home of Oma, a child experiencing acute malnutrition, in Yemen. Photo: Ammar Khalaf/Concern Worldwide
          Story
          3 September 2024

          In photos: Community health volunteers in Yemen

          In Yemen, nearly ten years of conflict has uprooted communities, decimated public services, and pushed over 80% of the population into poverty.
          Ewalan Mojong moved to Kangalita village to grow maize after Concern helped to desilt a local canal, providing irrigation for the land - as part of a drought response and resilience-building programme in Turkana, Kenya. By using water from the canal for irrigation, farmers are able to conserve their agro-systems by saving water and maximizing yields towards climate change adaptation.
          Story
          6 December 2023

          What do we mean when we talk about resilience?

          Resilience is a word we use a lot at Concern, but what does it mean? In general terms, it is a characteristic that describes a person’s capacity to cope in difficult times. But in humanitarian aid and development work, the word ‘resilience’ is used in a very specific way to discuss a community’s response to disasters, shocks and stresses.
          Mumina Mohamed on irrigated plot of maize next to her home in Subo village. Photo: Lisa Murray/Concern Worldwide
          Story
          26 September 2022

          The remarkable resilience of people living in East Africa

          The current news about East Africa is grave, and rightly so. The region is experiencing one of its most severe droughts in recent history, and millions of people are facing starvation. However, while urgent global action is needed to help families survive, it is important to acknowledge the resilience of these communities in crisis.
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          Once displaced by flooding, Sumi's family has now returned to her native village thanks to the flood-resistant housing. Photo: Saikat Mojumder/Concern Worldwide
          Publication28 February 2025

          Surging Hope: Stories of Climate Resilience in Bangladesh

          “Surging Hope" is a photobook featuring the Zurich Flood Resilience Programme, highlighting the journey of resilience through challenges faced by the flood-prone communities in northern Bangladesh residing at the forefront of the climate crisis for generations.
          Woman in DRC
          News
          27 February 2025

          What does UK aid do and why is it important?

          The decision to cut the UK aid budget is brutal, and will have devastating and deadly consequences for people who already live in extreme poverty. We break down some of the common questions people have about aid, and the difference it makes. 
          Concern workers
          Press release
          25 February 2025

          Cuts to the UK aid budget will have devastating consequences

          As a humanitarian organisation, Concern believes the UK government has a role to play and must act to protect those experiencing extreme hunger, poverty, and displacement. 
          A photo of Ivan Ivan Zakharenko standing in a field.
          Story
          24 February 2025

          "The grant gave us hope": A garlic farmer in Ukraine rebuilds his business

          Three years on from the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, people are trying to rebuild their lives amongst the continued hostilities. Grants are helping business people get back to their careers and provide for their families. 
          Hontarivka village, Kharkiv Oblast’. Photo: Simona Supino/Concern Worldwide
          Story
          24 February 2025

          The Ukraine crisis, explained: 5 things you need to know in 2025

          On February 24, the conflict in Ukraine will enter its third year since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022. The last three years escalated a long-simmering crisis with devastating impact, leaving 36% of the the second-largest country in Europe in need of humanitarian assistance in 2025.
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          Alain* and baby Christian* in Ngata village outside their home on 22/02/22 Photo: Ed Ram/Concern Worldwide

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