concernworldwide

Concern Worldwide was founded in Ireland in 1968 in response to a famine in the Nigerian province of Biafra.

By 1970 we were responding to the cyclone disaster in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and the organisation that started as Africa Concern became simply Concern, with a remit that was becoming global.

Over the years, we have expanded our operations to work in 30 of the world?s poorest countries ? countries like Ethiopia, Somalia, Niger, Cambodia, Sudan and... more…

Concern Worldwide was founded in Ireland in 1968 in response to a famine in the Nigerian province of Biafra.

By 1970 we were responding to the cyclone disaster in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and the organisation that started as Africa Concern became simply Concern, with a remit that was becoming global.

Over the years, we have expanded our operations to work in 30 of the world?s poorest countries ? countries like Ethiopia, Somalia, Niger, Cambodia, Sudan and Afghanistan.

We work as a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation and our mission is to enable poor people to achieve major, long-term improvements in their lives that are sustainable without ongoing external support.

With offices in Dublin, London, Belfast and Glasgow, and an affiliate organisation in New York, Concern has an annual income of approximately £80 million.

We believe in keeping our administrative costs to a bare minimum - our management approach ensures that eighty four pence in every pound goes straight to helping poor people and communities. This allows us to spend the vast majority of the funds we raise on our overseas programmes.
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