Concern Worldwide

Public donations have enabled Concern, through its partner @FondazioneCESVI , to provide vital supplies of clean water in #Gaza.

Thank you.

County monitoring visit reveals life-changing impact across Turkana - Turkana County Government Loima, Central, North – February 26, 2026 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Loroo and Namorupus villages in Loima, the Naoros water project and Kangagetei village in Turkana Central, and Kaeris Dispensary with its Ng'ipidinga outreach site in T...

US govt representatives visited families in drought stricken Turkana, #Kenya last week to see work they are funding & being done by Concern & partners.

Impressive impact ⏩ reduced distances to water sources, better school attendance, safer pregnancies & healthier children. https://bit.ly/4slwSnh

Concern and @welthungerhilfe.bsky.social are working with communities near the frontline in #Ukraine to meet their humanitarian needs and help them rebuild their lives.

Learn more ⤵️

Four years of conflict have taken a huge psychological toll on the population of #Ukraine, especially children.

Concern supports vital psychosocial support for young and old.

View the trailer for our documentary “The Children of Kharkiv”.

Watch the full film ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4kY9GcE

Ukrainians near the frontlines describe living with uncertainty A new report details life in Ukraine for civilians living close to the frontlines as the conflict enters its fifth year.

“You go to bed not knowing if you get up” -- the words of Vasyl who lives in Sumy, near the front line #Ukraine.

Concern, @welthungerhilfe.bsky.social & partners have produced a report on how communities deal with daily uncertainty as the conflict enters its fifth year ⤵️

https://bit.ly/4qPyFQA

We welcomed @nealerichmond.bsky.social to see our #Hanaano programme in Dollo Ado, #Ethiopia yesterday.

Funded by @irishaid.bsky.social we are working to tackle child wasting in a region straddling the Ethiopia/Kenya/Somalia border.

Learn more ▶️ bit.ly/4kLcjOL

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#Nutrition #FoodSecurity #EndMalnutrition #EUBudget #RightToFood

How mangoes are supporting generations of farmers in Kenya While mangoes are a popular snack, did you know that mango trees can live for over 100 years?

The humble mango can be a game changer for small farmers like Abdi Kiyo in #TanaRiver #Kenya.

Read how work by the Kerry Group and Concern is bearing fruit and changing lives 👇🥭

https://bit.ly/4az0kPD

The Ukraine crisis, explained Updated for 2026, here are five things you need to know about the crisis in Ukraine as it enters its fifth year.

Hostilities and humanitarian needs are increasing during the worst winter in more than a decade in #Ukraine.

Here’s what you need to know about the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine as it enters its fifth year. ⤵️

https://bit.ly/4kvGaKM

Climate change is one of the major drivers of extreme poverty in the world today.

This funding from Irish Aid will help Concern's work with communities bearing the brunt of #climatechange ⤵️

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@nealerichmond.bsky.social

Binta Feriahmed (35), drawing water in Dollo Bay Wordea, in the Somali region of Ethiopia. The October to December rainy season was exceptionally poor in the Horn of Africa, with some areas receiving less than 30 percent of average rainfall. Photo: Adnan Ahmed/Concern Worldwide

“Successive failed rains, combined with extreme temperatures have led to severe water shortages, crop failure, food shortages, rising malnutrition rates & livestock deaths across large regions of the Horn of Africa” -- Concern's Amina Abdulla.

Learn how we are responding ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4aqan9I

Gaza still needs our attention.

Hunger levels are dire & entry of aid is precarious & unpredictable. Harsh winter conditions have made things even worse.

We're responding through our partners Cesvi, providing water & sanitation facilities.

Please support our appeal ⏬
https://bit.ly/4r8iUVF

Amazing results can be achieved when the expertise of a large company and the experience of an international humanitarian organisation come together.

That’s what happened when Kerry and Concern Worldwide partnered with the local community in Tana River #Kenya. #WeAreKerry 📽️ ⤵️

Aid cuts could cause 22m avoidable deaths by 2030, study finds Modelling suggests 5.4m children under five among those who could die if budgets of donor countries such as UK and US continue to be slashed

International aid cuts could lead to more than 22 million avoidable deaths by 2030, including 5.4 million children under-five, according to new research.

Learn more about the findings 👇

https://bit.ly/4tkCksc

Timeline: A history of Concern Worldwide From Biafra to Gaza, we've helped hundreds of millions of people transform their lives over the last six decades. Here are the highlights.

“Do as much as you can, as well as you can, for as many as you can, for as long as you can” – Fr Aengus Finucane, one of Concern’s early leaders.

Over the last six decades, Concern and its supporters have worked to meet that challenge.

Here's a timeline of our story ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3ZGxZ4N

Giving something back Ireland is one of the few countries that has increased international aid

A writer to @irishtimes.com this week argued it was time for Ireland to grow up & give something back to the world.

Concern’s Dominic MacSorley responds, noting that Ireland is one of the few countries that has increased international aid, giving back where it matters most. ⏩https://bit.ly/3ZFriQq

'Soon turned into years' - a reality of hope and hardship for people displaced for over a decade in Syria Despite major political changes in Syria, millions of people there are still coping with the impact of a devastating civil war that started in 2011.

“The airstrikes & shelling started, & people fled just to save their lives and families. We moved from one village to another along the way until we finally ended up here.”

This is Samira’s story.

She is one of over 16M people in #Syria who need humanitarian support. ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3NzNdWJ

In Malawi, resilience is not built, but grown  - Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance In Malawi, communities are establishing banana plantations to serve as both source of food and income, as well as enhancing climate resilience.

Farmers in #Malawi are growing bananas, both as sources of food and income, and to build their resilience against the adverse effects of climate shocks, such as droughts and heavy rain.

Supported by @zcralliance.bsky.social

Read on ⬇️

https://zcralliance.org/blogs/growing-resilience-in-malawi/

What Is Famine? Causes, Effects & Real-World Examples Explained What is famine? When does hunger become a global catastrophe? From Gaza to Sudan and South Sudan, the word famine has dominated global headlines recently. However, famine is not simply another term for hunger. It is a scientific classification, defined...

“Famine is not just a tragedy, it’s a choice – one the world makes when we do not act on time.”

What is #famine? What causes it, and how it is defined?

Watch the latest instalment in our YouTube explainer series ⬇️
https://youtu.be/9FH3QfW4M3U?si=zdklY5e3QZlxCNVm

1,000 days of conflict in #Sudan are summed up in 80 seconds in this UN OCHA video.

Concern's team are on the ground responding in very difficult circumstances.

Please support our work ⏩ bit.ly/4s0UQFb

#DontForgetSudan

Going the distance to provide access to safe water in rural Chad Women collecting water at new water point near Dogdore, Sila Province, Chad. Photo: Concern Worldwide “We are determined to be able to assist the [...]

🚰 Imagine walking 40 km for water.
Children, families, and entire communities face this every day in Chad.
Together with the EU, @concernworldwide.bsky.social is making safe water possible through new water points, hygiene kits, and local training.
Read more: www.alliance2015.org/going-the-di...

Ireland must continue to bring international attention to the #Sudan crisis, Concern CEO Dominic Crowley tells the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade today.

Despite the funding and access challenges in #Sudan Concern is reaching those in need, CEO Dominic Crowley tells the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade today.

Concern CEO Dominic Crowley highlights to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade today how humanitarian access is being hindered in #Sudan.

Concern CEO Dominic Crowley addressing the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade today on the shortfall in international funding for the humanitarian response in Sudan.

Concern CEO Dominic Crowley addressing the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade today on Sudan.

Concern CEO Dominic Crowley addressing the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade today on #Sudan.

Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora Neale Richmond (centre) with (from left) Seán Farrell (Trócaire), Deirdre Garvey (Irish Red Cross), Dominic Crowley (Concern Worldwide) and Nicole McHugh (Irish Aid Humanitarian Director) at today's announcement of funding for humanitarian work in Ukraine.

Concern welcomes today’s announcement of an additional €1M from Irish Aid for our work in #Ukraine.

Our CEO Dominic Crowley said: "We are reaching vulnerable families through cash assistance via community based groups, enabling them to meet the most urgent needs."

Full release ⤵️

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“The people of #Sudan are heading into a third year of what has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, affecting every sector, from health & nutrition to water, education and protection."

From a letter by Concern’s Amina Abdulla ⤵️

https://bit.ly/49ClLPf

Floods are becoming an annual occurrence in #Pakistan, made worse by #climatechange.

In 2022, floods devastated the country, affecting 33 million people. Heat waves & droughts are also becoming more regular & severe.

🎥 Concern's Mubashir Ahmed explains how Concern is supporting communities.