Dublin, Ireland · Established 1968
Concern Worldwide
Because no one should go hungry.
(About)
Reducing suffering and eliminating extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries.
Concern Worldwide was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Today it is a long-established organisation, working on extreme poverty, emergency response and nutrition and known within the sector for its tagline "Because no one should go hungry.".
The organisation currently operates in 10 countries, with major presence in Somalia, South Sudan and DR Congo. Reducing suffering and eliminating extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at concern.net.
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Structure & mandate
International humanitarian NGO founded 1968 in Dublin by John and Kay O'Loughlin Kennedy in response to the Biafra famine.
Key public programmes
- ▸CMAM — Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (co-developed with Valid International)
- ▸Graduation programmes for extreme poverty
- ▸Emergency response in complex crises
Founded
1968
HQ
Dublin
Ireland
Countries of work
10+
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(Work in the field)
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(Where we operate)
Active in 10 countries.
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- DR Congo
- Bangladesh
- Haiti
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Niger
- Chad
- Malawi
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