Concern Worldwide UK

Who we are

Concern Worldwide is an international charity, tackling hunger with the most vulnerable people in 25 of the world’s poorest countries. Hunger affects everything for the world’s poorest people. We are working for a world where no one dies for want of safe, nutritious food. Our approach focuses on practical, intelligent solutions that save lives and build livelihoods. For more than 40 years, we’ve been working in partnership with communities, combining our expertise with their local knowledge. Our approach enables families to tackle hunger and become better prepared for future crises. Concern employees share a common goal, helping people living in extreme poverty to tackle hunger and transform their own lives. They do this by providing vital work in the areas of health, livelihoods, HIV and AIDS, emergencies and education. We also employ support staff to maintain our fundraising, financial, HR, IT and logistics systems. Concern aims to ensure that all its employees are valued for their contribution and are given the opportunity to realise their full potential within the organisation. We believe in working directly with local people, in partnership with local bodies and other international agencies. We aim to develop people's potential in the countries that we operate. In as far as possible, we try to recruit local people to fulfill our staffing needs. At present, 87% of our personnel working overseas are local people, living and working in their own country.