Working with the Kerry Group, the ALIVE programme in Tana River, Kenya has been supporting people to transform their lives through #farming.

One of those people is Maureen. She shared her experience of how being part of the programme has helped her support her family.

#Community #FoodSecurity

Irish public supports nearly 400,000 people impacted by Sudan conflict As the conflict in Sudan marks three years, the Irish public, through Irish Aid, has funded Concern’s work supporting nearly 400,000 people affected. This includes life-saving essentials such as healt...

As the conflict in Sudan marks three years, the Irish public - through Irish Aid - has funded Concern’s work supporting nearly 400,000 people affected.

Read more in our latest press release⤵️

Over 3.5 million people in #Somalia have been forced to leave their homes, due to drought, flooding and conflict.

Concern and the European Union are responding with cash transfers to displaced families. Cash enables people to meet their needs, with dignity.

Children being screened for malnutrition at the Concern mobile clinic at Nang'olekurke, Turkana, Kenya, last week.

A mobile clinic, supported by Concern Worldwide, at Nang'olekurke, Turkana, Kenya, last week.

What are the impacts of international funding cuts on drought-stricken communities in rural #Kenya ?

Read stories of hope and desperate need from Turkana over the coming days in the @irishmirror.bsky.social, @belfasttelegraph.co.uk @irishexaminer.bsky.social & Echo newspapers.

Photos: Eugene Ikua

With European Union funding, Concern has trained 50 locally-hired health workers to deliver health care to remote villages in South Sudan.

This work epitomises our commitment to delivering support to those most in need, in the most challenging contexts.

Read more ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3PH7jPN

In a letter to @irishtimes.com and Irish Daily Mail, Concern CEO Dominic Crowley writes on the essential need for an end to the conflict impacting Iran and the Gulf States, before it potentially pushes 45 million people into acute food insecurity.

Read his letter below ⤵️

Progress in reducing child deaths slows as 4.9 million children die before age five An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates released today. Most of these deaths are preventable with proven, low-cost interventions and access to quality health ...

An estimated 4.9 million children died before their 5th birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates released today.

Our health & nutrition work in some of the world’s poorest countries focus on under-5s & pregnant & breast feeding women.

https://bit.ly/4sXNGBr

Humanitarian needs soar as resources shrink after three years of conflict in Sudan As the conflict in Sudan approaches its third anniversary, at no point during the last three years has the humanitarian needs been so great, and the means to address them so limited, Concern’s Country...

“Time is running out for the international community to respond and prevent this spiralling into an even greater humanitarian catastrophe” – Concern’s Sudan Country Director John Kilkenny on the escalating needs in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.

Learn more here ⤵️

https://bit.ly/4uB7egw

For months, Yabicho, Mandera, #Kenya relied on deteriorated shallow wells with low pressure, leaks & inconsistent supply.

Today, clean water flows from rehabilitated water kiosks, run by an upgraded, climate-resilient system.

A result of the #IrishAid funded #HANAANO prog by RACIDA & Concern.

"The humanitarian needs that this conflict is creating will last long after the last missile is launched and the last bullet is fired . . ."

Concern's Middle East regional director Fiona Gannon writing in today's Irish Daily Mail. ⤵️

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 ⤵️

bit.ly/4abs79S

@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 ⬇️

zcralliance.org/blogs/growing-resilience...

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