RELIGION-RELATED INTERNATIONAL NGOs

Concern Worldwide US, Inc.
104 East 40th Street
Suite 903
New York, NY 10016
www.concern.net

Concern Worldwide was founded in 1968 in Ireland and directs its resources towards people who live in extreme or absolute poverty. The organization's dual priorities are response to emergencies in developing countries and long-term operations for the benefit of the needy in the poorest communities around the world. Concern bases it work on the principle that development is a process which occurs in people, proceeds at their pace, and is achieved, not given. Concern Worldwide focuses on health, education, microfinance, HIV&AIDS and emergency response programs, directly reaching more than five million people each year. Today Concern operates in 28 countries supported by a budget of €121 million. Concern focuses on five main areas: education; emergencies; health; HIV and AIDS and livelihoods with about 90% of programs in Africa and Asia. Tom Arnold, of Ireland, is Concern's CEO and heads a staff of over 4,000 people around the world.

Staff:
Board Members: 19
Full-Time Employees: 11-20
Part-Time Employees: 0
Volunteers: 1-5

Programs/Projects:
Concern Worldwide currently has over 3,000 personnel operating in 28 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Concern's work includes emergency aid and development programs such as distributing food, medicine and shelter materials, rehabilitating houses, schools and hospitals, building water and sanitation systems, providing health and nutritional care, and seeds and tools, and micro-credit programs.

Budget: $10.2 million

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