…Salva Kiir and his former vice President Riek Machar had reached its boiling point. Forces loyal to Machar broke away from the military and fighting quickly spread throughout Juba and…

…said. “We might get 20. Maybe 15. But now we can get 60, 70, 80. The health promoters are really going door-to-door, talking with the mothers, encouraging them to come…

…education: The blackboard wins over the bridal altar ‘A literate generation will benefit the entire community.’ A fathers’ group in Malawi works to protect girls from early and forced marriages….

…die due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth. This has been a longstanding issue — one that Concern has addressed in part through our project, Innovations for Maternal, Newborn, and…

…classroom. Which brings us back to Bachara… Grade 3 class, Edel school in Bambaye commune. Photo: Halidou Moussa / Concern Worldwide It takes two… One solution to poverty is education…

…communities. Higher rental prices, along with limited work opportunities, depleted savings, and rising debt levels, are pushing refugee families, many of whom were middle-class before the war, into poverty. The…

…to. “Your coping mechanisms, which include support from relatives and sharing amongst communities, become diminished and you see communities resorting more and more to negative coping strategies. Some of these…

…they need. Continued support is needed from governments and the international community to ensure that urgent healthcare needs can be met despite these challenges. Related Vaccine equity: What? How? When?…

…Ange. “I got home as soon as I could to confront my mum. She said ‘I knew it was time to explain to you anyway.’” And so unfolded the epic…

…humanitarian mandate . When an emergency strikes, we seek out the poorest and hardest-to-reach communities to meet their immediate needs, and work with them to design innovative, fast and effective…

…Concern Worldwide team meeting the affected communities in Jacobabad district. Photo: Ingenious Captures/Concern Worldwide 6. Pakistan The level of severity in Pakistan escalated in 2022 due in large part to…

…The Government of Bangladesh is coordinating the response efforts on the ground with support from NGOs and UN through the sectors. Initial needs assessments have been completed and more detailed…

…less education, or among certain ethnic groups Removing flesh is the most common form of FGM in Kenya, and — with the exception of the Kisii community, where it’s predominantly…