…The Devastation of War On the night of December 15, 2013, shots rang out in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. What started as a political rivalry between President…

…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…

…Just over 11% get married before the age of 15. In most instances, marriage and having children means the end of a girl’s formal education . Related Child marriage and…

…sets of data, we’ve compiled ten of the worst countries for women’s rights. We also detail some of the issues unique to each context. Concern is working to address these…

…recent score, in 2013, was 0.19 (for comparison, the United States ranked 5 with a score of 0.89, and Ireland ranked 11 with a score of 0.88. Norway was in…

…and contaminated water. To this end, Concern is boosting water supply by restoring community water systems, an investment that will deliver at least 15 liters of water a day to…

…pastoralist communities of Turkana, a semi-arid county of northern Kenya, who are nomadic livestock herders, rely on rain not just for their water supply but also to ensure good pastures…

…that required a truly global response. Nonetheless, some of our worst fears about COVID-19 and poverty have come to pass. Here’s what we know in 2022, and what needs to…

…Rwandan refugees gather on the roadside near Goma, having just crossed the border into Zaire in 1994. Photo: Concern Worldwide Growing up in Rwanda in the early part of…

…over 18 million people required humanitarian assistance — including over 3 million children. This was double the number of people who required assistance compared to January, 2020. Today, UNOCHA estimates…

…as well as protracted conflict, climate change, and other factors that have led to a record number of complex humanitarian emergencies . “Ranking” humanitarian crises isn’t as easy or as…

…for fire clean-up activities We are to preparing to: Provide household necessities Provide technical engineering staff to work in shelter replacement We are planning to start: Hot food community kitchens…

…to 49 having undergone the process Cutting is performed at different ages in Kenya, and UNICEF notes that some ethnic groups practice it after age 15; in other communities, however,…