How money is spent
Over 89% of your donation goes directly toward our relief and development work.
Read our 2023 annual report
Concern's objectives, activities and achievements in 2023 can be found in our new annual report.
Read the report
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Institutional donors
We are proud and grateful to receive funding from a diverse group of government agencies, private donors and major trusts. This allows us to respond quickly in the event of an emergency and to expand the reach and scope of our development programmes.
Our current institutional donors include the European Union including the Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG IntPa), the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), the Irish Government, the UK Government and the US Government. We also receive funding from the Canadian Government, Korean Government, French Government, German Government, UN agencies and many other institutional donors.
To see a full list of all current EU and ECHO projects, click the link below.
Foday Kamara lives in Sierra Leone, and began growing rice after engaging with Concern through an Irish Aid-funded programme. Photo: Conor O'Donovan/Concern Worldwide
Chawada Aboubacar, in Niger, gained market gardening skills through a livelihoods programme funded by the EU. Photo: Apsatou Bagaya/Concern Worldwide
A Concern staff member in Sierra Leone engaging the community through an Irish Aid-funded livelihoods programme. Photo: Conor O'Donovan/Concern Worldwide
European Union (EU)
The European Union supports our long-term development work in a range of sectors such as livelihoods, health, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene. A list of Concern’s projects currently funded and co-funded by the European Union is attached at the link above.
European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
Irish Aid
UK Government
USAID
Other grants from governments and co-funders
Our impact in 2023
15.5 M
people reached through our emergency response
9 M
people reached through our health interventions
2.3 M
people reached through our livelihoods programmes
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