Our Impact

Concern by the Numbers

1968

Concern is born

With no humanitarian or fundraising experience—but a driving impulse to act in the face of great suffering—a group of young volunteers launched an ambitious campaign to support relief efforts on the ground in the breakaway Nigerian state of Biafra. At the height of the crisis, an estimated 6,000 children were dying each week. A huge airlift was mounted to break a blockade on humanitarian supplies and Africa Concern (as it was originally known) played a key role in the distribution of food and medical supplies and management of the emergency response.

26

25 countries we currently work in. In total, we’ve worked in over 50 countries for over 50 years.

countries in which we currently have operations

In total, we’ve worked in over 50 countries for over 55 years, assisting hundreds of millions of people.



36 M

36 million people helped in 2022 alone.

people helped in 2022 alone

with a global budget of $275 million, a large portion of which comes from U.S. individual and institutional donors



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6 areas of focus - Emergencies; Livelihoods & Financial Empowerment; Health, Nutrition, & Water; Education; Climate; Equality.

areas of focus

Emergency response; Livelihoods and Financial Empowerment; Health, Nutrition, & Water; Education; Climate & Environment; Gender Equality.



4,000+

4,000 plus people on our worldwide team of professional staff.

people

on our worldwide team of professional staff. The majority of Concern's employees work in their home countries.



76

66 emergency responses reached directly and indirectly through integrated programs.

emergency responses

reached over 8 million people in 23 countries.



676,000

676,000 people reacheed in 2022 through our education programs.

people

reached in 2022 through our education programs.



1.5M

1.5 million people reached in the Horn of Africa, where 6 consecutive rainy seasons has caused the worst drought in 40 years

people reached in the Horn of Africa

where an extended series of failed rainy seasons triggered the worst drought in 40 years.



8.3 M

8.3 million people reached in 2022 through our award-winning health programs.

people

reached in 2022 through our award-winning health and nutrition programs.



65,000

50,000+ people in Ukraine reached with essential supplies, cash, and counseling in 2022.

people in Ukraine

reached with essential supplies, cash, and counseling in 2022.



5.4 M

5.2 million livelihoods improved both directly and indirectly in 2021.

people reached

through our livelihood and financial empowerment programs in 2022.



$0.93

93 cents of every dollar we raise goes towards supporting our programs.

of every dollar

we raise goes towards supporting our programs.



4.6 M

4.6 million people reached directly and indirectly through integrated programs.

people

reached directly and indirectly through integrated programs.