World Concern is a U.S.-based, Christian humanitarian relief and development organization working in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Established in 1955, World Concern works to alleviate suffering among the poor in developing countries and to address the root causes in each context. World Concern’s primary strategy is community-based, integrated development. World Concern works in multiple sectors to build the capacity of village-based groups, nongovernmental partners and other counterparts to lead and sustain their development. World Concern is committed to best practices of inclusive, participatory and accountable relief and development and maintains rigorous standards of both financial and program monitoring. Program assistance is provided on the basis of need alone, without regard to race, creed or religion. Worldwide, World Concern offers life, opportunity and hope to more than 6 million people annually.
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This project is an emergency response project for the displaced population that has fled violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The purpose of this project is to provide shelter upgrades for the Rohingya Refugees.... Learn more
Last updated April 13, 2018
This project is a rapid emergency response for displaced population seeking refuge in the makeshift settlement in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh, who have fled violence in Rakhine State of Myanmar. In the... Learn more
Last updated April 13, 2018
The project will grow Sri Lankan dairy production and improve the quality of life for families across nine, primarily rural, dry zone districts in the Northern, Eastern and North Central provinces, building... Learn more
Last updated March 21, 2018
This project will leverage the current SPACE program to empower women in Self-Help Groups with savings and livelihood opportunities to increase income, which will give them an option to protect their children... Learn more
Last updated March 21, 2018
World Concern partners in this project with a local agency to increase the well-being of children who have been affected by earthquakes and are vulnerable to forced labor and human trafficking. Our goal is to increase... Learn more
Last updated March 20, 2018
World Concern will assist villages in using available services to prevent trafficking, support trafficked persons wanting to return, and enabling survivors of trafficking to reintegrate.... Learn more
Last updated March 20, 2018
In the Shan Protection and Livelihoods Program (SPLP), villages in Northern Shan State, World Concern Myanmar and local churches will work together to help protect families and livelihoods. In regards to protection,... Learn more
Last updated March 20, 2018
World Concern Bangladesh started this rural micro and small business development program in FY 2000 in response to the needs of rural people as expressed by many indigenous Christian organizations. Particularly,... Learn more
Last updated March 20, 2018
The Hear project aims to provide educational and clinical facilities to 1,175 hearing impaired children and their families in addition to fostering a community free from discrimination in which all members... Learn more
Last updated March 20, 2018
The Community Engagement Program for Sustainable Development (CEPSE) project aims to create a sustainable education program for 2,515 underprivileged and marginalized girls, ages 4 to 5 years old, both in... Learn more
Last updated March 20, 2018
