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Targeting Extreme Poverty: Our Worldwide Vision

We operate in about 30 countries, targeting extreme poverty through impactful programs in health, education, livelihoods, and HIV/AIDS. Our innovative approaches influence pro-poor policies to make a lasting impact. Join us in our mission to create a world free from poverty.

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Targeting Extreme Poverty: Our Worldwide Vision

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  1. Who is Concern Worldwide? • Operation in approximately 30 countries- bottom 40 of HDI • Started in Nigeria in 68 • Primary base Ireland, also UK, US.

  2. Our vision is based on our experience that we can target extreme poverty most effectively in three interconnected ways: • Impact:through the scale and quality ofour own and our partners’ programme work which currently impacts, directly and indirectly, on the lives of some twelve million people. • Innovation:through pioneering innovative development approaches which can be replicated by local institutions (civil society and government), other aid agencies and donors. • Influence:through influencing pro-poor policies at national and international level.

  3. Types of work • Emergency • Development

  4. Core competencies • Health- world class in CTC • education • HIV and AIDS • livelihood

  5. The characteristics of being World Class in a programme or approach include: • Evidence of ongoing impact of programmes on extreme poverty • Contributing significantly to institutional or sectoral learning and ‘best practice’ • Regular and demonstrable innovations in an area of work • Leading and contributing to active and effective networks or coalitions. • Influencing policy within a coherent framework, linking the local to the global • Peer, donor and academic recognition of leadership in an area of work

  6. Organisational research prioritises • HIV in emergencies • HIV and hunger • CTC

  7. Concern and Renewal • Two year joint position in Dublin • Benefits to Concern– do research better! – we are operators! • Development of evidence base internal and external

  8. Malawi • Role of transfers in humanitarian assistance- what works where are when • Electronic cash transfers- role- multiplier- social consequences- relationship with IDS • CTC- national support to MoH • CTC PLWHA- pre ART- Valid International • On going livelihood intervention with CSOs • HIV game

  9. Zambia • Livelihoods - management use of fragile wetlands, land rights and ownership in respect to HIV, strengthening inclusion of vulnerable groups in farmers movements, markets, SMD, disaster risk reduction • HIV – government role out of HIV strategy, support to HIV+ networks, BCC

  10. Mozambique • Education – girl child inclusion, ensuring schools are safe and supportive environments, influencing government policies • Livelihoods – commitment to democratic processes, • HIV – broad based prevention & care, emergency HIV programme in flood plains

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