| 词条 | Concern Worldwide |
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| name = Concern Worldwide | image = Concern worldwide logo.gif | image_size = 300px | founded_date = 1968 | tax_id = | registration_id = 39647 | founder = Kay O’Loughlin Kennedy John O’Loughlin Kennedy | location = 52-55 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2 | origins = Dublin, Ireland | key_people = Dominic MacSorley(CEO) | area_served = Worldwide | product = Long-term development and disaster relief | mission = To work with the people living in extreme poverty to help them to transform their lives. | focus = Poverty relief | method = | revenue = | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | subsid = | owner = | non-profit_slogan = "Your Concern Works" | homepage = http://concern.net | dissolved = | footnotes = | former name = Africa Concern }}Concern Worldwide (often referred to as Concern) is Ireland's largest aid and humanitarian agency.[1] Since its foundation 50 years ago it has worked in 50 countries and currently employs 3,200 staff in 26 countries around the world.[2] Concern works to help those living in the world's poorest countries to achieve real and lasting improvements in their lives.[3] Concern is engaged in long-term development work, in addition to emergency relief in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Concern’s core work focuses on health, hunger and humanitarian response in emergencies.[4] They work in partnership with small community groups as well as governments and large global organisations. Concern is just one of fourteen fully certified members of Humanitarian Accountability Partnership.[5] Concern Worldwide US is an affiliate of Concern Worldwide. It has offices in New York City and Chicago. Concern Worldwide is a partner of the One Campaign. HistoryConcern Worldwide was set up by a small group of people including John and Kay O’Loughlin Kennedy in their home in Dublin in 1968, following an appeal for aid by missionaries for the starving population of war-torn Biafra. In June Africa Concern, as it was originally called, launched their famine appeal “Send One Ship”. The ship, the Colmcille landed off the coast of Biafra in September 1968 with supplies of powdered food and medicine. In 1970 the public were asked to respond to the cyclone in East Pakistan and Africa Concern became Concern.[6] WorkConcern has worked in 50 countries and currently employs just under 3,200 staff in 25 countries around the world delivering programmes benefiting 8.5 million people annually.[7] Concern’s work is centered on 5 main programmes, Education, Emergencies, HIV and AIDS, Health and Livelihoods. Concern launched an appeal to tackle the drought in East Africa[8] in June 2011. They also responded to the earthquake in Haiti[9] and the floods in Pakistan.[10] The Chief Executive Officer is Dominic MacSorley. Concern is a member of the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership. GovernanceConcern is controlled and regulated by its members who have responsibility for the Articles of Association, election of the Council, appointment of the auditors and approval of accounts. The Council of Concern is elected from membership at each AGM. The maximum number on the Council is 24 and one third must step down every year. They meet at least 4 times per year. The Council is accountable to the relevant government Minister to ensure that the Companies Act is adhered to. They are also accountable to the general public to ensure that donations are put to an appropriate use.[11] Concern is the first Irish charity to receive certification from the Geneva-based organisation Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), which works to make humanitarian work more accountable and transparent through self-regulation, compliance verification, and quality assurance certification.[12] Concern is a member of the Irish Charities and Tax Research Reform Group.[13] Concern Worldwide’s annual report and accounts won the charity and not-for-profit category in the annual Chartered Accountants Leinster Society awards for published accounts for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.[14] FundingConcern raises money from individuals, communities, sponsored events and companies as well as receiving financial support from the Irish government, the European Union, the United Nations, the British government and other government agencies, private donors, and major trusts.[15] In 2007, the Irish Government announced a 5-year strategic funding programme with Concern which would see funding double from €60 million (for the period 2003 to 2006) to €148 million over the 5-year period from 2007 to 2011.[16] Subsequent to the announcement, Irish Aid announced a series of cutbacks to Ireland's official development aid, including the programme under which Concern was funded.[17] Current campaigns1000 DAYSBy improving nutrition in the 1,000 days between the start of pregnancy and a child’s second birthday, Concern hopes to help families, communities and countries break the cycle of poverty and hunger.[18] Ongoing initiativesConcern FastThe Concern Fast is a sponsored 24-hour fast and programme of events to raise money to fight child malnutrition.[19] Creative Writing CompetitionSince 2008 Concern has run an annual creative writing competition in a number of age categories.[20] In 2012, they received hundreds of essays from all over the world [21] Concern ChallengesConcern runs a number of different physical challenges around the world during the year which provides participants with the opportunity to fund raise.[22] Further readingTony Farmar, Believing in action: Concern the first thirty years, 1968–1998. (Dublin, A. & A. Farmar, 2002) {{ISBN|1-899047-81-6}} External links
Notes1. ^{{cite web | title = Irish Aid : Background note for the Minister of State March 2011 | url = http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/uploads/MoS%20O'Sullivan%20brief%20-%20webpage}} 2. ^{{cite web | title = Our History : Concern Worldwide | url = http://www.concern.net/about/history}} 3. ^{{cite web | title = About Concern| url = http://www.concern.net/about}} 4. ^{{cite web | title = About Our Programmes : Concern Worldwide | url = http://www.concern.net/about/our-programmes}} 5. ^{{cite web | title = Humanitarian Accountability Partnership | url = http://www.hapinternational.org/members.aspx | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164102/http://www.hapinternational.org/members.aspx | archivedate = 2014-07-14 | df = }} 6. ^{{cite web | title = Our History : Concern Worldwide | url = http://www.concern.net/about/history}} 7. ^{{cite web | title = Annual Report : Concern Worldwide | url =http://www.concern.net/about/annual-reports}} 8. ^{{cite news | title = Concern Appeals for more aid for Africa: Irish Times | url = http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0802/1224301718696.html | work=The Irish Times | first=Fiona | last=Gartland | date=2 August 2011}} 9. ^{{cite web | title = YouTube : Tom Arnold of Concern Worldwide thanking the public for their support of the people of Haiti | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-FeSS8--HQ&feature=relmfu}} 10. ^{{cite web | title = Our work in Pakistan : Concern Worldwide | url = http://www.concern.net/where-we-work/asia/pakistan/our-work-in-pakistan}} 11. ^{{cite web | title = How we are governed : Concern Worldwide | url = http://www.concern.net/about/how-we-are-governed}} 12. ^{{cite web| title = How About us : Humanitarian Accountability Partnership| url = http://www.hapinternational.org/about.aspx| deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121016064749/http://www.hapinternational.org/about.aspx| archivedate = 2012-10-16| df = }} 13. ^{{cite web | title = ICTR| url = http://www.ictr.ie/content/about-us}} 14. ^{{cite web | title = Chartered Accountants| url = http://www.charteredaccountants.ie/en/General/News-and-Events/News1/2013/November/DCC-claims-overall-Winners-Award-at-2013-Published-Accounts-Awards/}} 15. ^{{cite web | title = How we raise money-Concern Worldwide | url = http://www.concern.net/about/how-we-raise-money}} 16. ^{{cite web | title = Minister Lenihan to announce new €148 million multi-annual package for Concern | url = http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/latest_news.asp?article=1041}} 17. ^http://www.dochas.ie/shared/files/1/090501-government_cuts_support_to_irish_charities.pdf {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324191219/http://www.dochas.ie/shared/files/1/090501-government_cuts_support_to_irish_charities.pdf |date=March 24, 2012 }} 18. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.concern.net/get-involved/campaign-with-us/1000-days|title=www.concern.net/get-involved/campaign-with-us/1000-days|website=Concern Worldwide|access-date=2016-10-04}} 19. ^{{cite web | title = Concern Fast | url = http://www.concernfast.org/}} 20. ^{{cite web | title = Concern Writing Competition | url = http://www.concern.net/get-involved/schools/concern-writing-competition}} 21. ^{{cite news | title = Concern Writing Competition | url = http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0623/1224299456765.html | work=The Irish Times | date=23 June 2011}} 22. ^{{cite web | title = Concern Challenges | url = http://www.concernchallenge.org/ | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20060920035502/http://www.concernchallenge.org/ | archivedate = 2006-09-20 | df = }} 3 : Development charities based in the Republic of Ireland|Poverty-related organizations|Organizations established in 1968 |
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