Concern Worldwide South Korea

Concern WolrdWide is a non-governamental, international, humanitarian organisation, dedicated to the reduction of suffering an working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries.

Since its foundation in 1968, Concern has gone on to work in over 50 countries, responding to major emergencies as well as implementing long term development programmes. Today, with more than 3,900 staff of 50 nationalities, Concern operates in 25 of the world’s poorest countries, helping people to achieve major and long-lasting improvements in their lives.

Our vision
A world where:

No-one lives in poverty, fear or oppression
All have access to a decent standard of living and the opportunities and choices essential to a long, healthy and creative life
Everyone is treated with dignity and respect
Our mission
Our mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives which last and spread without ongoing support from Concern.

To achieve this mission, we engage in long term development work, build resilience, respond to emergency situations, and seek to address the root causes of poverty through our development, education and advocacy work.

 
Our core values
Built on our history and the voluntary, compassionate commitment of Concern’s founders:

We focus on extreme poverty
We are driven by a clear focus on eliminating poverty in the most vulnerable places and responding to humanitarian crises.

We believe in equality
People are equal in rights and must be treated with respect and dignity.

We listen
Listening and partnership are key to empowering the poorest and most vulnerable to transform their own lives.

We respond rapidly
People affected by disasters are entitled to have their most basic needs met through rapid, effective, and principled responses.

We are courageous
Taking necessary risks, balanced with sound judgement, allows us to work in the most challenging contexts.

We are committed
Going the extra mile to support communities in times of need and in the face of very difficult operating environments.

We are innovative
Finding effective solutions requires innovative thinking combined with a pragmatic approach.

We are accountable
Accountability and transparency are central to all of our actions and use of resources.