Concern Worldwide

Tom Arnold. Tom Arnold is CEO of Concern Worldwide, which has its headquarters in Dublin. Concern has a growing presence in the United Kingdom and America, and is the largest humanitarian organisation in Ireland. Its work focuses on helping the poorest people in the world’s poorest countries. Tom has extensive experience in governmental and non-governmental organisations in Ireland and internationally. He has… See full bio.

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Story: Concern is committed to meeting the humanitarian imperative to save lives and alleviate suffering. We recognize the need to respond quickly, effectively and creatively to sustain the lives and dignity of people affected by natural calamity or armed conflict. In countries susceptible to disaster, Concern believes that disaster risk reduction is an integral part of development.

We are also committed to helping communities establish early warning mechanisms to prevent and minimize the impact of future crises. Such measures allow us to focus not only on saving lives, but also on protecting people's means of earning a living.

In recent years, Concern has further developed its emergency response capacity by strengthening its Rapid Deployment Unit and Emergency Response Team-a dedicated team of over 50 emergency professionals who are ready to respond to any disaster within 24 hours.

Last year, Concern responded to 41 emergencies in 16 countries, reaching 3.7 million people affected by conflict, drought, floods, earthquakes, and crop devastation.

• The Horn of Africa. Concern is working to reach more than 560,000 with food, water and vital interventions to prevent and treat malnutrition.
• Pakistan. Concern reached 2.3 million flood-affected people with essential supplies including food, clean water, hygiene kits and shelter materials. Concern worked to deliver community-based Disaster Risk Reduction programs to mitigate against future flooding disasters including irrigation rehabilitation and construction, as well as improved shelter construction and farming practices. Throughout its program areas across four provinces, Concern also implemented water and sanitation services, and introduced programs to prevent and treat malnutrition for mothers and children.
• Niger. In a groundbreaking initiative, Concern is distributing emergency cash via mobile phones to the most vulnerable women in 160 villages affected by drought, allowing them to cover their most urgent needs-whether it is food, clothes, school fees or medical costs-while supporting the growth of local markets.
• Haiti. Concern reached more than 460,000 people affected by the earthquake, managing 13 camps for people whose homes were destroyed, distributing essential relief items, organizing daily truck deliveries of clean water, treating malnourished children, providing cash-for-work opportunities, and ensuring that children have access to safe places where they can learn.

Evidence of Impact Summary:

Concern Worldwide's has lifesaving impact in acute emergencies, and very effective health programs, particularly in the area of malnutrition.
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Organization Strengths Summary:

Experts repeatedly cited Concern Worldwide's committed, responvie staff as being its greatest strength. They also praised the organization for being innovative and sticking to a scale of programming that is sustainable.
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Areas for Improvement Summary:

Concern Worldwide's staff could develop even further by lengthening tenure at the field management level.
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Tom Arnold is CEO of Concern Worldwide, which has its headquarters in Dublin. Concern has a growing presence in the United Kingdom and America, and is the largest humanitarian organisation in Ireland. Its work focuses on helping the poorest people in the world’s poorest countries. Tom has extensive experience in governmental and non-governmental organisations in Ireland and internationally. He has worked at a senior leadership level in management, policy development and administration. Tom was chief economist (1988 to 1993) and assistant secretary general (1993 to 2001) with the Irish Department of Agriculture and Food. He led a major programme that involved the certification of the department as an EU Paying Agency, responsible for accounting of €2 billion annually. Tom is a graduate in agricultural economics from University College Dublin and has master’s degrees in business administration and strategic management from the Catholic University of Louvain and Trinity College Dublin, respectively. He was one of a handful of distinguished Irish people to receive honorary doctorates from the National University of Ireland in 2009. Tom also received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from University College Dublin.

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