As kids right across the UK countdown the days until the end of term, don’t forget to spare a thought for the teachers that have taught them day-in, day-out for the last year. Committed, hard-working and dedicated teachers make the world of the difference to our kids’ education so why not show your appreciation with a Gift from Concern Worldwide?

Strains of ‘If you’re happy and you know it’ ring out as groups of children are gathered together laughing, singing and playing. It could be a scene from any nursery school in the UK but what makes this scene remarkable is that it’s in a refugee camp in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince – a city devastated by a terrifying earthquake just a few months earlier.

Are you struggling to find that perfect gift for your Dad this Father’s Day? Then look no further than Concern’s brilliant Gifts website. We’ve got a range of fun and quirky presents for every taste and budget and each one makes a truly lasting difference to the poorest of the poor.

A devastating food crisis is unfolding in the west African country of Niger which is the poorest, least developed country on earth. 50% of the country’s 15million people are now vulnerable to food shortages caused by the failed rains and widespread crop failures of 2009.

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