About
About Concern
Concern is an international non-governmental humanitarian aid organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Founded in Ireland in 1968, Concern employs 3,200 staff working in 25 countries worldwide in the areas of emergency response, health, education, HIV and AIDS, and livelihoods. Learn more: www.concernusa.org
About GCC
Concern believes that eliminating poverty is the responsibility of all global citizens and youth have a critical role to play in the fight against poverty. With more than 40 years of experience responding to emergencies and working with communities to develop long-term solutions to poverty, Concern is uniquely positioned to bring an authentic and passionate voice into the classroom.
Global Concerns Classroom (GCC) is an innovative and multi-faceted global education program of Concern US that seeks to raise awareness of current international humanitarian issues in US secondary schools.
GCC empowers students to explore, speak out, and take action regarding critical issues facing the world’s poorest people - child labor, displacement, education, health, HIV and AIDS, hunger, water, women’s rights and more.
Program
Concern’s GCC program provides a wide-range of resources and services:
- Quality classroom resources such as global issues guides, student-narrated videos, and thought-provoking posters
- Engaging presentations and guest speakers from Concern’s staff
- Personalized and practical curriculum design support
- Educator workshops and global education training
- Interactive student workshops and after-school program activities
Global Concerns Classroom works with educators and students to connect them to the international community and to create meaningful opportunities for research, reflection, and action. All program resources and participation is free-of-charge.
For more information, go to www.concernusa.org/GCC.
