Naomh Pol News Issue 2

Concern
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation that strives for a world free
from poverty, fear, and oppression. They deliver life-changing, and life-saving interventions
around the world to poor, vulnerable people. Concern strives for a poverty free world, where no
individual should live in fear of providing for their families. No one should ever have to feel like
this, we all deserve to live a long, happy, healthy and creative life. You can help make this a reality
worldwide by volunteering, donating or taking part in an event or challenge. Our religion
department this year had to fundraise differently for Concern. This year they took on the
challenge of either a food fast for 24 hours, or a digital detox of giving up their phone for 24 hours
and it was a great success for everyone. They raised over £750 for Concern Worldwide and they
are all working extremely hard to help poor countries all over the world to put an end to poverty.
Miss McKeever and Courtney Cassidy, Year 13
The Concern Student Ambassador programme was set up by myself within St Paul’s three
years ago as I felt it went hand in hand with the Religion Department. It has proved very
successful with our Year 13 pupils, offered to them through their enrichment programme.
The purpose of the student ambassador role is that so our pupils can help the world’s
poorest countries who are in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. It, in turn, enhances their
leadership and teamwork skills and they also receive the chance to explore the work that
Concern does.
This year the programme had to be approached a bit differently than in previous times due
to Covid-19. Our usual ideas for fundraising were not going to work such as the traditional
bun sale and our bag pack in Sainsbury’s. However, we were determined to not to let that
beat us and we decided that this year we would sign up to do the Concern Fast. Our student
ambassadors received their training via zoom with a Concern leader and they were prepped