Archive: Beheerder
Below you will find the posts of the archive "Beheerder".
South Sudan Joint Response: reaching more people while saving time and money
The impact of multiple crises in South Sudan, including armed conflict, disease outbreak and economic hardship, continues in 2020. Since the start of the internal…
Nadia Murad continues to fight for justice for the Yazidis
Internationally, she became the face of the genocide of the Yazidis by the Islamic State (IS) – of the sexual violence and atrocities committed against…
Syrian Dorcas volunteer in UN exhibition
Celebrated on 19 August each year, World Humanitarian Day is set to honour relief workers around the world. In Beirut, Lebanon, the United Nations Office…
Psychosocial Support: just as important as Food and Safety
‘Psychosocial relief aid in the world’s trouble spots should be paid more attention to’, says Sigrid Kaag, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in…
The extra mile for a second chance
18-year-old Navoi is a beautiful girl from Tanzania, with an enormous amount of life experience. Dorcas first crossed paths with her some ten years ago….
Salvation in War
Fleeing Syria’s brutal civil war, over one million people have sought safety in Lebanon – where refugees now represent a quarter of the population. Dorcas…
Harnessing new technology
In Lebanon, recent developments in government policy – in response to the mass influx of displaced persons – have pushed over 750,000 Syrian refugees onto…
”Water changed our village”
In Kenya, slums and remote villages often go without the water they need. With a population of 46 million, 41% still rely on contaminated water…
Regaining Hope
Thirty years ago, Zoje and Skender were happily married in the town of Dojan in Tropojë, Albania. At that time, the country was in the…
People Power
According to the UN’s Human Development Index (HDI), Moldova is one of Europe’s poorest countries. In rural areas – that rely heavily on agriculture –…