Archive: Marlies Hoekman
Below you will find the posts of the archive "Marlies Hoekman".
How Dorcas is using local solutions to tackle climate challenges
Yesterday, the 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) officially opened in Belém, Brazil, with an urgent call to implement climate pledges. Running until 21 November, the…
The Dorcas Food Campaign: Fighting hunger and poverty
Food is a fundamental human right, yet hunger remains a global issue. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)1, around 673 million people around…
Building sustainable livelihoods and advancing food security in Yemen
Reading time: 2 minutes. Khalid is a father of ten from Yemen. He struggled with the harsh realities of drought and poverty, and found it…
Building a climate-resilient future in Kenya: Brendah’s journey with Dorcas
Reading time: 3 minutes Brendah, 33, from Kenya, works for Dorcas on Climate Adaptation and Resilience. Brendah: ‘My passion for the climate started in primary…
Dorcas joins call to confront Yemen’s escalating hunger crisis
Reading time: one minute. Dorcas has joined a coalition of international and national organisations in Yemen to sign a joint statement highlighting the alarming increase…
Dorcas responds with emergency assistance as conflict forces thousands to flee in Ethiopia
Reading time: three minutes. For more than five years, the western parts of Ethiopia, particularly the Wollega area, have faced persistent conflict. On 6 June…
Dorcas takes rapid action to address Yemen’s growing public health crisis
Reading time: two minutes. Yemen is facing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with an estimated 21.6 million people requiring humanitarian assistance in…
Support for farmers in Ukraine’s conflict-affected regions
Reading time: two minutes Vitalii and Alona are raising four children, including foster children, in a village in the Zaporizhzhia region, 27 kilometres from the front…
From Oasis to Oases: How one community centre became a movement in Cairo
Reading time: four minutes. In one of Cairo’s most marginalised communities, commonly referred to as the ‘garbage collectors’ district’, families live under constant strain from…
Climate-smart farming in Kenya: Boniface’s story of transformation
Dorcas Kenya and our partner, Kitise Rural Development (KRD), have recently concluded the Makueni Pasture and Milk Value Chains Project. Through this initiative, we worked…