Archive: Marlies Hoekman
Below you will find the posts of the archive "Marlies Hoekman".
Ioana: ‘I stand up for the rights of Roma women’
Ioana is a project participant of Dorcas Romania. Ioana: ‘I stand up for the rights of Roma women to an education and a decent job….
Arendje: ‘I stand up for a flourishing Eastern Europe’
Arendje is a thematic expert on Community Safety Nets at Dorcas. She is also one of the driving forces behind CPOE, a network of Christian humanitarian…
Bahar: ‘I stand up for women’s inclusion’
Bahar is a project participant of Dorcas Iraq. Bahar: ‘The most pressing need for women in our community is empowerment and gender equality. Women in…
Abel*: I stand up for women’s rights
Abel is a Humanitarian Assistance Officer in Yemen. Abel: ‘Unequal societies are created when people are valued based on characteristics such as skin colour, gender,…
Peter: ‘I stand up for the dreams of farmers’
Peter is a Social Empowerment and Protection Expert at Dorcas. Peter is involved with the implementation of the Participatory Integrated Planning (PIP) approach within Dorcas….
Tabeth: ‘I stand up for Social Justice’
Tabeth is the Advocacy Coordinator for the EU-CORD Network based in Brussels. Tabeth: ‘To commemorate the World Day of Social Justice, I stand up for…
Nadiia: ‘I stand up for the right to social security’
Nadiia works as a Project Manager for Dorcas Ukraine Nadiia: ‘The first thing we Ukrainians lost two years ago when the conflict started, was our…
Minsa*: ‘I stand up for the right to proper work‘
Minsa (32) is a project participant of Dorcas partner Loyac in Yemen. Minsa fled with her husband and their five children to Aden from an…
One year after the earthquake in Syria: How did Dorcas support those in need
One year ago, on the 6th of February, earthquakes and strong aftershocks caused great devastation in Syria and Turkey. Syria, already in crisis due to…
Update on the situation in Yemen
Several targets in Yemen have been bombed in recent weeks in response to Houthi attacks in and around the Red Sea. At this time, Dorcas…