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Written by: Agnes Kroese, CEO of Dorcas Within ten minutes, you can have your bananas, soft drinks, or dessert delivered. Just add them to your…

Written by: Agnes Kroese, CEO of Dorcas I don’t cry easily, but the tears were close during the online meeting with my colleagues in Lebanon….

Written by: Agnes Kroese, CEO of Dorcas Perhaps you have seen it: our campaign for safe shelter in Lebanon. Our local colleagues are working hard…

Written by: Agnes Kroese, CEO of Dorcas What do I think of the government programme? Someone asked me that this week. Due to the setting…

Written by: Agnes Kroese, CEO of Dorcas Of course, I’ve had some sleepless nights over the past few weeks. I would lie staring at the…

Written by: Agnes Kroese, CEO of Dorcas In recent weeks, the development sector in the Netherlands has taken several hard blows. The new plans of…

Written by: Agnes Kroese, CEO of Dorcas Freedom?  I’m in Romania.  Together with teacher Christina, I walk through a neighbourhood where most people are Roma….

Written by: Agnes Kroese, CEO of Dorcas Surrounded by children, I walk alongside the chief, the local leader of the village. I am back in…

Written by: Agnes Kroese, CEO of Dorcas From all sides, women and children come running. By their side, a donkey with empty jerry cans. I…

Written by: Agnes Kroese A large group of people has gathered around the ambulance. It is July 2023 and I am in a remote village…