Archive: News

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Dorcas opens country office in Yemen

Dorcas’ registration process in Yemen was officially completed last November. This means, among other things, that we can start implementing our own activities. Relief remains…

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Blue Bucket Campaign

The Blue Bucket Campaign is a campaign organised by Dorcas Country Offices in Albania, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine in cooperation with local partner organisation. They…

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Social and economic inclusion for women and people with disabilities in South Sudan

Being proud of yourself, your abilities and of what you do. But also others who are proud of you, what you contribute to your family…

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CNC starts a campaign to help corona virus victims

CNC, a Dutch Christian relief alliance that consists of Dorcas, EO Metterdaad, Red een Kind, Tearfund, Woord en Daad and ZOA, started a campaign to…

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A UN Convention for the Rights of Older People

Older people’s health and lives have been at particular risk from COVID-19. Their rights have been denied and disproportionately affected in public health responses to…

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Netherlands Ambassador Commends Dorcas Beirut Response

Last week, the Chargée D’affaires of the Netherlands Embassy in Lebanon, Frederique de Man, paid a visit to our community centre in Beirut where she…

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The team and I rushed to take cover as people started screaming

Have you ever felt like you were constantly on guard, because a calamity could happen any moment? Have you been looking for places to take…

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Beirut devastated by explosion

Dorcas employees in Lebanon unharmed A devastating explosion in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital city wreaked havoc on Tuesday night. At least 140 people were killed and…

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A message from our CEO Leo Visser about COVID-19

Watch the video here. Dear colleagues, partners, donors and indeed everyone who is connected to Dorcas, Right now, the world has turned upside down. Lives…

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Response to COVID-19

The current spread of the coronavirus effects the work of Dorcas, its partners, our beneficiaries and their communities. We are implementing the needed precautions to ensure…

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