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Migration in Ethiopia
Woord en Daad and Dorcas are starting an extensive programme to meet the challenges of migration in Ethiopia. We will train young people in southern Ethiopia through vocational schooling and access to a job afterward….
Caritas ukraine: Please Europe, stand up
‘Open all the windows at -10 Celsius, shut off your heating, empty your fridge, wait a few days and you know what life is like in the buffer zone.’ Valentyn Bebik, a Caritas Ukraine aid…
Dutch Relief Alliance Continues in 2017
130 million people need relief aid to survive. The Dutch government has made 45 million euro available for relief organisations so that they can continue to provide relief in Yemen, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria and…
Best Project Award in Borena, Ethiopia
The Borena Zone Finance and Development Integration Office in Ethiopia has selected our Protracted Crisis and Relief Project in Moyale as the best project in the region. We competed with big NGO’s and we received…
Adopt A Granny In Tanzania Changes Lives
Tanzania is a wonderful country with beautiful nature and massive safari parks. However, in the midsts of all this beauty there is a lot of pain, insecurity, sorrow and hopelessness. I was able to visit…
HIV/AIDS awareness among Russian youth
HIV is a growing problem in Russia. Especially in Togliatti and Dimitrovgrad, the number of infections among young people is high. Many youth are unaware that their own actions put them at risk. To combat…
Farmer Field School in Egypt is a major success
November 25th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Women are often victims of physical and sexual violence and this is especially the case for women in developing countries. Dorcas aims…
Aid for Mosul Refugees
The Iraqi army and several militias have started a military operation against IS. The fighting put the people living in the area in danger. Christelijk Noodhulpcluster members – Dorcas, Tear, Red een Kind, Woord en…
DORCAS and REACH partner under the IHPF
Since the 10th of June 2014, Mosul, the second largest city of Iraq, has been under control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). During this time, the continuing escalation of violence…
DRA receives one million euros for Mosul
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs donated an additional million euros to help refugees in Iraq. The aid will be carried out by the Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA) which Dorcas is part of. As military…
Financial Assistance for Refugees
Dorcas increases aid through generous contributions Times are changing in the world or relief aid. Agencies do not primarily distribute food and clothing in emergency situations anymore. Instead, we provide financial support to families and…
Adopt a child: give hope, give a future
We believe that every child deserves to be taken care of and have a chance to flourish. Our Adopt a Child programme helps vulnerable children that live in poverty. We are grateful for the 2,775…
Leo Visser appointed Dorcas CEO
We are grateful to announce that Mr Leo Visser has been appointed Dorcas CEO effective 1 January 2017. Earlier this year the Dorcas board decided to change the organisation’s leadership structure, introducing a new CEO…
Huge potato harvest in Albania
In January of this year, we started a new project in Albania with ‘Kom over en Help’. We are helping 280 families to start their own company so that they are able to increase their…
Back in South Sudan
A few months ago, Dorcas employee Teuntje had to leave South Sudan because of all the turmoil. She has now returned, after a short period in the Netherlands. She wrote a blog about her departure…
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