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Dorcas Annual Report 2017 online
Today, Dorcas presents the Annual Report 2017. It concerns an English report that tells about the impact of our work. We supported more than 600,000 people in 18 countries in Eastern Europe, Africa and the…
Siaya Water and Sanitation Project in Kenya
Following the successful completion of the Inception phase of the ‘Siaya Water and Sanitation Project’ and consequent approval by the Dutch government (RVO), Dorcas is ready to start the implementation. We will implement this project…
Our Work With Yazidis in Iraq
Dorcas is one of a few organisations that works in Sinjar, in northeast Iraq. The area made headlines for the massacre in 2014. Many Yazidi people were enslaved and displaced. Thousands of people have now…
14 million people face hunger in the Horn of Africa
In the Horn of Africa millions of people face hunger because of the continuing drought and ongoing local conflicts. 7.8 million people in Ethiopia and 6.2 million people in Somalia are food insecure. Without intervention,…
Succesful test of blockchain
First successful test of blockchain for international distribution of aid funding The first in a series of tests looking to bring greater efficiency and transparency into humanitarian funding has taken place with positive results. The…
Dutch aid organisations join forces in Iraq
For the fourth time in four years, seven Dutch aid organisations, united in the Dutch Relief Alliance, join forces to provide aid to displaced families in Iraq and those returning. The organisations have been working…
We started life-saving health services in Raqqa
Health services are severely affected by the civil war inside Syria. Many clinics were damaged and had to close or ran out of medicines or medical equipment required to provide effective services, capacities of health…
START response for flood victims Albania
Since the beginning of December Albania has suffered under the most severe rainfalls ever recorded. Almost 5,000 households have suffered flood damage in Albania and around 600 families are still homeless after being forced to…
Warning against a false sense of safety in Syria
Thousands of Syrians are still being killed, wounded, displaced, and besieged every day as the war rages on and help is not reaching people in need, the Syria INGO Regional Forum said today. The member…
Dorcas expands work in Syria
Recently, Dorcas received approval to start an office in Syria. The registration was necessary to provide humanitarian aid within the country. Najla Chahda, Dorcas country director in Lebanon says: ‘We hope that we are able…
Former prisoner becomes shoemaker
‘I hope that one day I will be able to expand my company and teach others to become great shoemakers.’ James from Tanzania is a former prisoner who is reintegrating into society with the help…
Elections in Kenya: do or die race
The Start Network is enabling aid agencies in Kenya act early to mitigate the risk of election violence, in a new way of working for the humanitarian sector. People in Kenya went to the polls…
Partnerships in Kenya
Dorcas, her local partner North Gem, the local government of Siaya County and water company Maji Milele started a 6-year cooperation this month. These four parties form a public private partnership (PPP). This PPP will…
Wood Carrier Discovers Her Talents
‘I had no choice but to take the job, even though I heard stories from other women that worried me. Lifting all the firewood gave them a lot of back pain, but still I started…
Care for Children with a Disability
The eleven year old Nesma used to be stuck at home. Her blindness caused her to barely ever step outside and her fear to be ridiculed stopped her from interacting with others. Nesma’s parents and…
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