Archive: Uncategorized

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Building sustainable livelihoods in conflict-affected communities in Ukraine

From September 2024 to April 2025, Dorcas Ukraine led the ‘Restoring Hope’ project, which aimed to improve sustainable livelihoods and employment opportunities for those affected…

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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….

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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…

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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….

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Solidarity with Ukraine: more urgent than ever

This opinion article is written by Jochem Duinhof. He is a Political Advisor at Dorcas. With this opinion article, he argues for continued support for…

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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…

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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…

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Portraits of Power: the strength of senior women worldwide

Dorcas launched the Portraits of Power campaign on 1 October 2021: International Day of Older Persons. With International Human Rights Day coming up on the…

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3 months after the Beirut explosion: there is still a lot of work to be done

In the past three months, Dutch humanitarian aid and development organisations CARE, Cordaid, Dorcas, Save the Children, Stichting Vluchteling and World Vision have collaborated to…

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Beirut Blasts: The Long Road to Recovery

Nearly three months on from the devastating explosions that shook the city, Beirut’s wounds remain far from healed. Life changed irreversibly for the people of…

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