Archive: Uncategorized
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Dutch organizations support 170.000 war victims in Iraq
In March the Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA) started humanitarian operations to assist 170.000 highly vulnerable Iraqi civilians affected by the ongoing military operations in Mosul…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…