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Ukraine
…its response in Ukraine immediately after the war started. Initially, the work focused on supporting displaced Ukrainians at the border between Ukraine and Hungary and in Western Ukraine. In the…
‘A grim milestone’ in Ukraine – average of 42 civilian casualties each day during two years of war.
An average of 42 civilian casualties each day during two years of war in Ukraine NGO members of the Humanitarian Platform in Ukraine, which includes FCA, call for the immediate…
FCA’s work in Ukraine expands to vocational training
FCA’s work continues in Ukraine and expands to vocational education and training In two years, the war has damaged 3,428 educational institutions and destroyed 365 schools in Ukraine. Over the…
FCA leads education access project in Ukraine as part of $18 million Education Cannot Wait grant
FCA leads education access project in Ukraine as part of $18 million Education Cannot Wait grant Building on two years of success rehabilitating educational institutions in Ukraine, FCA is now…
FCA expands work in Ukraine closer to the front line
FCA expands work in Ukraine closer to the front line Education rehabilitation work begins in Kharkiv, in addition to ongoing projects in northern Ukraine and Kyiv region. FCA UKRAINE is…
Deadly missile attack in Chernihiv, Ukraine near FCA office
Deadly missile attack in Chernihiv, Ukraine near FCA office The pressure wave caused by the explosion broke windows at FCA Ukraine’s office. On Saturday August 19, a Russian missile strike…
FCA signs memorandum of understanding with Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
FCA signs memorandum of understanding with Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Oksen Lisovyi, Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, and Tomi Järvinen, FCA Executive Director, exchanging documents…
Ukraine: One year of war
…to access quality education safely, whether in Ukraine or elsewhere. This is the story of Ukraine and FCA in the past year. Phase 1 – people on the move After…
Ukrainian kindergartners receive educational tablets
Ukrainian kindergartners receive educational tablets FCA gave 58 electronic tablets to three kindergardens in Ukraine. The devices were purchased thanks to the donation of 20,000 euros provided by the Finnish…
Kids’ clubs provide oasis of normality for Ukraine’s children
…and a half of war in Ukraine, it may seem that children have become used to these daily realities. Observing schoolchildren, it’s nowadays commonplace in Ukraine to see drawings of…
Life in a backpack – millions of women and children are fleeing Ukraine
…to school. Finn Church Aid is helping refugees from Ukraine together with a Hungarian partner organisation. “I HAVE SWEETS and a bottle of water, and here’s my cat. In Ukraine,…
Pupils in Kharkiv are now studying underground
…underground network took on a new, life-protecting role starting in February 2022 when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is estimated that up to 160,000 civilians sought shelter…
There is hope even amid multiple crises
…the humanitarian response supported by FCA. Our country office’s work focused mainly on education and reached 18,400 people in Ukraine already in 2022. What happens in Ukraine also has repercussions…
Global Leadership Team strengthens FCA partnerships in US and Canada
…with the Canada Ukraine Foundation, the Leadership Team were able to present and discuss ongoing work in Ukraine supporting safe access to quality education, while also exchanging ideas on wider…
“Finns should just stay out of Kenya’s conflicts” – is that so, Alexon Mwasi?
…Ukraine. The crucial grain and cooking oil imports stopped completely when the war started, accelerating the food crisis and the inflation. Thankfully – and surprisingly – Ukraine managed to negotiate…
Across the world, FCA’s local workers come face to face with catastrophes both in their work and in their personal lives
…the war in Ukraine, the drought in East Africa and a devastating earthquake in Syria. They don’t see their work as just a job. What is at stake for them…
FCA leads school return project in Ukraine with €14 million EU funding
FCA leads school return project in Ukraine with €14 million EU funding FCA’s educational work in Ukraine is progressing – schools are being renovated and teachers supported with EU co-financing…
FCA expands operation to aid people displaced by war in Ukraine
…in Ukraine by deploying staff in Ukraine and neighbouring countries and expanding their programs beyond immediate aid. IN RESPONSE to the war, which has forced over three million people to…
Ukraine war – How ordinary people became refugees
…she’s hesitant. The family members would end up apart, because her partner has to stay in Ukraine. Angel-shaped Christmas lights are watching over the streets of Lviv in Western Ukraine….
FCA-led panel stressed importance of education at Lutheran World Federation Assembly
…in Ukraine education often takes places in equipped shelters where children go during air raid alerts. Starting from September this year, Kharkiv city, which is very close to the frontline,…