Articles
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How the coronavirus changed aid work
The health crisis and measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus have also changed the work of Finn Church Aid.
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Check the map to see our response to the Covid-19 pandemic
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has profoundly impacted the work of Finn Church Aid and required an immediate response to newly arisen needs.
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Periods interfere with the education of far too many girls
Millions of girls and women living in refugee camps urgently need feminine hygiene products. They also desperately hope for access to clean water, soap and functioning door locks.
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Most of the world’s school-aged children cannot go to school due to the coronavirus, and it is hard to predict the consequences
For children and young people, school is much more than attending classes. Schools provide safety and protection from abuse and violence.
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A powerful, EU funded approach tackles the root challenges of education in South Sudan’s remotest communities
FCA pioneers an integrated approach that links parents, teachers, children and youth to reap both immediate and long-term benefits of education. The project is funded by EU Humanitarian Aid.
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Career counselling saves futures in Myanmar as the number of school dropouts falls
A career counselling project completely changed the atmosphere in Hlain Tharyar School. Teachers say that there is hardly any bullying anymore, and a parent’s evening changed the pupils’ future.
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Soap and social distancing are a luxury that refugees cannot afford, even when facing the coronavirus
A pandemic is particularly dangerous for refugees and other people already in a vulnerable position. Hand washing and social distancing are key to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.
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War turned schools into homes for refugees in northeast Syria – ”We left everything behind”
In the school buildings turned into refugee centres, people try to stay warm, and to keep alive the memories of the homes, gardens and lives left behind.
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”It would be better to be parents together” — a lack of work separates families in rural Nepal
Many Nepali men with families go abroad to find work in order to secure a livelihood for their family. Labour migration brings with it a hard daily reality both for the worker leaving home and for the family staying behind.
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Cash is more secure and more efficient a way to help a hungry person than a package of food
Cash assistance allows families to decide for themselves what they need and when they need it.