Articles
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A new training kit of animated videos boosts business in Myanmar
Online learning gains new ground among artisans in Myanmar. Finn Church Aid’s (FCA) training on entrepreneurship builds new paths of cooperation that help businesses grow sustainably.
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Music brings calm and joy to Syrian youth in Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan
Music is a source of relief to youth coping with the stress of living as refugees in Jordan. FCA’s learning centre, supported by Oxfam, teaches them how to play instruments and compose.
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Career counsellors in Cambodia brought learning online – “It has been rewarding”
Developing career counselling and training new career counsellors is an important part of Finn Church Aid’s (FCA) work in Cambodia. Because of Covid-19, all contact teaching was put on hold in March, but Mak Buntith and his fellow career counsellors found new ways to continue working.
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Teachers stay passionate despite closing of schools: Our priority is to keep learners motivated
Teachers around the world have played a vital part in the fight against the coronavirus throughout the pandemic. On World Teachers’ Day October 5, we want to appreciate all teachers for their tremendous efforts.
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World Teachers’ Day celebrates teachers in crises: “When learners cannot come to school, we have to go to them”
World Teachers’ Day on October 5 celebrates teachers in crises. The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly added to the challenges of teachers to protect people’s right to education but teachers like 27-year-old Obang Omot Oboya ensure no one is left behind during school closures.
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Education for girls vital in the face of climate change
In Somalia, climate change has cost many their livelihoods. Without education, finding new paths in life is difficult for former nomads, and many of them now consider education as the way forward. Three fathers tell us why they want particularly their daughters to go to school.
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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.