Articles
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How women make a difference for peace in South Sudan
A group of inspiring women have helped reduce violence in an area known as South Sudan’s Wild West.
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The 100th volunteer to go abroad with Teachers Without Borders: ”Reaching for your dreams gives your life an incredible sense of meaning”
Elina Yli-Hakala first experienced wanderlust as a child when she climbed to the top of a big pine. Today she is an experienced volunteer worker, who never stopped exploring.
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If you can read this, thank a teacher – these thoughts unite teachers around the world
Few adults from your childhood become as memorable as encouraging teachers. A good teacher can have a life-changing influence on a young person’s future and career choice.
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Great Need for PeaceTech
We love movies that reach into the future without losing touch with the world of today. We may react similarly when someone mentions PeaceTech (peace technology), viewing it as science fiction—but not necessarily.
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The success story of responsible investment pioneer Emmanuel Obwori began 20 years ago in a Ugandan computer hall
Ugandan Emmanuel Obwori, 40, has founded and run five different businesses during his lifetime, all of which have been successful. Now he has a job that no one in Finland had done before January 2019.
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”A person either is or is not insane” – in Somalia, there are no words for mental health care
With the support of FCA, psychotherapist Rowda Olad works in grassroots-level mental health care and participates in the reconciliation work in Somalia.
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”When we moved here, there was nothing” – FCA supports livelihood projects in ex-bonded labor communities in Nepal
The centuries-old tradition of bonded labour was ended in Nepal over ten years ago. The end of debt bondage left many families with nothing, meaning no land of their own, no education, and no means of subsistence. FCA supports livelihood projects in ex-bonded labor communities. Hot and dry. The temperature is over 40 degrees Celsius, and […]
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”I no longer get conned at the market” – Literacy training boosts sense of self-worth of women in Central African Republic
Literacy training targeted for women has filled classrooms in the illiterate countryside of Central African Republic. Excitement spreads as rumor goes that the mother next door has learnt to read.
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Swamp offered shelter from war in South Sudan – “The worst part of the journey was hunger”
During the hardest times of the war, people waded through wetlands, risking running into crocodiles and snakes, and ate water lily fruits to stay alive.
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Buzi river delta was one of the worst hit areas in Mozambique – Amelia and her family spent four days on the roof
The family has nothing but rotten maize to eat. Rescuers have had difficulties in delivering aid to the isolated Buzi area. Buzi, Mozambique. Amelia Tausene, 35, has a house and a field of maize and rice. The field has been her family’s source of income. Family has lived in Buzi for a long time, and they’ve […]