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In the last two weeks, I have participated in two initiatives organised by faith-based actors. The first, on 2 March, saw me presenting before an ecumenical dialogue group of leaders from the [...]

By Denis Semakula, Country Director for Sudan at LM International Education in emergencies (EiE) and conflict areas is the process of teaching and promoting quality education for children, youth, [...]

  In Bangladesh, 51% of girls are married by the time they turn eighteen (18), and 5 in 10 child brides give birth before age 18 (UNICEF, 2020). This is because the patriarchal culture [...]

Entrepreneurship, protection, connection These three words signify Tunadobees’ and Woord en Daad’s Busy Bees programme [https://www.woordendaad.nl/tag/busybees-oeganda/]. Bees connect. Investing [...]

Sexual Violence in Conflict (SViC) has received increased focus within the political discourse and international aid programming over the past years. In spite of this, the use of sexual violence [...]

    Tearfund is working as part of the Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA). Working within religious communities to tackle discrimination and extremism and building bridges [...]

According to the United Nations, 35 percent of women worldwide experience sexual or domestic violence in their lives. In order to discuss risks and solutions to this problem, the human rights [...]

BONGA Project. In Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam district, Stromme Foundation works with the locale partner OCODE. They have activities towards children and youth through supporting schools and the [...]

The number of reported cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has risen sharply in Eastern Africa during and after the spread of the Covid-19 virus and related lockdown measures. Cases [...]

Lisanne van der Steeg works as Policy Advisor for Woord en Daad and is a member of the PCSD working group of CONCORD. Woord en Daad is an NGO active in 22 countries worldwide, helping different [...]