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Peru oil spill: an unprecedented ecocide in the countryFrom a black swell that rushed the Hamburg sea and the skill of the imagination, the tender novel of an orphaned seagull and the cat that taught it to fly was born. Unfortunately, what has happened in Peru is far from resembling Sepulveda’s magic. In fact, the scenario that is presented today, two months after […]
Mines: incidents in Syria on the rise post Covid-19Activities such as farming, tilling or collecting scrap metal can be fatal in Syria. One in three communities lives in places contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance, but the socio-economic crisis caused by Covid-19 has in recent years encouraged many more people to take risks to generate income. “Large-scale education and awareness-raising on the […]
Afghanistan: secondary schools closed for girls“We are very worried about the current situation of girls in Afghanistan. After almost 7 months of stop, secondary schools have not reopened for young women. The ban on attending school is terrible news that puts the future of thousands of women at risk”. These are the words of Stefania Piccinelli, Head of International Programmes […]
Support for Ukrainian refugees in MoldovaMoldova is a small country between southern Ukraine and Romania with a population of about 3.5 million people and currently has the highest number of refugees per capita. The main entry point for people fleeing Ukraine is Palanca in the south, just a few kilometers from Odesa, a city with more than a million inhabitants. […]
Support to the Ukrainian population affected by the warWeWorld, together with ChildFund Alliance, is supporting ChildFund Deutschland – which has been working in Ukraine since 2004 – with coordination, advocacy and communication efforts and ensuring a response for internally displaced persons and refugees who have reached Moldova. Our intervention We support the war-affected population of Ukraine through a response plan with an integrated […]
Ukraine Crisis – Regional Response PlanChildFund Deutschland will continue its support to its Ukrainian partner organizations in the North, South and East regions of the country. The provision of financial support is key to the carrying out of various emergency-led responses to alleviate the suffering felt by victims of the war. WeWorld, another member of the ChildFund Alliance, will support […]
Ukraine Conflict Emergency Response: Situational Report #02A full-scale military attack (invasion) of Ukraine was started by Russia in the night of February 23/24, 2022. Cities, towns and other targets in all regions of Ukraine have been shelled or attacked with rockets, and columns of military vehicles have been invaded the country from three directions (north, east and south). Fighting continues across […]
The implementation of the Cash for Food Project in Afghanistan: vulnerable women at the coreIn the western province of Herat, in a context of severe and compounded crises, the difficulty to provide food for oneself and one’s own household has become very common. Such task is even harder when the most vulnerable are at the head of the family: it is the everyday struggle of widows and women who […]
Ukraine Conflict Emergency Response: Situational Report #01Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing the conflict heading west, either crossing the border into neighboring countries or left internally displaced. Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe with approximately 40 million inhabitants. In 2014, Ukrainian peninsula Crimea was occupied by Russia. Since 2014, the South Eastern region of Donbas was affected by war: […]
Guatemala: the Land of Many Trees crippled by climate change and severe malnutrition, what are we doing for it?In November of two years ago, the Hurricane Iota struck just few days after the Tropical Storm Eta hit Central America, causing severe flooding and landslides in Guatemala, already dealing with longstanding vulnerabilities, among which the high rate of chronic malnutrition and food insecurity, and the fallout of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The records show […]
Southwest Haiti Earthquake: Situational Report #01, January 2022From the 24th to the 25th of January 2022, the country recorded more than 30 earthquakes. Two back-to-back aftershocks of a magnitude of 5.45 at 8:20 a.m. and 5.6 at 9:06 a.m. on the Richter scale, occurred on the morning of the 24th of January, affecting the departments of Sud, Nippes and Grand’Anse and have […]
Mozambique: Tropical Storm Ana: Situational Report #01, February 2022Tropical storm Ana has struck communities still reeling from the devastating consequences of previous cyclones in the past two years. As of the 9th of February, the storm has affected 180,869 people, injuring 207 people, and killed at least 38 people. The storm has destroyed more than 12,000 houses and has damaged 26 health centres, […]