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Joint Civil Society Call to Action for equitable access to healthy & nutritious, sustainably sourced school meals
School meals play a critical role in children’s lives. They are an essential intervention in development and humanitarian contexts, proven to have long-lasting impacts across multiple Sustainable...
Joint Open Letter to the United Nations Security Council Representatives on Yemen
101 organisations working in and on Yemen urge immediate action The conflict in Yemen will enter into its eighth year tomorrow, and civilians continue to bear the brunt of the fighting. Unlawful...
Uganda + 2 more
International community failing its commitment to the refugee crisis in Uganda, NGOs warn
Joint statement by 40 NGOs The international community is failing in its commitment to share responsibility for responding to one of the world's biggest refugee crises, 40 international NGOs in...
Statement on Supporting Community Resilience in Syria coinciding with the launch of the United Nations Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan 2017-2018 in response to the Syrian Crisis in Helsinki on January 24, 2017
We, the civil society organisations working with Syrian communities, welcome the launch of the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan 2017-2018 in response to the Syrian Crisis (3RP) and the sharing of...
Joint statement on supporting community resilience in Syria: Local actors have to be involved
Statement on Supporting Community Resilience in Syria coinciding with the launch of the United Nations Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan 2017-2018 in response to the Syrian Crisis in Helsinki on...
Nepal earthquake leaves tens of thousands homeless – Fida gives aid
Fida provides emergency assistance, supports the recovery of small villages and continuation of schooling for children. Fida has granted 50 000 Euros as emergency assistance to Nepal, after it has...
Fighting HIV with an Effective Weapon of Accurate Information
Fida has been battling to erase prejudice against HIV-positive people in East Africa with success. HIV Infections Decreased by More than a Half In 2004 Fida started a HIV/AIDS project in Ethiopia,...
Distress continues for Iraqi refugees
More than 1.8 million people have fled their homes in Iraq because of attacks by the terrorist organisation Isis. Almost half of the refugees are school-aged children. Of these domestic refugees, 860...
Stop the diseases!
The children living in Fida's Nepalese project villages are healthier than before. A private toilet helps to keep the environment clean. Meena Devi Chaudhury lives in West Nepal. Her family consists...
Food Aid Reached 10 000 Children in North Korea
Fida provided North Korea with 60 tons of food aid. The distribution from mid-May to mid-June ensured a daily meal for 10 000 children for a month. Food aid, consisting of maize, was sent to 18...
Much help still needed in Myanmar: Fida continues reconstruction in the country
Fida International continues giving aid to and reconstruction in Myanmar (Burma) after last May cyclone. In addition to donations from its European and American partners and individuals, Fida was...
A Joint Appeal to African Leaders to address the human rights situation in Zimbabwe
AI Index: AFR 46/030/2005 (Public) News Service No: 306 Through the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) African Heads of State and Government have made a commitment...
India + 3 more
Fida International assistance to tsunami victims in Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Indonesia
Fida International is grateful for the generous tsunami assistance donations of more than €700,000. Thanks are due to the Finnish public, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, other International...
Fida International assistance to tsunami victims in Sri Lanka
Generous donations have constantly been rolling in from concerned (primarily) Finnish individuals and Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Together with our International and local partners, Fida...
Sri Lanka + 2 more
Fida International Assistance to sunami victims in Sri Lanka, India and Thailand
You can assist Tsunami victims by making a donation to Fida International relief efforts: Bank in Finland -- NORDEA, Account number -- 228718-5256, Relief Fund Code -- 72410 Direct phone billing...
Fida International Update - 29th Dec. 2004
Fida International helps forgotten fishing villages in India Fida International has been supporting a costal villages' development program in the Khrishna district of the state of Andhra Pradesh in...
Fida International helps Asian catastrophe victims in India
The huge 9.0 Richter's scale earthquake, which struck Indonesia on Sunday 26.12., also caused a devastating tidal wave that hit India. Estimates of the death toll vary, but over 15 500 people are...