FCA is partnering with local organisations in Gaza City, Khan Younis and al-Bureij to make sure children have access to education and psychosocial support even in the midst of ongoing devastating...
Finn Church Aid (FCA) Updates
Search
Refine the list with filters
Search helpList
Showing 1 - 20 of 304 results
FCA to provide emergency food assistance in South Sudan
FCA has allocated 50,000 euros to give unconditional cash to the most vulnerable people in Juba County. SOUTH SUDAN is seeing an alarming increase in regression to conflict caused by political...
More than a week after the earthquake, the needs are enormous – FCA expands its aid operation in Myanmar
Finn Church Aid (FCA) has allocated an additional EUR 50,000 from its disaster fund to help earthquake-ravaged Myanmar. A total of 100,000 euros has now been allocated for humanitarian aid, which...
Fear, grief and overwhelm in Myanmar – FCA launches cash program to earthquake-affected people
People in Myanmar are searching the rubble for loved ones and spending their nights out amid growing despair and fear of aftershocks, says Lin Min Aung, FCA’s Country Director. KUA is using cash...
FCA helps earthquake victims in Myanmar – damage feared to be huge
Finn Church Aid is launching an emergency relief operation to help earthquake victims in Myanmar. The work has been allocated 50,000 euros from FCA’s disaster fund. The earthquake struck on Friday,...
Uganda + 1 more
Finn Church Aid launches BRIGHT project to support teachers in crisis contexts
FCA’s new EU-funded project will address the critical shortage of qualified teachers by enhancing professional development and education systems, ensuring schools have skilled and motivated educators...
30 Years On from The Beijing Platform for Action: Faith-Based Actors as Catalyst Towards Positive Norm Change
Executive Summary Pauliina Parhiala, Felm Executive Director Rudelmar Bueno de Faria. ACT Alliance General Secretary The Beijing Platform for Action, adopted at the 1995 United Nations World...
Kenya + 7 more
Unrest and anxiety grow among those whose futures and lives are now at risk after US funding cuts
The termination of US-funded programmes has caused growing desperation among refugee populations. Fears of increasing unrest, suicide rates, school dropouts and teenage pregnancies are among the...
World + 2 more
US government terminates almost 7 million US dollars of FCA grants
The US government has terminated all funds provided by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to FCA, representing nearly 10 per cent of FCA’s global budget. “We...
“Nothing has been normal for years” - mental health needs are critical in Ukraine after three years of war
Three years of war in Ukraine have left lasting emotional scars, particularly on children and youth. According to FCA’s new assessment, psychosocial support is an efficient first response, but the...
Kenya + 1 more
US foreign aid freeze puts FCA projects on hold in Uganda and Kenya
A freeze on US foreign aid will directly affect FCA work amongst many other lifesaving humanitarian projects around the world. Students in a lesson at Bukere Secondary School in Kyaka II refugee...
Securing education is vital for the reconstruction of Gaza
Friday 24 January is the International Day of Education. CHILDREN IN GAZA have not been able to go to school for more than 15 months. In total, there are around 658,000 school-age children in Gaza...
Le groupe de K-Pop W24 se joint au GPE et aux jeunes du monde entier pour réclamer davantage de financement pour l’éducation
WASHINGTON D.C./Séoul, le 21 janvier 2025 – À l’approche de la Journée internationale de l’éducation, le groupe de rock coréen W24 se joint à la campagne « Répondez à l’appel » du Partenariat mondial...
K-Pop group W24 joins GPE & youth around the world in calling for more education financing
WASHINGTON D.C./Seoul, January 21, 2025 – Ahead of the International Day of Education, Korean rock band W24 joins the Global Partnership for Education “Answer the Call” campaign to sound the alarm on...
FCA aims to gradually resume project work in Syria
With 16.7 million people in Syria in dire need of humanitarian assistance, it is crucial that FCA and all humanitarian organisations are able to resume their work as soon as possible. Photo:...
FCA Syria country office temporarily suspending activities in Aleppo, Hama, and Homs
Statement by Mazen Khzouz, Finn Church Aid (FCA) Syria and Jordan Director on the escalation of violence in Syria. DAMASCUS, SYRIA, DECEMBER 4TH, 2024. Aleppo, which hosts one of Finn Church Aid’s...
Joint NGO statement - Global Humanitarian Overview 2025
This statement is delivered on behalf of 109 NGOs, including humanitarian organizations with operations in countries covered by the GHO. We are witnessing unspeakable human suffering due to the...
Over 120 educators from frontline regions of Ukraine receive psychosocial support training
In November 2024, Finn Church Aid Ukraine concluded a series of two-day training sessions for vocational education teachers from the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. These sessions...
Uganda + 1 more
Support from all sides for refugee schoolchildren, thanks to the EU-funded INCLUDE project
Education access, menstrual hygiene management, and psychosocial support are critical factors shaping the lives of young girls and boys in refugee settlements. Funded by European Union Humanitarian...
i-LEARN project brings displaced Somali children quality education “right to our doorstep”
In Somalia, millions of children lack access to formal education. FCA’s EU-funded, i-LEARN project is bringing quality education to displaced families. “WHEN WE CAME to the camp, I wanted to go to...