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🎥 Watch the video below and relive 3 years of impact with FCA Jordan's COOL-YA Project! 🌱 🌾✨ For the past three years, the Creating Attractive Opportunities for Livelihood of Youth in Agriculture (COOL-YA) project has been driving change, empowering youth, and fostering innovation in the agricultural sector. ⭐️ From building skills to launching businesses, the journey has been nothing short of inspiring. Let’s rewind and celebrate the milestones, challenges, and successes that made this project a game-changer for youth in agriculture! ⬇️ 💚 A heartfelt thank you to our donor, partners, and our staff in our #Jordan office for their invaluable support in making this possible! 🙌 ➡️ Read more stories of change from the COOL-YA project: https://lnkd.in/de-KTtjf #Right2Livelihood #YouthEmpowerment #SustainableAgriculture #Innovation

👷🏾♂️ At the end of a conflict, natural disaster or other acute crisis, reconstruction begins. ⏳ It is not just about physical reconstruction: psychological & social recovery also takes work and time. 🧱 Read 10+1 facts about rebuilding ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dX_z7gDr ✍️ Illustration: Carla Ladau

CTV News interviewed FCA Ukraine Country Director, Patricia Maruschak on the resilience and sacrifice of the people of Ukraine as well as the situation in #Kharkiv after 3 years of full-scale war. 💚 Central message - "we're going to get through this." Watch the news segment at link ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dvN4HRWz

🚨A Call for Humanity. 🚨 FCA is one of 99 humanitarian NGOs to sign an open letter to EU leaders - it's time to take a stand. Through VOICE EU, we and our colleagues urge the EU and its Member States to take unified and decisive actions to uphold the core values of its foundation – solidarity, the eradication of poverty, and the protection of human rights. Read the full letter here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dKYcAECJ

☝️ Education is not a privilege—it is the foundation for lasting change and a fundamental right for children. In this critical time of shrinking aid budgets and escalating crises, the global community cannot afford delays or inaction. As a member of the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies we remain committed to serve the world’s most vulnerable children and youth. We call on governments, philanthropy and other donors to stand with us to: • Sustain and increase humanitarian and development funding • Ensure safe, inclusive, and quality education for all crisis-affected children and youth. • Support local communities and educators. ➡️ Read the full EiE Hub statement here: https://lnkd.in/dw-MTgaf.

🇺🇦 The 3-year war in Ukraine has left permanent emotional scars especially on children and young people. Psychosocial support is an effective first aid, but the needs of children and young people in the midst of war are wider than what can be responded to at the moment, according to a new survey by FCA. 😌 Of the 276 children who participated in the study, 63% reported that they felt calmer and more relaxed after participating in FCA's psychosocial support activities. Education remains a central way in which FCA supports children's mental wellbeing, says Patricia Maruschak, Country Director for FCA Ukraine. 💬 "Children go to school even in the midst of war. We support them in coping with schoolwork, the challenges of online learning and dealing with the trauma of war. Children and young people's most important needs at the moment are related to emotional and psychosocial support. ” ➡️ Read more about the survey - https://lnkd.in/d_KFvXna 📸: Antti Yrjönen/FCA

😓 For #refugees living in camps or settlements, life can at times feel hopeless, especially when work opportunities are hard to come by. This is why opportunities for talented and educated refugees are crucial. 👨🏿⚕️ Kemigisha Kellen and Ronald Mugisha both heard about the Complementary Pathways programme, which connects skilled refugee labourers with employers in third countries. After a year-long process they are both set to move to Canada, to work in nursing. The process is supported by FCA Uganda, Talent Beyond Boundaries and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Uganda, and with the assistance of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/degDi-WW

🇫🇮 Finland's Common Responsibility Campaign is in its 7️⃣5️⃣th year. The campaign defends neglected people and advocates for caring and justice. As well as raising funds for local youth, the campaign sends international aid to crisis areas around the world through FCA's disaster fund. The funds raised enable young people to continue their schooling in unstable circumstances and build the conditions for a secure and hopeful future. 🇨🇫 Soureya’s story is common in the Central African Republic. Most girls who attend school drop out before the fourth grade. Only a small percentage of those who complete the first six grades of primary school continue on to secondary school and graduation. ➡️ Read more about Soureya's story and the situation in Central African Republic over at our website ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dq7csxzJ Find out more about the Common Responsibility Campaign ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dYcbfz9F

FCA is a founding member of ACT Alliance – a global faith-based coalition of 150 members operating in more than 120 countries. Today ACT's General Secretary issued a statement of concern over the US administration's policies on humanitarian aid around the world. Read more below:

🇺🇬 A special commission to review Uganda’s education system concluded its findings this week in a nearly five year process to reposition the country’s Education and Sports system to meet the needs and challenges of the 21st century. 💚 FCA provided expert support throughout, also organising a benchmarking trip to Finland in 2023 for members of the Education Policy Review Commission (EPRC). Uganda’s First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Janet Museveni officially received the report “Education for Values, Innovation and Transformation,” consisting of findings and recommendations for a new Government White Paper on Education and Sports services in Uganda. “My special thanks go to Finn Church Aid, represented here today by their Country Director, Mr. Wycliffe Nsheka, for funding a benchmarking visit of the Commission to Finland and providing technical support through Professor Hannele, who flew in and worked remotely to support the Commission. Finland, as we all know, is a country that is well known for its excellent education system, and so we cannot thank the Government and the people of Finland, together with Finn Church Aid, enough for their contribution.” ➡️ Read about the full report and its findings at our website: https://lnkd.in/d7x3k5yB