Sexual violence, teenage pregnancies and mother-child mortality are real challenges in Congolese villages. The goal of Fida and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Dennis Mukwege, is effective preventative health care for all.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the protracted conflict and hunger crisis have feed each other to make the situation worse. The country is currently experiencing one of the worst hunger crises in the world: up to 27 million people are living with acute food shortages. We visited in the midst of the crisis.
Right now, in the global fight against hunger, hunger is winning. The World Food Programme estimates that the number of hungry people will increase by 47 million this year as a consequence of the war in Ukraine. Many people including those from Yemen will feel the crisis in their stomachs.
In early summer 2022, Fida’s Country Office in Tanzania received tip-offs from two local employees and one beneficiary regarding the possible misuse of funds in Fida’s development cooperation activities in Zanzibar. The suspicion was directed at one local employee of the Country Programme.
Child marriage refers to the marriage of a minor to either an adult or another minor. Quickly, without warning, and unprepared. Since underage marriages are illegal, weddings usually take place without prior warning In the darkness of night.
Most Bangladeshi women got married as children. 59% of girls marry before they turn 18.
Together, we can prevent child marriage in Bangladesh and give girls a chance for a normal childhood, play, and school. The annual Food for Life campaign starts on 22 August. On the next day, the music video for Dreams will also be released together with Ilta.
The village of Rusengo in Burundi has undergone enormous change in just a few years. It shows that a lot of good can come out of a seemingly hopeless starting point.
The Horn of Africa is suffering from the most severe drought in 40 years. The global food crisis is driving millions into hunger. In Kampala, the capital of Uganda, the crisis is already visible in the meals of the poor.
Marianne and Esa Pyykkönen’s childhood dreams came true when they spent 13 years together in missions in Papua New Guinea.