Tanzania still has a long way to go to achieve equality and human rights for all. Fida and the Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania (FPCT) have made significant progress in improving the rights of children with disabilities. The partnership has brought them from the corners of their homes to school.
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.
The protracted corona pandemic and the revolution in February have caused a humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. Fida is responding to the situation by providing aid to the worst affected communities in its work area with the support of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Interest in Christianity among Turkish people has increased during the Corona Year. Despite many challenges, new churches are being established at an increasing pace. Fida is involved in supporting the planting of local churches and the spiritual growth of believers.
The keynote speaker at the Tellus Mission Conference leads a congregation that sends more people to mission work than any other congregation in the United States. The Tellus Conference challenges everyone to participate in completing the mission.
The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs granted Finnish NGOs a total of EUR 10.2 million in support for humanitarian aid projects for 2021.
Sabir means patience. It has been demanded of a man who has had to cope with the murder of his father, exile, and loss of a leg. The difficulties have not discouraged Sabir but fueled his ingenuity.
“We cry and pray that this this conflict would end”
The unrest that erupted in Ethiopia in early November is slipping into the chaos in northern Tigray region. Roads, airspace, and telephone and network connections to Tigray County have been down throughout November, making it difficult to obtain up-to-date information from the area. There has been talk in the news about the threat of civil war. Fida employees report on how the crisis has affected their daily lives in the country.