Myanmar: Helping communities displaced from Kayah State
… also causes loss of livelihoods. For safety, jobs are left behind. Some of those who left …
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Afghanistan: Getting people with disabilities back on their feet
The ICRC's work with disabled people in Afghanistan helps them live an active role in society through physical rehabilitation, education, employment, micro-credit loans, vocational training and …
Afghanistan: Polio and physical challenge no match for this cricket star’s hard work
The trauma of displacement, the debilitating pain of polio and the scars of discrimination are not visible when Noor Islam Amirzai, part of Afghanistan’s national cricket team for people with …
Finding a way forward despite challenges
… that the young people have a chance to find jobs and earn some sort of income. I try my …
Mozambique: Kits enable fresh start for 9,000 displaced people in Metuge
… require further support, as they do not have jobs or any other source of income to make a … in the city of Pemba, he would do small jobs such as transporting sand for sale. He …
Colombia: health care in danger
… treating those most in need. Some quit their jobs, out of fear or exhaustion. 2021 was the … wounded. Health-care workers often quit their jobs and leave badly affected areas as soon as …
Maiduguri’s keke are spreading COVID-19 prevention messages
… over 200 members have already lost their jobs due to the pandemic. However, keke …
Gaza: corn on the corniche
… by this project, since al-Omari gave them jobs there. “We sell hot drinks and corn on …
Support project for emergency department of Pyongyang Medical College Hospital
The project brief elaborates on the short- and long-term support that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Red Cross Society (DPRK RCS) …
Two years in Syria: Destruction, suffering and love
Ingy Sedky The Syrian woman poured a glass of muddy water and handed it to me. "Drink it!" my host said. It was a hot summer day in August in a shelter in the middle of the desert. I eyed the dark …
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