Projects

Sustainable food security and hygiene standards

The Saghata district in the north of Bangladesh is heavily dependent on agriculture. The region is bordered by large rivers that regularly burst their banks and destroy farmers' harvests. This and other extreme weather conditions lead to food insecurity. At the same time, there is a shortage of...

Strengthening resilience and promoting sustainable livelihoods

The Satkhira district, in the south of Bangladesh, borders directly on the world's largest mangrove area, the Sundarbans. Life here is rural, and large sections of the population are socially disadvantaged, have low incomes and are cut off from state support and development. The population's low...

Empowering tribal women in the Sundarbans

The Sundarbans in India (West Bengal) are the world's largest mangrove area. They protect the coastal area and the hinterland from floods, storm surges and cyclones. Tribal communities in the Sundarbans are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and have limited support to adapt to...

Sheep as a way out of poverty

In the Shirak region of northern Armenia, which is characterized by poverty and unemployment, 16 vulnerable families receive sheep. The sale of dairy products and wool, as well as covering the households' own needs, improves their livelihoods. The first three newborn lambs are given to other...

Psychologically supervised summer camps for displaced children in Armenia

When fleeing from Nagorno-Karabakh, displaced children have often left a part of their childhood behind. The summer camp offers these children important psychosocial support in a playful way to help them come to terms with their sometimes traumatizing experiences. Through art therapy, theater games...

Cows bring hope to Armenia

Many vulnerable people live in the structurally weak north of Armenia (Shirak region), often struggling to survive. 10 of these households are being supported with the purchase of a pregnant cow. Along with training and veterinary care, this enables the families to increase their standard of living...

Container-based toilets for safe hygiene standards in Haiti

Many people in Haiti suffer from very poor hygiene conditions. The inadequate sanitary infrastructure often leads to diseases that spread dangerously quickly in everyday life. Our project provides safer toilet solutions with container-based toilets in the marketplace of Cap-Haitien - the heart of...

Emergency response project for food security and strengthening livelihoods

Currently, over 17 million people in Yemen are affected by hunger, including 2.7 million children who are acutely malnourished. The conflict has led to widespread displacement and the destruction of agricultural infrastructure, resulting in a sharp decline in food production and high food costs. Al...

Supporting victims of gender-based violence

Gender-based violence is omnipresent in North-West Syria. Reports of physical violence, psychological abuse, sexual assault, denial of opportunities, early and forced marriage as well as sexual exploitation and abuse are common. Our local partner Amal is one of the organizations providing ongoing...

Emergency assistance for those affected by cyclone Freddy in Vohipeno

Madagascar is one of the ten most disaster-prone countries in the world and is facing increasing dangers in connection with climate change. During the cyclone season between the end of January and March each year, strong cyclones occur again and again. Cyclone "Freddy" hit the country on February 21...