Projects

Food security after floods

Mozambique is regularly affected by cyclones. The resulting floods destroy fields as well as pastures, damage agriculture, livestock and thus the local population. Through our project, we want to improve the nutritional situation of the people and give them access to seeds and chickens.

Supporting disaster-prone communities

The southwestern region of Quetzaltenango is one of the areas most affected by natural disasters in Guatemala. Sign of Hope supports the local population in securing their livelihoods, food and shelter. In addition, access to nutrition and health services will be improved and community disaster...

Emergency aid for people affected by the earthquake in northwestern Syria

In the project, we provide life-saving and life-sustaining emergency aid for families, children and their relatives affected by the earthquake in northwestern Syria. The most immediate challenges for the affected people are ensuring shelter, housing and warmth as well as access to food and drinking...

Securing food and water supply

The people of Bena Tsemay district in southern Ethiopia are threatened by poverty and the effects of climate change, they suffer from droughts that are only occasionally interrupted by floods. Poor infrastructure and a lack of awareness of the effects of climate change prevent them from...

Cow distribution North Armenia

To support families in the structurally weak north of Armenia, 13 households in the Shirak region are each receiving a pregnant cow. Along with training and veterinary care, this enables the families to produce dairy products and meat for their own consumption and later for sale. The first calf born...

Emergency aid for Ukrainian refugees in Ukraine, Slovakia and Moldova

Millions of Ukrainians are fleeing the war in their homeland. Within a very short time, the humanitarian emergency has led to an unprecedented flow of refugees in western and southwestern Ukraine, in the Košice region of Slovakia, and in several parts of Moldova. They are losing their livelihoods...

Strengthening resilience through reforestation and promoting sustainable livelihoods

The Sundarban Islands on the Bay of Bengal are home to the world's largest mangrove area and contribute significantly to carbon sequestration and biodiversity in the Indian Ocean. Mangrove forests protect the coastal areas and hinterland from floods, storm surges and cyclones. The livelihood of the...

Water for a better life

For about 60% of the inhabitants of Bukedea, Ngora and Kumi districts in Uganda, access to clean water and sanitation is a major challenge. The project will rehabilitate existing water sources and provide new ones as well as sanitation facilities in schools. These measures contribute to improving...

Sustainable fishing and agriculture

The main problem in Salima and Nkhotakota districts in Central Malawi is the loss of natural resources such as forests, soils, water and fish. The effects of this loss are food insecurity, poverty, social problems, loss of soil diversity and increasing vulnerability of the population to climate...

Food in difficult times

In the Dowa and Ntchisi districts in the central region of Malawi, 80% of the population live from their own agriculture. This is not enough to provide food security due to climate change and unsustainable farming practices. The effects of these problems are the lack of food security, poverty and...