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Education is one of the essential prerequisites for combating poverty and dependency. In recent decades, the literacy rate has increased significantly, but 13 percent of the world's population still cannot read or write. Alongside this, however, integration, equal rights or the creation of a community-oriented group consciousness are also social target dimensions of our project work.
Sign of Hope makes a fundamental contribution to improving individual life perspectives here with local partners. For example, in South Sudan and on the Sunderban Islands in India, we support the school operations of partner organisations in order to be able to ensure basic educational opportunities, especially in remote regions. In the slums of Calcutta, a basic and vocational training program supports disadvantaged young people and women in an urban context. A street children's program in the DR Congo helps the social and vocational reintegration of children and young people who previously saw no other option for themselves than a life on the streets. In Vietnam, an earlier project focused simultaneously on the inclusion and education of restricted population groups. Thus, basic education and vocational training come together with advocacy work and awareness-raising measures for the social recognition of marginalised groups.
Our areas of action are often interwoven: Regardless of the field of action, sectoral training and education activities are characteristic of the majority of our projects, which directly provide aid recipients with further knowledge and skills for an increasingly self-determined future. Knowledge on cross-cutting issues such as health, environmental awareness, climate change and respect for human rights is also imparted in order to effectively empower our target groups in the spirit of helping them to help themselves.
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Education and health for Guatemala
The communities of Quetzaltenango and San Marcos in western Guatemala offer youths and young adults hardly any future: The level of education is low and unemployment is high. Since the health care system in the region hardly functions either, people with few resources get into serious trouble when...
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...
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...
Improved access to water and sanitation facilities
In northwestern Zambia, only about 60% of the inhabitants have access to clean drinking water and sanitary facilities. As a result, many children, especially girls, cannot go to school. The project aims to ensure a sustainable supply of drinking water and to educate people on the subject of hygiene.
Work for women and young adults
The north of Armenia is characterised by poverty due to a lack of income opportunities, among other things. Women and young adults in particular find it difficult to find jobs in the remote provinces of Tavush and Gegharkunik. The project helps them to develop their own businesses in order to be...
Food security for smallholder farmers
Shirak province in northern Armenia is characterised by poverty and poor agriculture. As part of the project, smallholders receive seeds and are trained in improved cultivation, irrigation and crop storage methods.
Improving the standard of living of smallholder farmers
In the Teso region, a large part of the population is affected by food insecurity. In the project, smallholder farmers learn how to increase their yields with the available resources and conditions. It also aims to improve their economic power through better access to the market.
Education for disadvantaged children
For children from disadvantaged families in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lack of access to education is a major problem. Due to a lack of alternatives, they are forced to make a living through irregular, sometimes dangerous work or petty crime on the streets. The project promotes...
Education against poverty and hunger
Poverty and hunger shape the lives of many children in South Sudan. To escape the vicious cycle, they need sustainable help - the first step: a school education. Education creates courage, confidence and self-responsibility and enables people to free themselves from the spiral of misery. In a large...News on the subject
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