Support for juvenile detainees

The conditions in Bukavu Juvenile Detention Center are being improved through psychosocial care for the detainees and the remodeling of cells. Released as well as still imprisoned street children and youths are given training to open up future prospects for them and help them re-integrate back into...

Emergency aid for Burundian refugees

In Rwanda, not far from the border with Burundi, is Mahama Camp, one of the fastest growing refugee camps in the world. Sign of Hope provides direct aid to the vulnerable people fleeing the violent conflicts in their home country.

"Get up and walk"

At the Prosthesis Center in Stephanakert, numerous mine-explosion victims receive custom-fit prostheses that enable them to live their daily lives with dignity. Home visits are made to patients who cannot reach the center due to physical and financial deficits.

Water, hygiene, health

In order to sustainably improve the living situation of 1,200 disadvantaged families in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sign of Hope supports the local partner organisation in the rehabilitation of drinking water wells as well as the comprehensive sensitisation of the population in the areas of hygiene...

Good nutrition, good income

2,000 women earn their own income and generate a healthy diet through vegetable cultivation and other activities. In addition, they learn to organise themselves, demand their rights and better protect themselves from the consequences of natural disasters.

Drinking water for one of the hottest regions in the world

Together with the village community and the local partner organization APDA, Sign of Hope enabled the construction of a two-chamber rainwater cistern in northeastern Ethiopia. With the amount of water collected in it, 500 people can be supplied with drinking water for three months.

Rehabilitation of pastoral land

Long periods of drought in Ethiopia's northeastern lowlands severely affect the lives of the semi-nomadic pastoralists of the Afar people. Drinking water and food for both humans and animals are scarce. The return of a river course to its original river bed and the collection of rainwater help.

Refugee aid in Afar

Thousands of refugees from Eritrea suffer from inadequate access to drinking water and sanitary facilities in the Ethiopian refugee camp Aysaita. The construction of water points, latrines and shower cabins is helping to improve the supply situation sustainably in the long term.

Soil protection for humans, animals and the environment

Rain rarely falls in the Afar region. But when dry riverbeds fill up, the water masses often sweep away the soil instead of irrigating it. With the help of weirs, the flow rate can be slowed down and the water can seep into the surrounding countryside. This allows pasture grass for animals to grow...