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MKFC Stockholm Folk High School
has now released its first App for
Iphone and Ipad.
Category Archives: Women
Hope for abandoned children
Give hope to abandoned children. For the celebration of the second anniversary of Niono’s Orphanage based in Mali (West Africa), this video was made to thank all those who participate in the realisation of the project. Today many abandoned children … Continue reading
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India faces scourge of bridal slavery
India has the world’s largest number of slaves, among them an increasing number of women and girls sold into marriage. Women’s and children’s rights activists are sounding the alarm over the abuse of young girls as part of a growing … Continue reading
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7 Billion
I welcome “Danica” as the 7 000 000th new-born to the World! She and all the other children have the right to live in a better and safer world!
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UNHCR scales back work in Kenya
The UN refugee agency is continuing to distribute water, food and medical services to famine refugees in the Dadaab camps near the Kenya-Somalia border, but has suspended all non-life-saving activities after the abductions Thursday of two female Spanish aid workers. … Continue reading
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Women and girls in the spotlight at UN
The United Nations has put the health and well-being of women and girls in the forefront of this week’s General Assembly meetings with the Every Woman Every Child initiative. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon aims to build a global effort where private … Continue reading
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UN Foundation debuts new app
A mobile application from the UN Foundation offers information on the organization’s global work on health, development and environmental issues. The UN Foundation’s mobile app aims to provide information on what the United Nations Foundation is up to around the … Continue reading
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Get Beyond Firewood
The rape of refugee women and girls during firewood collection is unacceptable. The food distributed to refugees by relief agencies must be cooked before it can be eaten, but the issue of safe access to appropriate cooking fuel has long … Continue reading
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MKFC Stockholm College and Refugee Camps
MKFC Stockholm College has implemented End- to- End eLearning ™ to advocate Inclusive Education even for Refugee Camps. The needs of refugee women and children affected by displacements stands, not because of conflicts only but even because of environmental catastrophes. … Continue reading
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Risking Rape in the Search for Firewood
Every day, millions of women and girls risk rape as they search for the firewood they need to cook food for their families. The Women’s Commission is leading international efforts to address fuel-related issues for refugees. Find out more
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What does the Future Hold?
A Women’s Commission delegation recently visited Nepal, where we looked at economic opportunities for Bhutanese refugees and Nepalis who have returned home after being displaced by civil conflict. Read more on this issue