A savings cooperative in rural Rwanda is quietly rewriting what climate finance can look like. Umurabyo SACCO gives small farmers green loans for agroforestry and solar irrigation. Its green loan portfolio more than doubled in two years.
International Women's Day
Today we honour the women leading change in their families, communities, and countries, and those who fought to secure the rights we have today. Stand with us and our local partners in amplifying women’s voices, strengthening their leadership, and building equitable systems.
'I suddenly heard a loud noise. It felt as if the whole city were shaking.'
Our country director in Kabul describes what it was like when Pakistani aircraft struck Afghanistan on 26 Feb, and what it means for the millions already living through a humanitarian crisis.
Mali has plenty of fertile land. Yet smallholder farmers lose up to 60% of their harvest to spoilage, and are forced to sell the rest at rock-bottom prices.
A €1.7m grant from the @postcodelottery.bsky.social is changing that: solar irrigation, cold storage, and co-op training for 20,000+ farmers.
Sudan has the world's largest humanitarian crisis. It also has one of the most innovative aid networks you've probably never heard of. 700 community-run Emergency Response Rooms. 26,000 volunteers. Response times of hours, not months.
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Four years into Russia's full-scale invasion, we're sharing six stories of Ukrainians whose lives have been upended: a mother keeping her newborn warm during 10-hour blackouts, a man who left with two bags and a lifetime of memories, a child who stopped speaking after the shelling.
Four years of war in Ukraine: 10.8 million people need urgent humanitarian support.
This winter: millions without heating or electricity during the coldest months in years.
And the world's attention is fading...
Haiti: 6.4M people need aid. Armed groups control 90% of Port-au-Prince. 1.4M displaced. Yet it's one of the least-funded crises globally. Amid this chaos, our partners @christianaiduk.bsky.social, Haiti Survie and KORAL are doing all they can to support the population, with limited resources.
Last Friday’s coalition agreement by @d66.nl, VVD, CDA highlights ODA and global health, but the need for strong leadership remains.
This video revisits why #GlobalHealth underpins stability, security and prosperity, in the Netherlands and beyond.
▶️ Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Xc...
Volle kracht vooruit voor vrouwenrechten!
Veiligheid, gelijke vertegenwoordiging en structurele financiering zijn geen luxe, maar randvoorwaarden voor een rechtvaardige samenleving.
Daarom ondersteunen wij deze oproep van @genderplatform.bsky.social.
What if gender equality work keeps failing because we leave men and boys out of the conversation?
This question sits at the heart of our position paper, Rewriting the Script: Positive Masculinities for Peace, Health, and Equality.
Years of drought and degraded soils made farming in Ethiopia’s Argoba District increasingly unreliable. Conflict disrupted markets and livelihoods, leaving migration as the only option for many. Cordaid Ethiopia’s Food Security and Resilience Building project is offering a viable alternative.
What does 10 years of sustained investment look like for aquaculture in Mali?
🐟 50+ hatcheries
🌱 8 million fingerlings/year
👩🏾🌾 More opportunities for youth and women
🏗️ A stronger, local value chain
This documentary shows how we turned aquaculture into a viable, sustainable livelihood across Mali.
Obstetric fistula is preventable and treatable, yet an estimated 60,000 women in South Sudan live with it, often for years, in silence.
A renewed national effort is expanding access to surgery and care in some of the country’s most underserved regions, restoring health, dignity and livelihoods.
Maak #geengeheim van mijn medicijn.
Prijzen van nieuwe medicijnen zijn vaak extreem hoog, zonder dat duidelijk is waarom.
Ben jij ook voor transparantie in de farmaceutische sector?
✍️ Onderteken net als wij de open brief aan de regering en Tweede Kamer: www.wemos.org/geengeheim
What happens when drought wipes out a pastoralist economy? In Kenya, women rebuilt their livelihoods through an often-overlooked resource: crickets.
🦗 Income
🦗 Nutrition
🦗 Climate resilience
🦗 Local ownership
A powerful example of how food systems can adapt when communities lead the change.
Winter is worsening the humanitarian crisis in #Ukraine.
Millions face blackouts, freezing temperatures, and displacement.
The UN’s 2026 Response Plan aims to support 4.1 million people. #Caritas Ukraine volunteers are delivering #humanitarian assistance, even near the front lines.
Climate shocks are making traditional farming impossible for many smallholders in East Africa.
In #Rwanda, community cooperatives are offering an alternative: green loans for irrigation, clean cooking stoves, and climate-resilient livelihoods.
Every two minutes, somewhere in the world, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth.
In the Netherlands, fewer than 5 mothers die per 100,000 births. In South Sudan, it’s around 700.
These deaths are preventable.
Watch and share our new video explainer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aefK... (EN)
With support from European Union Humanitarian Aid, and with our partner NMO, we have been helping families in #Taiz, #Yemen move from survival to self-reliance.
🎥 Watch the documentary and meet Sawsan and Mohammed, some of the many project participants who are now able to support their families.
As 2025 ends, so does one of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s five-year cycles. The 2021–2025 highlights show major immunisation milestones: lnkd.in/eJyq7xqG
As Gavi enters its next strategic period, the focus sharpens on fragile and conflict-affected settings, increasing support there by 15%.
This #InternationalMigrantsDay reminds us that countless migrant families remain separated by restrictive rules, long waits and high costs.
@caritaseuropa.bsky.social supports migrants through these complex processes because no one should rebuild their life alone.
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The Netherlands has the knowledge, partnerships and influence to lead in global health, and now is the critical moment to leverage it. A holistic approach, strong multilateral cooperation and sustained investment are essential for security and prosperity. Read more: www.linkedin.com/posts/cordai...
In #Kenya, young men like Ismael often grow up without opportunities and are exposed to drug use and gang violence.
The #SharedFutures project, led by #Cordaid and funded by Kerk in Actie, supports them by focusing on #peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue, and economic opportunities.
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On UHC Day we call for health for all. Half the world still lacks essential care. Our new video shows why strong health systems everywhere matter and why global health begins everywhere or nowhere.
Watch and share: youtu.be/oPG2oi6iE0E?...
#UHC2025 #HealthForAll #NLforHealth
Young #agripreneurs in #Rwanda are rewriting the future of farming. From mobile equipment technicians to empowered cooperatives and youth BDS providers, communities are building a more resilient agricultural sector.
Want to see how these transformations are happening on the ground?
Our partner the Global Financing Facility’s TRANSFORM 2030 strategy responds to shifting global realities with a clear message: country leadership first.
A powerful step for sustainable health systems for women’s, children’s & adolescents’ health: www.globalfinancingfacility.org/strategy
On the final day of the #16Days of activism, Cordaid’s new #Gender expert, Jacqueline Molho, calls for a shift from short-term fixes toward actual gender-transformative change. Her message: #GenderBasedViolence affects everyone, and prevention must address harmful norms at their roots.
NGOs respond to the #GlobalHumanitarianOverview.
Aid workers are being killed in record numbers, and funding cuts are pushing millions toward famine. Humanitarian law is being violated. Civilians are under attack. We can’t ignore this....
Read the joint statement.
On #WorldAIDSDay, we recognise major progress against HIV, but also the risks ahead.
Ending AIDS by 2030 is possible, but only with sustained investment and strong national health systems.
Our work in South Sudan shows what is at stake: lnkd.in/eW_z7F4p
