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Gender-based violence has no place in our world. FCA is taking action.

✔️ Supporting survivors with care & counseling
✔️ Training responders to act with sensitivity
✔️ Empowering women with education & livelihoods
✔️ Challenging harmful norms with #ThursdaysInBlack
Learn more: www.kua.fi/GBV

#16Days
Gender-based violence matters to everyone - FCA Finn Church Aid
International conventions alone will not eliminate sexual, and gender-based violence. Creating safer communities requires action that cannot be left to decision-makers and states.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🧡 Bouar stands united against gender-based violence. 

FCA in the Central African Republic joined civil society to launch #16Days of Activism, calling for zero discrimination & safe political participation for women & girls with disabilities

More on our work in CAR: www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/CAR-GBV
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🧡 Today begins #16DaysOfActivism to end GBV. 

For Mary, 23, from #Kenya, financial independence was her lifeline—escaping violence & building a future. She now earns, saves & dreams big thanks to Women’s Bank. 

Read more: tinyurl.com/WPAR2025 #Right2Livelihood #NoExcuse
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚴‍♀️ Ever wondered which bike hauls 70 kg of veggies on muddy roads—or the cost of repairs in rural Nepal? 

Meet Jugmani Chaudhary, a bike mechanic breaking barriers & fixing bikes with FCA’s support. 

Read more 👉 www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-ne...
Nepal on two wheels - the importance of the humble bike - FCA Finn Church Aid
In the plains of Nepal, a bicycle is more than just a means of transportation. Stripped of all frills, bikes can withstand mud, uneven terrain, and heavy loads.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
👦🏽👧🏼🧒🏾 On #WorldChildrensDay, we’re spotlighting education—a lifeline in crises. 

Schools offer safety, meals and hope, protecting kids from danger and exploitation. 

Learn how we’re helping children in Myanmar thrive: www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-ne...

#Right2Education
World Children's Day - education protects children in Myanmar - FCA Finn Church Aid
In Myanmar, children bear the heaviest burden from conflict and displacement. Schools are places of stability, security and healing.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🧒🏾 👦🏽 👧🏼Today is World Children's Day.

In Bohodukhiv, near the Russian border, 10-year-old twins Misha & Masha study online and in shelters. 

FCA helps refurbish shelters so they can continue to learn & receive psychosocial support in the midst of war. 

🎥 Watch their interview: youtu.be/q_pNsbhWNFI
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Messages from Gaza show life in a crowded tent camp: bubbling pots, emptying water tanks, and children learning in makeshift schools. 

FCA spoke with a teacher who shared her diary—an intimate glimpse into survival after two years of war. ❤️‍🩹

Read more 👉 www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-ne...
Notes from destruction: a teacher's diary in Gaza - FCA Finn Church Aid
A teacher shared her daily experiences from a refugee camp in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. This unique diary, compiled from audio messages, reveals what life is like in the midst of two years of destruction.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🇺🇦 Ukraine has lost 40% of its workforce to war. Skilled workers are needed more than ever to rebuild. 

In Chernihiv, FCA equips schools so students like 17-year-old Oleksandr can learn welding—the sparks of Ukraine’s future.

👉 Read more: www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-ne...
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
💚 With @educannotwait.bsky.social support, FCA helps children stay in school, providing inclusive teacher training & materials. 

In Pibor, FCA provides scholastic materials & hygiene facilities, helping kids focus on learning.

Read more: www.educationcannotwait.org/news-stories...
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
FCA & ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) recently inaugurated two new classroom blocks in Debre Birhan, Ethiopia, easing overcrowding and improving learning for IDPs and host communities. 

A step toward SDG 4: Quality Education for All. 

#EducationForAll #SDG4 #FCA #ESD
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📚 “Education is everything,” says Emery, a Congolese father of five. 

A former teacher, now a refugee in Kenya, he believes learning is the key to freedom and opportunity.

Read his story 👉 www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-ne...

#Right2Education #RefugeeVoices #FathersMatter #GirlsEducation
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🌍 Last year, we helped 38,683 people build skills in disaster prevention, climate adaptation & environmental protection. 

In crises, we deliver aid 🚑 & support recovery—schools, jobs, communities. Everyone has the right to aid. 

➡️ Read our Annual Report: kua.fi/annualreport... 
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🎓✨Youth in Odesa and Dnipro are gaining real-world skills through education-business partnerships—building confidence and career readiness. 

Thanks to funding from @educannotwait.bsky.social, 750 young people came together to explore future careers.

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Youth Career Development in Odesa and Dnipro: Education Meets Business for a Brighter Future 
Over 750 young people from Odesa and Dnipro gathered this October to take part in ProfSTART — a vibrant regional career events connecting education with business, organised by Finn Church Aid (FCA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MoES) and local authorities. 
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November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🇺🇬 What happened when seven members of parliament traveled to Uganda?
 
During a trip organised by Helsinki Parish Union and FCA, MPs got the chance to learn about the practical implementation & challenges of development.
 
Read more!

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“It was great to see with my own eyes how the system works” - FCA Finn Church Aid
In the last week of October, Finn Church Aid (FCA) and the Helsinki Parish Union organised a trip to Uganda for seven members of the Finnish parliament. The MPs visited FCA and Women’s Bank projects in Mityana and Kiryandongo refugee settlement. The group also learned about FCA’s digital economy project (DICE) and met with FCA partner organisations, visited ministries and met the Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
“It was great to see with my own eyes how the system works!”

7 MPs visited Uganda with FCA & Helsinki Parish Union, exploring projects in Mityana & Kiryandongo. They also learned about our digital economy work, met partners & govt. officials.

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“It was great to see with my own eyes how the system works” - FCA Finn Church Aid
In the last week of October, Finn Church Aid (FCA) and the Helsinki Parish Union organised a trip to Uganda for seven members of the Finnish parliament. The MPs visited FCA and Women’s Bank projects i...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
FCA allocates €100,000 from its Disaster Fund to support 400 flood- and conflict-displaced households in Malakal, South Sudan. 

Emergency food aid will reach approx. 2,400 people facing severe food insecurity.

⬇️ Read more: www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-ne...
FCA allocates 100,000 EUR to flood-affected families in South Sudan. - FCA Finn Church Aid
FCA allocates 100,000 EUR to flood-affected families in South Sudan for emergency food assistance Finn Church Aid (FCA) has allocated 100,000 euros from the organisation’s general Disaster Fund and parish allocations to provide emergency food assistance for people displaced by flood and conflict in Malakal, Upper Nile state in South Sudan. This will support 400 […]
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November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Reposted
📅 Date: Monday, 10th November 2025
⏰ Time: 15:15 – 16:45
📍 Location: @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social, E101 Aula – Hybrid

Read more and register now -https://www.jyu.fi/en/events/sdg4-seminar-2025-leadership-in-education
November 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Despite crisis in #Myanmar, FCA, @unicef.org & partners are supporting teachers with training, salaries & safe classrooms. In Kachin, education is being rebuilt—one village at a time. 📚💪
 
🔗 Read more: www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-ne...
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
❗️Education in Kakuma-Kalobeyei is under strain: 305K people, 156K school-aged kids, classes up to 250 students.

Aid cuts hit hard—mental health support is vanishing, dropouts rising.

Read more: www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-ne...

#Right2Education
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎓 Over 400 students joined ProfSTART to explore careers through VR tours, HR speed dating & real internship opportunities. 

💚 Thanks to @educannotwait.bsky.social for supporting our work to strengthen vocational education in #Ukraine

🔗 More info on TVET: www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-ne...
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Jordan dreams big, but life throws obstacles his way.

Thanks to his mother’s strength, he stayed in school and reached his baccalaureate. Can he keep going?

🎥 Watch his inspiring story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SlC...
October 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Humanitarian access is a legal obligation, not a ceasefire concession.

$50M in aid—food, medicine, shelter—remains blocked at #Gaza crossings. Israel must uphold international law and let aid flow.

Read more: reliefweb.int/report/occup...
October 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🇺🇳 Today we celebrate 80 years of the UN—built to prevent war and protect the vulnerable.

But funding cuts of up to 40% threaten its mission.

We need reforms to keep peace, rights & hope alive.

Read more ➡️ www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/ajankohta...

#UnitedNationsDay#UnitedNationsDay
October 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🇺🇦 💚 High-quality education requires an appropriate framework. That is why the FCA is supporting the furnishing and equipping of the Berestyn Vocational School in the Kharkiv region with the support of the Education Cannot Wait.

#vocationaleducation #educationcannotwait #right2education
October 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
FCA Psychologist Maureen Achieng is back supporting 150K+ students in Kakuma-Kalobeyei after cuts left many without mental health care.

Hunger, early marriage & school dropouts are rising—but she keeps showing up 💪

Read an interview with Maureen from 2023: www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-ne...
October 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM