Livelihoods
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In Nepal, climate resilience starts with society
In Nepal, climate resilience starts with society FCA Nepal has joined an ambitious new programme promoting climate resilient agriculture in Nepal with a whole-society approach. AGRICULTURE IS a big part of Nepal. Children like me, who grew up in the eighties and nineties were familiar with the phrase in our textbooks that we are a […]
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Emerging stronger after Covid-19
Emerging stronger after Covid-19 Distance learning, quarantines and travel bans. Lockdowns, cancelled events, and hundreds of online meetings. Remembered as the year of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 was an exceptional year for everyone, including Finn Church Aid, writes executive director Jouni Hemberg. Conditions have been dire in our programme countries before; however, this was the […]
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Empowering smallholder farmers for sustainable maize production and increased incomes in Rwamwanja refugee settlement
Several smallholder farmers grow maize in Rwamwanja refugee settlement in Uganda. The product has growing markets in nearby areas. Still, due to low productivity and an absence of associative organizations or other platforms for sharing knowledge and empowering local farmers, the markets are not profitable. Several opportunities to increase income, food security and self-reliance exist, […]
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The coronavirus severely afflicts livelihoods in developing countries
The global pandemic is not only a risk to people’s health – it causes deep insecurity and fear for people’s livelihoods in countries with weaker social security systems.
