Dorcas news feed, keep yourself updated with the latest news! http://www.dorcas.net//rss Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:26:22 +0100 FEEDCREATOR_VERSION http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/175 Dorcas takes care of orphans and child-headed households in South Africa. Many adults have died and are still dying of AIDS, leaving families behind. ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:11:49 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/174 Every day new leprosy cases are detected, although the burden of leprosy continues to decline globally. Last year more than 228 thousand people were d... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:15:49 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/173 Food packages including maize, beans and cooking oil have been distributed to 1,360 households during the last 3 months. 160 more households received ... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:19:53 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/172 Recently 348 students underwent HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) in Ethiopia. This VCT was part of an HIV/AIDS campaign held in three govern... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:25:22 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/171 One person is dying every two days from the 2,500 families living in one refugee camp at the edge of Hargeisa, Somaliland. The people are living under... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:16:23 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/170 Winter time is a hard period for many elderly living in Eastern Europe. Temperatures are low and living conditions are not suitable to protect them fr... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:25:37 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/169 HIV incidence is increasing rapidly in Eastern-Europe. Whereas the prevalence in other parts of the world is stabilizing or decreasing, the problems i... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:32:56 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/168 Today is International Students Day, on which attention is asked for ‘education for all' which is a key priority for pro-poor growth. Universal ... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:46:02 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/167 The Punjabi residents are still facing the effects of the 2010 and 2011 floods on a daily basis. Cotton and sugarcane crops were partly or completely ... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:57:30 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/166 Literacy and English courses started a few weeks ago in South Sudan. A teacher is recruited and currently about 18 people receive literacy courses and... Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:08:31 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/165 In a small brick building in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, four young Dutch people are living for a week. They have one 20 Euro food parcel to... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:21:23 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/164 Immediate relief aid has been provided to Haiti, and currently the country is in the process of rebuilding. Dorcas contributes to this rehabilitation ... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:36:35 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/163 The first batch of students graduated after following a six-months training on tailoring, business management or agriculture. The students were traine... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:17:01 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/162 The first of 4,000 buckets of basic food are collected today in Hungary. The 28 tons of food that will be collected for the poor and needy in Ukraine ... Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:51:11 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/161 The world's population is ageing rapidly. It is estimated that by 2020 more than 1000 million people aged 60 years and older will be living in the wor... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:56:15 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/160 Dorcas will increase attention for gender mainstreaming during the coming year. Together with other organizations Dorcas will participate in a themati... Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:42:36 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/159 On this international day of peace Dorcas honors the peace in South Sudan. People who left the southern part of Sudan because of violence during the l... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:29:23 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/158 Distribution of food relief to 1,200 households in the Eastern parts of Kenya started Thursday. These areas have suffered two consecutive rain fa... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:15:30 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/157 Over 43,000 people are in need of food support in Moyale District, south Ethiopia. In collaboration with other organizations and the government, Dorca... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:42:50 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/156 Pakistan was hit by the most severe flood in the history of the country in July and August 2010. About 2,000 people died and 4,6 million lost their ho... Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:13:21 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/155 The dispensary in Sanya Juu, Tanzania, is expanded with new wards to cater for more patients. Construction of a maternity, male and children ward is g... Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:54:10 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/154 A food distribution project for people hit by the drought in Kenya has started. Currently the logistical preparations are taking place and distributio... Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:31:16 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/153 The flourishing model garden of Dorcas in Wau, South Sudan, was opened to the public in July of this year. Among the many visitors were the Director P... Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:55:04 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/152 The Dorcas South Africa office celebrated the ‘Nelson Mandela International Day' by reaching out to a very poor community in Groot Marico, a sma... Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:20:24 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/151 The worst drought in over half a century has hit parts of Eastern Africa affecting more than 10 million people. Especially hard hit are the Somali ref... Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:13:13 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/149 South Sudan celebrated its independence day on Saturday with a flag-raising and a swearing-in ceremony for the new president in the capital Juba. The ... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:35:36 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/148 The independence of South Sudan will be celebrated tomorrow. After half a century of civil wars and oppression, it will be the 193th country of the wo... Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:14:35 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/147 Dorcas provided food parcels and hygiene packs for Somali refugees who were attacked in two townships of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Province of Sou... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:53:11 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/146 Dorcas takes care of destitute old and vulnerable people in Wau (South Sudan), who have returned from the north or neighboring countries after the pea... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:53:06 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/145 Dorcas Aid International seeks to draw extra attention to the role of churches, religious leaders and faith based organizations in the fight against H... Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:23:42 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/144 "Only through cooperation of all social partners in Europe we can manage the current crisis. Therefore the government focuses on increased cooper... Fri, 27 May 2011 17:12:10 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/143 Dorcas provided 32,035 people with clean water, trained 3,367 farmers, provided medical treatment to 124,071 people, sponsored 3,194 children and dist... Fri, 20 May 2011 11:00:04 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/142 On April the 26th the European Union approved a project developed by Dorcas and its local partner organization, for the provision of clean drinking wa... Mon, 09 May 2011 11:47:07 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/140 On March 29, DAI Albania and the EU signed a contract for the project "Building pathways together for Employment Opportunities in the Cross-borde... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:30:30 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/139 Last weekend Dorcas started giving food aid to refugees from Libya that fled to Egypt because of the political situation in Libya. It mainly concerns ... Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:45:16 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/138 Health Care & HIV/AIDS is an important sector of Dorcas Aid International (DAI). The programme is partly financed by the Dutch Ministry of Forei... Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:27:37 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/137 In the coming weeks Dorcas asks special attention for its Adopt-a-Granny Programme.   Many development organizations have sponsorship programs ... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:01:12 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/136 After the devastating earthquake that shook Haiti in January 2010, Dorcas joined forces with other Dutch organizations to provide emergency assistance... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:57:47 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/135 On November the 28th 2010 an enormous flood in Bushat region submerged 14.000 hectares under water, at some places up to 5 meter. 710 houses were dest... Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:32:11 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/134 Agok, Southern Sudan, is home to a community of people with leprosy living in a leper's village isolated from the rest of the communities around them.... Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:40:03 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/133 Dorcas is providing winter relief packages to 426 refugee families in Karte Nao refugee camp in Afghanistan. Together with a local partner organizatio... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:39:16 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/132 Christmas is the time of giving and sharing. It is the time of loving and forgiving.. And to feel the Joy and Happiness of being Loved and to be... Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:49:48 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/131 Fire in Johannesburg - Dorcas Aid South Africa responds. After a fire had destroyed the homes and possessions of 170 inhabitants of a settle... Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:50:11 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/130 Dorcas is involved in providing relief assistance to 8.000 flood victims in Pakistan, in cooperation with one of its international part... Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:53:59 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/129 In 2009, Dorcas, through and with its local partner organisations assisted thousands of poor and oppressed people around the world:   > 23,0... Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:29:19 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/127 Saturday, April 10, a major celebration took place in Andijk, the Netherlands, where the birth and work of Dorcas Aid was celebrated. A thanksgiving s... Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:42:30 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/126 This week, a new food relief project, so-called Anti Hunger Corps project will begin in the district of Handeni in Tanzania where food security has co... Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:36:20 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/125 Did you know that 2.7 billion people in this world still lack access to sanitation facilities? Did you know that 2.2 million people die of diarrhea e... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:56:51 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/124 In 2009, Dorcas through and with its local partner organisations distributed a record number of meals, totalling 9.389.952 worldwide. Hungry ... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:16:29 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/123 Today, the Dorcas-built home for grannies in Waw, South Sudan, opened its doors. The building, with rooms for 46 elderly people, includes beds, bl... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:02:35 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/122 January 18, 2010 Port-au-Prince,  Haiti Ken L., Senior Project Manager, CRWRC -"Yesterday, I travelled with a colleague to visit the c... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:38:38 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/121 Help Dorcas help the victims struck by the earthquake in Haiti! Dorcas Aid provides thousands of quake survivors with access to clean drinking wate... Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:37:27 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/120 This morning, a truck with relief items left from Andijk, the Netherlands, with destination Albania. The truck contains 600 packages of food, shoes an... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:05:48 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/119 A group of poor Russian elderly in the Adopt-a-Granny project were surprised with a stock of firewood to keep them warm in the winter.  ... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:51:34 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/118 Friday December 5, Pro Vobis (the National Volunteer Center of Romania) chose Dorcas volunteer Mr F. Muszka, 78, winner of the category "Voluntee... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:01:28 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/115 Dr Magdy El-Sanady, member of the Dorcas Aid International Board, handed over the first copy of his recently published book "Perfo... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:11:55 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/114 Worldwide, a staggering 33 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS. This is why Dorcas Aid continues to fight the disease through projects in R... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:10:05 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/113 - "The security situation is still alerting in many towns in Iraq as elections are coming up soon" said Peter, one of the two Dorcas st... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:08:56 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/112 October 11, baby Dorcas Manuel was born in the new maternity clinic in Mozambique. The doors of the clinic in Beira was officially opened with represe... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:24:11 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/109 Wednesday September 16, the doors of a much needed shelter for teenage mothers and their children were opened in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Representa... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:02:28 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/108 Today, 343 white balloons are released in Beslan: one balloon for every victim that died in the massacre five years ago. The memorial began on Tu... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:56:22 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/107 The resource center for the Kitise community in Kenya has opened its doors. In addition to to community, the District Commissioner and officials fr... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:09:57 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/106 From April to mid August, Dorcas, together with the Kenya Relief Consortium, provides some 27,790 persons with emergency food assistance. Every hou... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:30:32 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/105 June 20th, the international community marked the 9th annual World Refugee Day, acknowledging the suffering of the 42 million people driven from their... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:17:47 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/104 He's 20 years old. His name is Temesgen and he comes from Addis in Ethiopia. Today, he earns his own money as a taxi-driver, an occupation that always... Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:29:30 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/103 Dorcas, through local partner organization Koinonia, will support 2,500 families (12,500 persons) with food this month. The families are victims o... Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:41:37 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/101 - "Please, take an interest in North Korea and have a heart for the people of North Korea...in their poverty and travail. The (food) situation th... Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:42:09 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/100 Some 3,970 households (27,790 persons) received emergency food assistance in April and May in Kenya. The households are poor and directly aff... Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:29:29 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/98 153,000 patients received medical care and support. 5.2 million meals were distributed to hungry and poor people. 325 houses were built for families w... Wed, 13 May 2009 11:06:49 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/97 May 1, Dirk Jan Groot, International Director of Dorcas Aid and Reverend Horst J. Kreie, Executive Manager of Giving Hands (Gebende Hände) signed... Mon, 04 May 2009 07:48:45 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/95 Enough food is produced globally to feed the planet but even so roughly 923 million people go to bed hungry every night. Think about this: 1.... Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:18:31 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/94 The Government of Addis Abeba recently invited a Dorcas supported cooperative to come and demonstrate their product in the Annual National Bazaar, org... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:11:20 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/93 The Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) of the European Union (i.e., the Member States and the Commission) and Dorcas Aid International signed the Fram... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:06:39 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/92 From April to August 2009, Dorcas Aid International will provide food (maize, beans and cooking oil) for 3,970 households in Kenya (about 23,820 ... Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:09:55 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/91 -"I am a widow and have three boys and one daughter. All my children are under 10 years of age. My husband died about 3 years ago. Since the... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:45:58 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/90 Since the fall of Saddam in 2003, Christians in Iraq have been targets of violence. The UNHCR (The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:35:49 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/89 Little Charity Kembabazi was only 9 years old when she was incorporated in the Dorcas sponsorship program. Charity, her siblings and ... Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:51:17 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/88 In 2008, Dorcas - with your help - distributed some 4.7 million (4,723,900) meals to poor food-insecure people in the developing world. Iraq, Ethi... Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:17:23 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/87 It is a huge difference: only a few years ago, Mrs Josephine Kitele who lives in Machakos in East Kenya, was dependent on food relief. Today, Josephin... Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:45:38 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/86 From January to March 2009, Dorcas supports 2,500 persons (500 households) with food through its local partner organisation, Victory Tabernacle in the... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:02:54 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/85 A year ago, Dorcas received a request for building low-cost houses in the regions of Kitise and Wikivuvwa in Kenya. Now, a year later, the fi... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:57:34 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/82 In response to the outbreak of cholera in Zimbabwe, Dorcas, in partnership with Medical Teams International, assists some 1,800 victims in H... Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:56:24 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/81 Fighting in North Kivu since late August has driven a quarter of a million people from their homes, creating a humanitarian catastrophe. Dorcas, ... Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:10:31 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/80 An estimated 1 million people have been displaced by the militia-driven conflict in the DR Congo. Dorcas and four other Christian NGOs in the Netherla... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:04:09 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/79 Gypsy children in the village of Mera, Romania receive support from Dorcas in a new project, launched to fight the poor living-conditio... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:46:55 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/78 -"In June and July, we sold all our animals - and after that - everything we had" says Nunnu Alamanya, a 28 year old mother of six. "We... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:54:27 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/77 In the months of June, July and August, Dorcas Aid International (DAI) provided food to more than 16,000 food insecure people the impoverished area of... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:12:26 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/76 In response to the serious food-insecurity situation in Ethiopia, Dorcas supports some 23,600 people from September to November 2008 in the Jeldu dist... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:06:05 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/75 570 of the Caucasia conflict refugee children that have found shelter in Tblisi, Georgia, will receive a pair of strong winter shoes each from Dorcas.... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:58:56 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/74 - "People left in a rush, leaving everything they had behind" says Albert Dokter, Dorcas Regional Director for CIS. "Now they need food... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:09:17 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/73 In response to the recent heavy floods, Dorcas Aid International, sent three transports with relief items to affected regions in Romania, Ukraine... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:32:34 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/72 More than 2 months after that cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, the situation remains alarming: The initial relief-work which includes disposal of dead bodi... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:44:52 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/70 Since January 2008, food-prices in Kenya have risen with more than 50%. This has lead many people to drastically reduce their daily diets. - &quot... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:25:16 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/69 Dorcas and ORA will provide a meal for 1,700 poor children a day (6 days/week) for the coming year, beginning in June 2008 until May 2009. That's... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:00:19 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/62 Dorcas Aid International is - through its international partnerorganisation Medical Teams International - present in the country, activ... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:59:08 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/61 7,750 of the IDPs (internally displaced people) living in the Turkana disctrict in Kenya will receive a 2-month ration of cereals, pulses an... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:27:11 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/60 As an initial response to the devastating earthquake which recently hit China, Dorcas assists 4,000 persons with food until the end of August, 2008. ... Thu, 29 May 2008 15:07:19 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/59 An infestation of rats is creating severe food shortages in the impoverished Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh. Dorcas, together with it... Tue, 27 May 2008 19:58:43 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/58 Saturday 24, Dorcas - through its partner organizations - will distribute some 10,000 Morvite-packages in Johannesburg to victims of the recent erupti... Fri, 23 May 2008 13:48:28 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/57 Reports about the devastating consequences of the cyclone Nargis which hit Myanmar May 3 and 4 continue to speak of great destruction to people, anima... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:54:40 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/56 The impact of the climbing food prices is making itself felt throughout East Asia, thus also in Mongolia. The bread prices have had a dramatic impact ... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:01:22 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/55 2007 was a colourful year, full with positive developments within Dorcas Aid International. Some highlights: New Staff New staff members were hire... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:33:21 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/54 Since January 2008 up until today, DAI Kenya has - almost on a weekly basis - distributed food to poor displaced families, orphans and HIV positive pe... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:20:15 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/53 Dorcas, in cooperation with Medical Teams International (MTI) and a number of other INGOs, are assisting thousands of IDPs (Internally Displaced Peopl... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:18:12 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/52 DAI, through its local partner organisations, is assisting 300 families (1,200 persons) whose houses were (partly or completely) destroyed by the acci... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:24:40 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/51 "The refugees have no other choice than to return here, to their homeland. Sometimes, the government gives a plot of land to those who return but... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:14:45 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/50 During the month of April, DAI - through its local partner organisations - is assisting 3,500 people who suffer from immediate food insecurity. The fo... Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/49 It was described as the worst winter weather in a century. One of the affected areas is Guinzhou where the situation is extremely difficult due to the... Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/48 An Outburst of Violence On December 27, 2007 Kenya conducted an election and the results were disputed by the opposition res... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:11:06 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/47 On June 26, 2007 the cyclone Yemyin hit Balochistan in the south of the country. More than 250,000 people have been displaced or ... Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dorcas.net/news/8/34 'Improve quality and help more people' Dorcas receives ISO certification The international development organization Dorcas A... Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100