Projects

Last update: June 2010

Argentina    

• “Oscarito”. Educational opportunities for slum children in Buenos Aires, Pre-school education for slum children who have experienced discrimination and exclusion

Brazil     

• Distribution of water, mosquito nets and hygiene items (financed by the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• Hygiene kits and income generating activities for communities affected by landslides

Cambodia    

• Establishment of a relief center for women, a youth center and training of police officers and volunteers in human rights and equality issues (financed by the European Commission)
• Improvement of the means of subsistence for families in Ratanakiri (financed by the European Commission)
• Food security for rural communities in Pailin (financed by the European Union)
• Food distribution and rebuilding of schools after typhoon Ketsana (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)

Congo     

• Distribution of family sets and construction of latrines to improve the living conditions of internally displaced people (financed by the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Georgia    

• Solid houses for war returnees for the winter season (financed by the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxemburg)

Haiti        

• Psychosocial support for children affected by the 2010 earthquake

India       

• Allianz (insurance company) and CARE help people in the state of Tamil Nadu with micro-insurances to make small steps towards future

Indonesia     

• Establishment of an Advice Centre for young people and training of a mobile advisory team (financed by Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V.)
• Well construction and improvement of agricultural productivity (financed by the Siemens Foundation)
• Allocation of micro credits to local communities (financed by Hilfswerk der Lions e.V.)

      
Kenya        

• New hope for the future with clean drinking water, preventive health care and economic aid for peasant households (financed by the European Union and the Government of Kenya)
• Help for victims and prevention of sexual violence and forced circumcisions
• Sport for Social Change: using the convening power of sport as a vehicle to minimise the effects of poverty on marginalised youth and young adult populations
• Improvement of hygienic conditions and water supply in the Dadaab refugee camps (financed by the European Commission)

Kosovo     

• Support of local peace initatives and civil society networks (financed by the European Union)
• Training of teachers in participatory teaching methods, promoting tolerance and human rights among young people (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
• Reintegration of returnees’ families of the Roma, Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptians in their home communities (financed by the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Laos            

• Food security in Phongsaly and Dakcheung (financed by the European Commission)
• Sustainable food security and strengthening of communities
• Transition assistance for victims of typhoon Ketsana

Malawi       

• Fight against poverty, malnutrition and fatal diseases (financed by the European Commission)
• Education for girls in rural Malawi
• Making hunger history (financed by the European Commission Directorate-general Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)

Myanmar      

• Providing alternatives to opium cultivation for rural communities (financed by the European Commission)
• Improving the means of subsistence of displaced persons in Kayah State (financed by the European Union)
• Distribution of relief supplies for 40,000 victims of cyclone ‘Nargis’ (financed by the European Commission Directorate-general Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)
• Sustainable improvement of drinking water supplies
• Agricultural equipment and training measures for small-scale farmers after cyclone ‘Nargis’

Nepal            

• Peace work through integrated poverty alleviation in remote rural regions (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
• Reduction of the impact of HIV and AIDS among migrants and their families and strengthening of the health system (financed by the European Commission)
• Capacity building for local partner organization Shanti Griha

Nicaragua    

• Help against increasing food prices - Mitigate the effects of the food crisis (financed by the European Commission)
• Organization of training seminars for youth and community staff (financed by the European Commission)
• Reconstruction of water systems in the regions affected by Hurricane Felix

Niger        

• Integrated fight against poverty and participatory community development in two municipalities of the province of Agadez (financed by the Government of Luxemburg)
• Humanitarian aid for victims of flooding in the city of Agadez and its surroundings (financed by the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Pakistan    

• Disaster relief for the survivors of the earthquake in the border region of Kashmir
• Restocking of emergency relief warehouses after the devastating earthquake in 2008
• Emergency relief for internally displaced persons (distribution of relief items, setting up of mobile clinics)
• Support for returnees: tent schools and mobile health clinics (financed by the NGO “Paradise”)

Peru           

• Humanitarian aid for peasant families in the Andean highlands who are affected by climate change
• Strengthening of community structures through participatory community development in twelve communities (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)

Russian Federation  

• Protection of the hospital staff from infection with tuberculosis                
• Education of deaf children in east Siberia
• Support in everyday life for the elderly population in Siberia

              
Serbia       

• Support of NGOs in the fight against human trafficking (financed by the European Commission)
• Improving health care and education for women and youth of the Roma, and others displaced in southern Serbia
• Support and promote the integration of Roma in Vojvodina region (financed by the European Commission)

              
Somalia     

• Improvement of water supply by rehabilitating wells (financed by the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxemburg)
• Creation of new industries as an alternative to agriculture
• Water supply for displaced people and resident population (financed by the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

       
South Africa     

• Sport and mentoring for children with difficult living conditions (financed by the German Bundesliga-Foundation and Stars of Tomorrow)

Sri Lanka    

• Improvement of water supply and sanitation conditions in Vavuniya
• Assistance for refugees in the Vanni region
• Reconstruction and development in tsunami affected areas

Sudan    

• Reconstruction of agriculture and improvement of basic health services for returnees (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
• Transitional aid for 50,000 people in southern Sudan (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
• Improvement of the water supply, environmental protection and construction of water infrastructure

Vietnam     

• Distribution of relief supplies to the victims of the typhoon Ketsana (financed by the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• Reduction of stigma and discrimination against HIV-infected people and improved enforcement of their rights (financed by the European Union)
• Help people to help themselves through micro-credit programs (financed by the Daimler Financial Services)
• Improvement of early warning systems, training of government personnel in disaster preparedness and management, strengthening of local civil protection committees, construction work for civil protection, media work to educate (financed by the European Commission Directorate-general Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)

Yemen   

• Integration support and training for members of the minority of Muhammasheen (financed by the European Commission)
• Improvement of drinking water and the empowerment of women (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)

Zambia     

• Strengthening of two existing and construction of two new counseling centers, and establishment of two more shelters and strengthening of two existing shelters for victims of sexual violence (financed by the European Commission)
• Education, treatment and support for 900,000 people affected by AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria (financed by the European Union, Global Fund, National TB Program)

Zimbabwe     

• Food aid for urban and rural populations (financed by the European Commission Directorate-general Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)
• Containment of cholera through improved conditions of hygiene and water supply