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"As I look back on my journey, I remember the days when I felt like just another refugee, struggling to find my place in the world." 🎓 Shema, like many young people, is celebrating his graduation this year. We think he has even more reason to be proud of his personal journey. Originally a refugee from DRC, Shema fled to Uganda and had to complete his secondary school education in an unfamiliar country and system. 💚 Despite the challenges, he finished school and won a UNHCR university scholarship, also finding time to intern with us at FCA Uganda. We're honoured to be a part of his story at different points along the way. ➡️ Read his guest blog with us over at the FCA website: https://lnkd.in/dteEKttV 📸: Shema and his family at his graduation ceremony. Courtesy: Shema Bienvenu

🇸🇸 Our visit by South Sudan's Minister of Education, Hon Awut Deng Achuil & a delegation of #education experts from the country's Ministry of General Education and Instruction continues. 🇫🇮 Today we were able to arrange a meeting of Ministers with Ms Achuil meeting Mr Anders Adlercreutz, the Minister of Education and Culture for Finland. The delegation were also able to visit the Finnish parliament for a knowledge sharing session with the Education and Culture Committee.

📣 Hei sinä yritystoiminnan, markkinoinnin, brändäyksen tai luovien alojen ammattilainen, joka olet kiinnostunut laajentamaan omaa osaamistasi globaalissa kontekstissa ja haluat tukea naisia kehittyvissä maissa. 💛 Tämä on merkki sinulle, että on aika hakea Naisten Pankki | Women's Bank | Kvinnobanken Skills Donation -vapaaehtoiseksi. Lue lisää alta! 👇 👇 👇 #rekry #vapaaehtoistyö #luovatalat #brändäys #markkinointi

🇸🇸 We're honoured to be hosting South Sudan's Minister of Education, Awut Deng Acuil & a delegation of #education experts from the Ministry of General Education and Instruction this week in #Helsinki! The group met with Finnish educational experts, such as FinCEED - the Finnish Centre of Expertise in Education and Development and had bilateral meetings at the Ministry of Education of Finland. 🔧We also visited our partner vocational education centre, Omnia Education Partnerships & learned about Finland's "no dead ends" approach to make sure students have the best chance of skilling themselves & finding employment.

FCA Syria's emergency response to help refugees arriving from Lebanon continues, working with Syrian Arab Red Crescent to distribute humanitarian aid in Homs. Families with babies need milk and diapers, while older children need warm clothes. One mother needs a blood platelet transfusion. On top of basic needs, accommodation is hard to find. One family we met had to rent a house for one million Syrian pounds. Find out more about our response: https://lnkd.in/dh7WYtXA #Syria #Lebanon #MiddleEast

🇦🇪 An FCA team visited the United Arab Emirates this week to strengthen our partnership with the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy. The visit brought together together students, diplomats & guests to explore how civil society cooperates with the diplomatic community for the benefit of people affected by humanitarian crises, environmental issues & conflicts. 👉 More about the partnership: https://lnkd.in/daXsaQPd

🇪🇹 This week FCA opened a new country office in Ethiopia. At the same time, we launched the FCA Creators Hub in Addis Ababa, a place where young people can access education & support in digital skills. In #Ethiopia, youth unemployment is nearly 1️⃣8️⃣﹪ higher in urban areas than in rural areas, which is why supporting youth employment in Addis Ababa is important. "At a time filled with negative news, such as natural disasters and wars, it's really great to see young people filled with hope and energy to grab opportunities. It awakens hope in us as well - we are not alone here", said FCA's executive director Tomi Järvinen. 🇫🇮 Meanwhile, Sinikka Antila, Finnish ambassador to Ethiopia, South Sudan and Djibouti praised efforts to bolster the digital economy, "The digital economy is full of opportunities and gives hope to Ethiopia. In the midst of all the challenges, creativity and entrepreneurship is important especially for young people and women. Ethiopia has launched a transformation strategy and trained five million young coders. It's great that FCA is involved in supporting this", she said. #digitaleconomy #right2livelihood #ethiopia #addisababa #skills #entrepreneurship #digitalskills

🇮🇹 Italy is one of the first countries in the world to develop a regular entrance channel for refugee work within the current labour mobility framework. We work with UNHCR Italia, Agenzia ONU per i Rifugiati through the UNICORE programme, which aims to increase opportunities for refugees currently residing in Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe to continue their higher education in Italy in a bid to promote higher education and increase the share of refugees enrolled in higher education. The program is a funded by a consortium of 33 universities in Italy coordinated by UNHCR Italy. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dDvz7N3p

🇺🇬 Uganda’s First Lady praises Finn Church Aid for quality education support Mrs. Janet Museveni, the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, expressed gratitude to Finn Church Aid Uganda for their support and promotion of quality education in the country during a recent celebration of FCA's 10 years in the country. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dUrpM_DA

FCA's work in South Sudan stretches back to 2010, focusing on the #right2peace, #right2livelihood and #right2education. We were honoured to host a delegation recently from Finland that included religious and political leaders in order to show them the work we do and the amazing people we work with. The delegation met the Minister of Education, Awut Deng Acuil, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramadam Mohammed Abdalla Gocin and the First Vice President of South Sudan, Riek Machar. They also met religious and women leaders in South Sudan, who are key to the peace process, as well as children and their families in Gorom refugee settlement, where FCA is supporting vulnerable people through livelihood and education opportunities. "These children will take responsibility for society in due time. That's why education is important," said Archbishop Tapio Luoma of Finland (pictured shaking hands with Mr Machar as FCA Executive Director Tomi Järvinen looks on).