FAWCO Target Program 2016 - 2019: 

Education – Empowering Women and Girls through Knowledge and Skills

In our Blog: Let's Get Schooled​ we will explore why education matters; we will examine the barriers, one by one, which impede women and girls from accessing quality education and completing their studies; we will become familiar with the strategies to address these issues; and we will discover who the leaders in world education are.

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Getting an Education in Jordan

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In November, we looked at the broad scope of displaced children and youth around the globe and how their educational needs are (or are not) being met. This month we will focus on the situation in Jordan.

While Jordan is host to displaced persons from nearly 50 countries (see chart at the end of the blog), the two largest...

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News from Hope Beyond Displacement

Update II - December 2017

Amanda Lane, Executive Director
Collateral Repair Project

Starting a new class can be scary for anyone, but especially for refugees. New environments bring mixed emotions as they struggle with past trauma. They can find it hard to trust others, believe in themselves, or to work in groups. But there’s one universal: an uneasy student can feel a lot...

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Displaced Persons and the Education Crisis

educationcannotwaitLogo75 million school-aged children and youth are in desperate need of educational support, either in danger of, or already missing out on their education. Communities highlight the importance of education during times of crises, yet education appeals receive less than 2% of humanitarian funding. The right to education is most at risk during emergencies but it is also the exact...

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How Hope Beyond Displacement Promotes the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

SDG Icons 18 copyThe Target Program is one of FAWCO’s primary means to fulfill its mission as a United Nations accredited non-governmental organization (NGO) with special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Along with FAWCO's representatives who attend UN meetings, FAWCO’s Global Issues Teams also focus on issues related to women and children in FAWCO's priority areas: education, environment,

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News from Hope Beyond Displacement

Update I - September 2017

Amanda Lane, Executive Director
Collateral Repair Project

 

Hello FAWCO friends!

crp school supplies 03As summer lulls to a close, all of us at Collateral Repair Project are taking a short breather after two weeks of very busy Back to School distributions. It's Eid Al Adha holiday, the end of which will find us finishing up the last of our...

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