Dormitories as safe homesHow do you create a safe and nurturing home for children living far away from their families to go to school? The simple answer is that it's about warmth, co-operation, professionalism, and a lot of local commitmentBy: Johnny BaltzersenOver...
In Mongolia, our comprehensive preschool project helps thousands of nomadic children take the first important step into school life.Reading time 5 min.For nomadic children in rural Mongolia, starting school is not just a new day - it's a change in...
By: Christian Kruse, Chairperson, Trianglen and Johnny Baltzersen, Chairperson CICED (ed.)Reading time: 5 min “Trianglen has successfully contributed to village development in Syangja and Kavre districts, but is now at a crossroads where we say no to larger private and public...
In the article 'Development researcher: Time for a showdown with the myth of innocent development aid' (original title in Danish: ’Udviklingsforsker: Tid til opgør med myten om den uskyldige ulandsbistand’ in Altinget on January 16, Annette Skovsted Hansen, spokesperson for...
Reading time: 6 min.At the end of January, we completed the project 'decent job opportunities for young deaf people in Tanzania'.The project's interventions have been tested in three of Tanzania's 19 regions: Tanga, Iringa, and Mtwara.It was an ambitious project...
Just before Christmas, 50 project descriptions landed in the inbox. The sender: our partner in Mongolia.The texts describe 50 small projects that aim to improve the well-being and learning environment for students at boarding schools in Mongolia. The projects cover...
Reading time: 4 min.This is no coincidence.Oxfam's annual inequality report is published on the same day that a billionaire is inaugurated as President of the United States surrounded by a bunch of cronies with even bigger wallets, while others of...
In all projects in Latin America that deal with the education of and for indigenous people, the local sabios are very important actors.“Sabios” can best be translated as local wise men/women. They possess a special knowledge of Indigenous life and culture, their...
Reading time: 5 min Over the past month, all health workers and volunteer midwives have been trained on how to support women who are dependent on alcohol.During the “SEE it” data collection conducted by our partner Just Nepal Foundation three years...
Reading time 4 min. - Listening time 7 min. This article is written in response to articles in Globalnyt about poor working environment in the NGO industry. Let me start by apologizing for the use of profanity in...
CICED is currently running eight projects with six partners in five countries on three continents. We do our best to share stories from the efforts with our members and readers of CICED NYT. All in all, it's going very well....
The following text is from a UNESCO publishing on LinkedIn 24 January 2024 The world is grappling with a surge of violent conflicts and a disturbing rise in hate speech, intolerance and discrimination. That is why on this year’s International...
Hvordan kan vi arbejde med og blive bedre til at sikre udvikling, der er forankret lokalt? Mange frivillige organisationer og NGO’er samarbejder tæt med lokale organisationer og samfund i det globale syd for at forbedre levevilkår, fremme rettigheder og meget mere.
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