Refugees
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Society
Society GermanyLess Crime and Happy School Children Five Years After Germany’s Huge Wave of Immigrants
In 2015, the German chancellor Angela Merkel stood firm on her decision to open the doors to massive migration. Today, more than 80% of the refugee children and teenagers have a strong attachment to their German schools.
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Society
Society GermanyRefugees Help Refugees Live Better – Using Financial Technology
Getting residency permits and bank accounts have long been a struggle for refugees. But fellow refugees, who have undergone such struggles themselves, are using financial technology (fintech) to offer easier ways to tackle these hurdles.
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Society
Society LebanonRefugees Earn and Students Learn in Online Language Service
An online language service taught entirely by refugees is helping people from all over the world pick up a new skill – especially useful during COVID-19 lockdowns – while teachers earn a living where they otherwise wouldn’t be able to.
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Society
Society USAThey Don’t Have Proper Papers – but 150,000 Immigrants Will Still Receive Cash
Unauthorized immigrants in California, U.S., can now apply to receive $500 of coronavirus relief from the state, benefiting around 150,000 undocumented adults who did not qualify to receive the federal cash assistance from the CARES Act passed by Congress.
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Health
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Health
Health GermanyIn Corona Times, Refugees in Germany Find a Purpose – Even Without Work Permits
Due to an expected shortage of medical staff in Germany as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the nation is looking to its migrant and refugee communities – including those normally not permitted to work – for help.
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Society
Society ItalyLocked Down and Socially Distanced – but Helpers Still Keep Connected to Refugees
With refugee support groups in Italy having to suspend their normal operations due to the novel coronavirus lockdown, a campaign has taken off to help refugees and migrants stay informed and educated through online videos and hotlines.
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Society
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Society
Society BangladeshBangladesh Sends 10,000 Refugee Children to School, Saves Them from Labor and Trafficking
Bangladesh is working on protecting around 10,000 young Rohingya refugees against child trafficking and exploitation. Its strategy: opening schools for them so they can receive a formal education and deter traffickers.
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Environment
Environment UgandaRefugees in Uganda Produce Straw Bales to Replace Unsustainable Bricks
A social enterprise and a humanitarian relief agency have partnered together to open a new facility in northern Uganda that produces eco-friendly straw panels. Their goal: creating job opportunities while fighting environmental degradation.