FRC Promoting Women’s Equality for Refugees and Host Communities Through Education.

It has been said that when conflict hits, women and girls are disproportionately affected, and ...

Finnish Refugee Council’s training programme made Eshtaq an official entrepreneur and brought her closer to her dreams

Eshtaq Abdulrahman, who fled to Ethiopia, received a residence and work permit after studying in ...

FRC standardizes exams under its FAL program in Uganda

For the last 27 years, Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) has been supporting refugees and host ...

Using Adult Education to Foster Positive Social Change in one Community Palabek Refugee Settlement in Northern Uganda

Literacy is key in ensuring that the world is more sustainable, peaceful, and financially secure. ...

FRC instructor Benjamin improves wellbeing in Nakivale Refugee Settlement through FRC literary program

Every year on 19th August, the world observes World Humanitarian Day. On this day, humanitarian ...

FRC’s work in Ethiopia aims to empower refugees and the host community through sustainable development

Ethiopia, located in the Horn of Africa, is the third most refugee-receiving country on the ...

Refugee of the year 2023 Berivan Suleiman

© Julius Töyrylä Finnish Refugee Council has chosen Berivan Suleiman, from Helsinki, as Refugee of ...

Functional adult literacy training gives hope of a better future in Ethiopia

Riek yat Wich Duel, 57, recalls the moment his village was caught in the middle ...

From widow to business owner – Financial management training supports women’s economic independence in Uganda

Mapendo Sifa, 30, a mother of three, has lived in Uganda for close to thirteen ...

Kaitani Bariyanga, who attended Refugee Council’s trainings in Uganda: “I thought saving money was not for refugees”

Uganda is one of the world’s largest refugee-hosting countries. The country has more than 1.5 ...