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16/10/2026

How's school going so far this term? 📚

For children in , on top of new subjects and new friends is the added pressure of air alerts and studying in shelters.

In , one of the frontlines of the war, children receive help in the form of shelters equipped for learning during alerts and mental health support from FCA's mobile team of psychologists.

Finn Church Aid Ukraine's Anna Kuzmina recently visited Kharkiv to see for herself. Watch the video for more.

16/10/2026

The impact of daily life in weighs heavy on people living and working in big cities like .

From negotiating the commute to work to worrying about children, who can't attend school and must stay home to study: the effects on mental health can be severe.

The FCA Ukraine team works tirelessly to keep projects moving forward, even though they too are working under these pressures. 🇺🇦

👉 Read Anna's blog about her and her colleagues' experiences: https://www.kua.fi/ukraine-winter

15/10/2026

👏👏👏 Involve women from the outset: in early warning systems, emergency planning, response and recovery. Ensure that women’s knowledge informs decisions and that women with disabilities, older women and pregnant women have their needs reflected in preparedness plans.

Stronger preparedness starts with listening to women and ensuring they have a seat at the decision-making table.

To help address this gap, FCA, in partnership with UN Women Arabic, Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management (MoEDM), the Syrian WLO, civil society actors, local stakeholders, and UN partners, convened a series of sub-national consultations on The Role of Women and Girls in Disaster Risk Reduction in Syria.

Read more! https://arabstates.unwomen.org/en/stories/feature-story/2026/10/from-first-responders-to-decision-makers-women-help-shape-disaster-risk-reduction-in-syria

14/10/2026

The communities around Leiktho in Kayin state in are reachable only by winding, often muddy mountain roads. The multiple security checkpoints attest to the affects of armed conflict.

But these villages are also home to women who are building businesses, sharing skills and supporting each other with an ever-growing network. 🏍️

🔗 FCA Myanmar's Yin Mon Naing https://www.linkedin.com/company/2023802/admin/page-posts/published/?share=true # visited these communities recently to meet these entrepreneurs - read her blog at this link 👉 kua.fi/leiktho

11/10/2026

Aniso Farah Mohamed is a nine year old girl living in Dariley camp for internally displaced people in Southwest State, Somalia. Until this year, she had never been enrolled in school. Today she is in Grade 2 at Qasab Primary School, where she is learning to read, write and count for the first time. ✍️

For years, recurring drought and conflict have forced families out of the Bakool, Bay and Lower Shabelle regions. Many arrive in Southwest State with few belongings and settle in camps on the edges of the main towns.

Drought and conflict have kept thousands of displaced children in Somalia out of school. With funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, FCA is helping them into the classroom, many of them for the first time.

Aniso's progress shows beyond her exercise book. She now sits with her classmates, raises her hand, answers questions and takes part in group activities. 🥰
“I am happy to go to school. I like learning and being with my classmates,” she says. “I like coming to school because I learn something new. I want to continue learning.”

👉 Read more: https://www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-news/articles/displaced-children-in-southwest-somalia-start-school-now-i-am-learning-new-things-every-day/

11/10/2026

Shall we look after girls together? Today we’re celebrating International Day of the Girl. 💚

The rights of children living in crisis situations and as refugees – and girls in particular – are rarely upheld. The situation for girls living in the midst of crises is usually the most difficult. Here are four examples of why.

1️⃣ Breaks from schooling affect future opportunities. In crisis situations, education is often disrupted or interrupted. Catching up on lost learning is important for well-being, development and further education, as a narrowing of opportunities also robs children of their faith in the future. Furthermore, school provides children with routines and psychosocial support in unstable situations.

2️⃣ Conditions in refugee shelters are challenging. When people are forced to leave their homes during a crisis, girls fleeing with their families seek shelter in makeshift refugee centres set up in places such as schools, churches and hospitals. The right of girls and other refugees to privacy, as well as to clean drinking water, food and hygiene, is rarely upheld.

3️⃣ Health is under threat. In the context of a humanitarian crisis, healthcare services can also quickly become scarce. The lack of healthcare, basic necessities and privacy affects everyone, but the situation for girls is particularly difficult. For example, it is difficult to maintain menstrual hygiene without clean water.

4️⃣ The risk of violence and abuse increases. In an insecure and protracted crisis situation, girls are even more vulnerable to violence and abuse. Due to the crisis, there may be fewer trustworthy adults around girls.

By donating, you’ll help girls get an education and the chance to build their own future:
👉 Donate now: kua.fi/donate

A heartfelt thank you for your support. 🙏

09/10/2026

🇳🇵 More than a month after a glacial collapse unleashed a devastating flash flood down the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river corridor, thousands of people in Nepal remain stranded, in shock and waiting for recovery.

FCA Nepal and its ACT Alliance partners are now moving from emergency response to recovery.

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MORE THAN A MONTH after a glacial collapse unleashed a devastating flash flood down the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river corridor, thousands of people in Nepal remain stranded, in shock and waiting for recovery. Finn Church Aid (FCA) and its partners are now moving from emergency response to recovery.

08/10/2026

🇳🇵 After the 26 August flash floods, the people of Rasuwa and Nuwakot in are facing unimaginable hardship.

1,451 people are confirmed dead and 5,471 are still missing. Families have lost loved ones, homes, life savings and livelihoods. Schools have been wiped away, and some have no students or teachers left.

Bibek Balla, Humanitarian Response Coordinator at FCA Nepal, recently visited the hardest-hit areas. Together with ACT Alliance, FCA Nepal is now supporting 1,709 households with multi-purpose cash assistance so families can cover their most urgent needs.

The next step is planning recovery and reconstruction for schools and vulnerable communities. 💚

📽️ Watch Bibek's update
👉 Donate: kua.fi/donate

07/10/2026

Millions of children living in crisis-affected areas are forced to stop going to school simply because it's too dangerous. Girls are almost three times more likely than boys to have their education interrupted.

In Gaza, more than 90% of school buildings have been damaged or destroyed. That alone is heartbreaking, but that also means the destruction of an important space where trained teachers give children psychosocial support and help them cope with trauma and uncertainty.

Being born a girl or being born in a conflict should not determine a child's opportunities in life.

Every child deserves an equal chance to learn, to grow, and to build her future. Let's all commit to that. 💚

👉 Support girls' education: kua.fi/donate

06/10/2026

is in the headlines again because of intense bombardment. For those living it every day, it isn't just a headline.

Anna Kuzamina works in Kyiv as a Communication Specialist for Finn Church Aid Ukraine. With Day this week, she shared a daily reality that rarely makes the news: the damage doesn't end when the explosions do.

In August, Kyiv recorded 13 air raid alerts in a single day, the most since the full-scale invasion began. Kyiv city alone saw about 190 alarms since the start of September, triple the number in July. Every alert means stopping what you're doing, getting to shelter, and wondering who you love is safe.

Sleep is broken. Parents leave children at home and spend the workday worrying. Colleagues look at a map of "safe" commuting routes and realise there isn't one that gets them home.

This constant vigilance takes a toll. Living with the threat of the next siren is exhausting in a way that is hard to explain to anyone who hasn't lived it.

That's why part of FCA's work in Ukraine is delivering equipment to mobile psychosocial support teams, so that help can reach people where they are. We also repair schools and bomb shelters, and prepare classrooms for winter.

In the blog, Anna shares what daily life in Kyiv really looks like right now, and how FCA Ukraine's team keeps on going. 👇

Work, hope and sirens: life in Kyiv today  A view from an apartment window in Kyiv following a nighttime drone attack on September 23th 2026. “What does daily life in Kyiv actually look like right now?”  “How are you coping with everything? We can’t even imagine.”  These are the most co...