Since 2003, the conflict in Darfur has been a major source of instability for Chad and the region. This conflict resulted in the displacement of thousands of Sudanese and Central
RET International has been active in Türkiye since early 2013, where we have been concentrating on two main courses of action: Turkish language training for Syrian children and youth and
More than 3,500 families and 24,000 adolescents and youth have participated in RET International’s programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean. 2015 marks 10 years of uninterrupted work in the
Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have seen periods of heightened violence generated by gangs and the drug trade in urban centres. Instability has also been fuelled by
This week was filled with excitement for RET International’s team in Turkey as a high-level delegation from the European Union and dignitaries from the Turkish Government visited the “My Life”
*This article was originally published by Luis Ruiz, in the Government of Panama’s website. The original article, in Spanish, can be found at the following link: http://www.mingob.gob.pa/mingob/inside.php?artID=2925 Panama, November 27,
As part of RET International’s effort to protect vulnerable youth in situations of conflict, a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme was launched in 2012 in the Democratic Republic of
In 2007, many Afghan refugees who had fled to Pakistan, the majority since 2001, and some from prior waves of migration related to the Taliban rule, and earlier, the Soviet
One of the main challenges for Colombian families who are asylum seekers or refugees in Ecuador is succeeding in having their youth enter the Ecuadorian education system. In many instances
To date, dozens of young people in the Dadaab refugee camps of Kenya have benefited from RET’s digital work programme. This innovative approach has helped young refugees become self-reliant, by
Colombia has achieved important progress in terms of alphabetisation and access to education, however the educational system faces violence and different situations of emergency. This puts many children, adolescents
Burundians are one of the communities with which RET has worked for since inception. The economic, social and ethnic conflicts, which the country has experienced since the 1970s, have
Latin America and the Caribbean is profoundly defined by contrasts and inequalities. The majority of the region’s countries have been going through a period of economic growth since the
RET International has a strong central message that we repeat whenever we have the opportunity: Young people matter and should not be abandoned by the international community during crises,
In its 15 years of existence, RET International has time and again observed that emergencies and conflicts affect young women differently than young men. The fragile environments within the
Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) is one of the dark realities that have been exacerbated by the Syrian Crisis. Young women are increasingly affected by its multiple forms, ranging
Through RET International’s refugee integration project, made possible by the U.S. State Department´s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, six young refugee women in Sucumbíos, Ecuador, have created the
Malalai is a 24 year old Afghan woman who enthusiastically takes part in the activities of the RET Women’s Learning Centre in Kapisa, Afghanistan. Her story reflects those of
After four years of conflict, the world is well aware of the tragedy of the Syrian conflict. Governments, humanitarian organizations and the International Community are bracing for a prolonged intervention.
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