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DORCAS
With funding through the Start network, Dorcas
management and life skills. The results thus far are
Albania assisted families affected by floods which hit
promising: (1) self-motivated families generating
Albania in December 2017. Approximately £30,000
more income; (2) improved lifestyle and (3) the
(€34,000) was provided to support 1,500 individuals
creation of sustainable livelihoods. In the long-
affected by the floods.
term, the project has the potential to reduce
In an attempt to increase our impact and to mobilise
unemployment in these regions. In addition, we
local resources, Dorcas Albania is developing
continue to support partners in their programmes
its network of stakeholders, resulting in our
focused on the most vulnerable elderly. In Eastern
membership in the ‘Albanian Network for Rural
Ukraine Dorcas continued to implement a large-
Development’, which is the only official network
scale humanitarian programme funded by the Dutch
dedicated to rural development in the country.
government for those affected by ongoing conflict.
Ukraine
Moldova
In 2017 Dorcas continued its support of socially
In 2017 Dorcas Moldova impacted the lives of many
disadvantaged families with two new family
people through the variety of our programme
development projects (Transcarpathia and Volyn
emphases. We supported 70 communities in
regions) that were built on the foundation of family
caring for the most vulnerable and trained
care and child care. Beneficiaries received support
partner organisation staff to develop programmes
and knowledge in income-generating activities to
for children and the elderly. Our new family
strengthen their livelihoods and to improve their
development programme supports 600 families by
well-being. The projects also provide training, for
providing knowledge and tools for them to work on
both adults and children in self-esteem, financial
improving their living conditions, including business