Cordaid has decided to send back part of its expatriate staff to the Central African Republic and to progressively resume its activities. “The situation remains tense, but it is possible to work as long as you take all possible security measures”, says Philippe Adapoe, Cordaid’s French-Togolese coun...

Several days a week, Kelly, a shy 35-year-old Venezuelan musician from El Tigre Anzoátegui State, meets a band of 50 young kids and teenagers for their two-hour music lesson. As they quickly fill the air with the sounds of classical and other modern music, Kelly closes his eyes and listens carefully...

"I cannot stop comparing what life was before and what it has now become. Before the conflict, my biggest worry was studying and getting good marks. All of a sudden I found myself in a camp for displaced people queuing for water and food." Our colleague Rocco recently met Rodha sitting with her m...