Archive: Opinion

Below you will find the posts of the archive "Opinion".

Strategic safety nets 

The Dutch Africa strategy is ‘the vehicle par excellence’ for increasing social protection for vulnerable groups, state Jochem Duinhof and Zina Nimeh in this opinion…

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Why ageing of the African continent should be included in the Dutch Africa Strategy

If you look at the figures, there is only one conclusion: Africa is ageing rapidly and will be doing so till at least 2050. It…

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Older people left behind in Dutch foreign policy

Older people are left behind in Dutch foreign policy. They are not mentioned once in the policy note ‘Doen waar Nederland goed in is’ (Doing…

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Faith@Work

Dorcas is a Christian organisation with biblical values. Faith@Work expresses our desire to work God’s way – His principles will be applied across all our…

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Peacebuilding and reconciliation

Dorcas sets out to support peacebuilding processes in (post) war settings and mitigate the risk of relapsing into conflict by addressing the root causes. We…

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Social Inclusion

Social inclusion is an essential component of our work. Across our countries of operation, we seek to reverse the exclusion and stigmatisation of individuals or…

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Environmental change

Environmental change is a very urgent matter that visibly affects the communities we work in. Within Dorcas interventions, actions are continuously taken to adjust to…

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Gender equality

Dorcas’ commitment to promoting gender equality has been deeply embedded in our way of working for many years. We want to contribute to increased gender…

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