Article source: http://innovation.unhcr.org/labs_post/social-media-and-sms-outreach/ Social Media and SMS Outreach 1. DEFINE CHALLENGES Finding a two-way approach to communicating with Syrian refugees Za’atari Refugee Camp, a sprawling two-square-mile site located some ten kilometers east of Mafraq, is currently home to approximately 83,000 Syrian refugees. UNHCR coordinates the response to their situation – and every day reiterates the question of how to best communicate with the camp population....
Conflict drives 13 million children out of school in the Middle East and North Africa Article source: http://www.unicef.org/mena/media_10557.html AMMAN, 3 September 2015- Surging conflict and political upheaval across the Middle East and North Africa are preventing more than 13 million children from going to school, according to a UNICEF report released today. “It’s not just the physical damage being done to schools, but the...
Fasting and praying for Iraq When the latest ISIS explosion occurred in Karrada area – Bagdad, I felt a burden to do something to help my people. Iraqi people are not just traumatized because of the ongoing killing and bombings, but they are also confused about their beliefs. Since ISIS invaded Iraq, many of them have left Islam and refused to be Muslims. The rest...
NORTH AFRICA Algeria People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Area: 2,381,741 sq. km Agriculture is possible on the Mediterranean coast, in the Atlas Mountains and at oases; 80% is desert. Population: 37,367,226, Annual Growth: 1.92% Capital: Algiers Urbanites: 66.5% HDI Rank: 93 of 182 Peoples Peoples: 41(85% unreached) Official language: Arabic and Berber. French and English are widely used, and 25% speak one of the Berber...
The Text of the Apology Nine hundred years ago, our forefathers carried the name of Jesus Christ in battle across the Middle East Fuelled by fear, greed, and hatred, they betrayed the name of Christ by conducting themselves in a manner contrary to his Wishes and character. The Crusaders lifted the banner of the cross above your people. By this act they corrupted its true...
