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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

| WORKING TOGETHER FOR LOCALLY LED ACTION | HEKS/EPER participates in international and national initiatives to further strengthen its commitment to localisation. Other Swiss organisations & HEKS/EPER have signed the manifesto "Locally owned. Globally backed. A manifesto for Locally Led Action"

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

| TRAUMA UPON TRAUMA – SYRIA ONE YEAR AFTER THE FALL OF ASSAD | What is happening in Syria now? Join our webinar for firsthand perspectives from church representatives with Rev. Dr. Harout Selimian and George Sarkis (FMEEC). 12 February 2026, 12 - 13 CET Register now: shorturl.at/W8Rek

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

🎥 Watch the videos from Iskandar Majlaton, Samah Musameh and Anton Goodman: 👉 en.heks.ch/stories/voices-palestineisrael #HEKS #HEKSEPER #EAPPI #WCC #HumanRights #VoicesFromGaza #Gaza

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Three voices from Palestine/Israel

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

| VOICES FROM PALESTINE/ISRAEL: ISKANDAR MAJLATON | Since 2001, the World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme (EAPPI) has sent international volunteers to the occupied Palestinian territories as human rights observers, standing in solidarity and supporting human rights.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

🎥 Watch the videos of Samah Musameh, Iskandar Majlaton and Anton Goodman now: 👉 en.heks.ch/stories/voices-palestineisrael  #HEKS #HEKSEPER #HumanitarianAid #HumanRights #VoicesFromGaza #Gaza

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Three voices from Palestine/Israel

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

| VOICES FROM PALESTINE/ISRAEL: SAMAH MUSAMEH | Samah Musameh, Shelter Programme Officer at HEKS/EPER, coordinates emergency aid and remains determined to carry on despite the challenges.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

| RESTORING WATER SECURITY AT AL-RASTAN DAM | Built in 1958, Syria’s 3rd-largest dam supports 72,000 ha and 80,000 families. In 2024, HEKS/EPER, in coordination with the Directorate of Water Resources, rehabilitated the dam, restoring safety, water security, and climate resilience.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

With support from HEKS/EPER, he rebuilt his livelihood and continued providing for his family. His story is a powerful reminder that true strength lies in perseverance, not physical ability. #IDPD #DisabilityInclusion #Resilience #FarmersOfGaza #hekseperworld

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

| BEYOND DISABILITY: KHALED'S STORY OF STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION | On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we highlight the story of Khaled Al-Ra’i from Gaza, a farmer who returned to his fields after losing his leg.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Our housing project and other assistance services are helping to improve the situation and creating rays of hope. For more information: en.heks.ch/project-explorer/eastern-europe-regional-programme #Roma #inclusion #hekseperworld

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

| BUILDING AGAINST DISCRIMINATION | During the Kosovo War, many Roma lost everything: their homes, their security, and their prospects. To this day, many of them live marginalized from society and in precarious housing conditions without water or electricity.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The Business Info Hub in Lebane, managed by Roma Entrepreneurship Development Initiative and supported by HEKS/EPER, serves as a vital bridge, connecting dedicated individuals with local businesses. #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen #genderequality #womenempowerment #communitydevelopment #hekseperworld

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

| NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN RURAL SOUTH SERBIA | In the community of Lebane, a local initiative is transforming lives. Biagica (57), Bijjana (50), and Tanja (46) have embarked on new careers, breaking employment barriers for middle-aged women in rural Serbia.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Even with the ceasefire in Gaza, the humanitarian needs in the region remain enormous. HEKS/EPER continues to support the civilian population in rebuilding bombed-out houses and apartments and makes an important contribution to food supplies

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

| HOPE THANKS TO THE CEASEFIRE | through agricultural projects.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

🎥 Watch now: en.heks.ch/brazil-film/... 📷 Jovita picks sempre viva flowers with her granddaughter Laudiene Silva nearby. #SempreViva #HEKSEPER #ClimateJustice #Documentary #Brazil #hekseperworld

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Sempre Viva tells the story of their bond with nature and their fight for rights, resources and dignity. A 40-minute documentary offering rare insight into a powerful local struggle.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

| SEMPRE VIVA: The new HEKS/EPER film is now online | In Brazil’s Cerrado savannah, traditional flower-picking communities are standing up to land grabbing and environmental destruction.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Sempre Viva tells the story of their bond with nature—and their fight for rights, resources and dignity. A 40-minute documentary offering rare insight into a powerful local struggle.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

4/4 HEKS/EPER is committed to achieving lasting impact, even if it means finding new ways to finance it. The OECD DAC Blended Finance series, is a practical example of impact-oriented collaboration. Case study: l www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

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From farm to bowl: Improving millet markets with blended finance – Kumba, Senegal

Despite its importance as a staple food and climate-resilient crop, Senegal’s millet sector faces challenges of low productivity, limited farmer incomes, and weak market linkages. Grain value chains a...

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

3/4 The case features the successful collaboration between civil society organisations, companies, communities and investors, financed through blended capital.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

2/4 In Senegal, HEKS/EPER through BALIM Investment supported the company Free Works (Kumba) to co-create an inclusive millet market together with farmer cooperatives.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

| Rethinking finance: Impact-driven solutions in Senegal | As traditional development cooperation faces increasing pressure, new models are urgently needed. 1/4

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

It highlighted gaps between legal recognition and the actual implementation of peasants’ rights and called for inclusive governance that centres rural and Indigenous voices, especially those of women.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

In response to the Working Group’s call for input, HEKS/EPER Cambodia submitted a country report with concrete recommendations.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

The issues raised in the report are also highly relevant at the national level. Among the countries that experienced one of the sharpest rises in land concentration is Cambodia, driven by economic and land concessions covering 2 million hectares, or 53% of its arable land in just 12 years.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

“Knowing that 1% of landowners control 70% of farmland worldwide, while the poorest 50%, many of them farmers, manage only 3%, still shocks me and learning that 20 % of land acquisitions today, often framed as environmental investments, lead to the displacement of communities is deeply concerning.”

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

The findings point to a troubling global trend: increasing land inequality, weak legal protection, and the continued displacement of rural communities. Kibrom Mehari, HEKS/EPER Policy Advisor on the Right to Food, attended the session and reflected:

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

| UNDROP Report 2025: Rural Land Rights in Crisis | At the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Working Group on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP) presented its second report. www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

| ACCESS IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS – AidEx 2025 | What shapes humanitarian access today, and how do we reach people in the most challenging contexts? At AidEx 2025, Karolina Frischkopf, Executive Director of HEKS/EPER, will moderate the session “Reaching the Hardest Places”. Register now: aid-expo.com

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Part of the ACT Joint Programme in Uganda with LWF, FCA and the Chruch of Uganda. 📷 Simon Chambers / ACT 🔗 Full story: actalliance.org/act-news/an-...

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An evolving response to the complex, prolonged conflict in DRC - ACT Alliance

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

This creates income, supports professional dignity, and strengthens community housing, all within the refugee settlement. A practical solution, led by the people affected.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

HEKS/EPER’s Cash for Work & Shelter programme connects skilled refugee workers, like Bahati Katizimane Inamkon, with paid work building homes for the most vulnerable.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

| Uganda: Refugees Helping Each Other Build Safer Homes | In Nakivale, refugees from DRC face long-term displacement. Many have only tarpaulins for shelter, especially those who are elderly or living with disabilities.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Through its partners in Serbia, Kosovo, Romania, Hungary, and Ukraine, HEKS provides primary, secondary, and vocational education for Roma children and other vulnerable groups, creating inclusive learning spaces where all children can thrive. #hekseperworld

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

| Building Foundations for Peaceful and Inclusive Futures | On this #LiteracyDay, HEKS/EPER affirms that education is a right, not a privilege.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

They are demanding compensation from Holcim for the climate damage they have suffered, financial participation in flood protection measures and the rapid reduction of CO2 emissions. It is not clear when the court will communicate its decision.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The main hearing in the climate litigation brought by four Indonesian fishers against the Swiss cement company Holcim ended today, Wednesday 3 September 2025, at the Cantonal Court of Zug without a decision having been reached. Photos: Daniel Rihs

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

For the first time ever, people from the Global South who are being directly impacted by the consequences of climate change are facing representatives of a global corporation that is partly responsible for their situation in a Swiss court.

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Today, an initial hearing in the climate litigation brought by four Indonesian fishers against the Swiss cement company Holcim is being held at the Cantonal Court of Zug. Ibu Asmania and Arif Pujianto are attending the hearing. (Photos: Daniel Rihs)

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

| WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY | This #worldhumanitarianday2025, we are proud to see our Safety and Access Coordinator HEKS/EPER Ukraine, Borys Yaschuk, being featured in GISF’s (Global Interagency Security Forum) Faces of Security powerful campaign. #FacesOfSecurity #WHD2025 #hekseperworld

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HEKS/EPER @hekseperworld.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

On September 3rd, the first hearing in the climate litigation against the Swiss cement company Holcim is taking place at the Cantonal Court of Zug. Stay informed about the climate litigation: www.callforclimatejustice.org/en/newsletter/

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