Catch Up with RET (No. 11)

Welcome back to Catch Up with RET, our bi-weekly newsletter featuring stories from our work around the world. ??

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In Brief

• ???? In Niger, and in partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency , we recently organized a 12-day training on the AVEC methodology, engaging 258 eager individuals. Read more about the program here.
• ???? At Mbera camp in Mauritania, we're working to empower teachers through a program focused on math and French literacy, employing practical examples for basic operations. The training enhanced teachers' psychosocial support skills, addressing distress detection in schools. Check out photos here.

Longer Reads

• ???? We're celebrating exciting news from Mexico with the official certification of the country's first all-volunteer Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) group, the Cancún International Rescue Brigade (BRIC) as part of a project with 美国国务院 's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance. Read more here.
• ???? In Türkiye, we're breaking away from the traditional center setting to provide awareness-raising sessions on social cohesion, gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, communication, for refugee and host community members. Read more about this innovative project here.

Did you know?

???? We've been working in Peru with Education Cannot Wait (ECW) since 2018, focusing on increasing the educational inclusion of refugee children, those in flight and exile, and adolescents in Tumbes through a project called Compartimos+. Learn more about our programs here.

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