Catch Up with RET (January 2025)
RET International
We alleviate suffering and catalyze sustainable development, in crises, conflicts and fragile contexts.
Happy New Year, and welcome to the first edition of?Catch Up with RET for 2025! We start the year with operations in 15 countries across the world, and each month, we use this newsletter highlight our team's work, and the impact we're having on local communities and on the lives of women, girls, and youth.
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Featured Photo
This month's featured photo comes from our team in Mauritania, where we've been active since 2019. This is the story behind the photo:
In December 2024, RET in Mauritania, in collaboration with UNHCR, presented the findings of a holistic assessment of learning outcomes from students in the Mbera refugee camp. These results were presented at events in Bassiknou (Mbera), Fassala, and Nouakchott. During the presentation in Mbera, and in order to facilitate more community attendance and engagement, our teams prepared activities for local children from the primary and secondary schools that RET supports. The secondary school students here were playing a group game that involved passing multiples ball around the circle, changing directions based on the facilitator's instructions. Activities like these are intended to promote healthy social interactions and infuse the learning environment with a sense of fun to ensure that students remain engaged and, crucially, continue attending to increase their chances of finishing their studies and having a more secure future.
Impact Story
For this month’s impact story, we’re taking a look back at one of our videos from 2024 and how language can be used for a tool for empowerment. In Türkiye, our language training program is active across four provinces. Through an interactive approach with games, songs, activities, and practical lessons, this program is removing the language barrier and helping better connect host and refugee communities. Learn more about this project, and how it’s helping local communities. Watch it here.
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In Brief
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Longer Reads
Here's a roundup of a couple articles that take a deeper dive into our work.
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