Catch Up with RET (November 2024)

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Featured Photo

This month's featured photo comes from our team in Panama, where we've been active since 2009. In RET's many years in the country, we've established a regional office that helps coordinate our Latin America and Caribbean operations, as well as successfully implemented dozens of projects in-country.

The story behind the photo is available in Spanish (original) and English:

• El equipo de RET en Panamá participó el 29 y 30 de octubre en un outdoor training experiencial de trabajo en equipo, fortaleciendo habilidades de colaboración y comunicación para mejorar nuestros procesos con las comunidades afectadas por desplazamiento, violencia y desastres. Durante el espacio se reafirmaron los valores de RET: transparencia, compromiso, adaptabilidad, innovación, diversidad e inclusión, esenciales para construir un equipo cohesivo y comprometido con brindar respuestas efectivas en el contexto migratorio de Darién.
• The RET team in Panama participated on October 29 and 30 in an outdoor experiential teamwork training, strengthening collaboration and communication skills to improve our processes with communities affected by displacement, violence and disasters. During the space, RET's values were reaffirmed: transparency, commitment, adaptability, innovation, diversity and inclusion, essential to building a cohesive team committed to providing effective responses in the migration context of Darién.

Impact Story

In the Ségou region in Mali, RET Germany has been working to improve livelihoods and food security through training in climate-adaptive agriculture and handicrafts, as well as promoting peaceful relations and economic interdependence among communities. Along with our local partner REFOR, we spent several days speaking with program participants at one of the vocational training centers in Ségou to hear how it's had a tangible impact on the local community.

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In Brief

• This month, for the International Day of the Girl Child, women came together at RET International’s community center in Aksaray, Türkiye, to share and reflect on the challenges girls face each day. They talked about the barriers to education, the need for safety from violence, and the ongoing fight against early marriage.? Read more about it here.
• The 2024 Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis (RMNA) provides a detailed, evidence-based assessment of the needs of refugees and migrants across 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, drawing insights from over 14,000 household surveys and secondary sources to inform regional response strategies. Learn more here.
• We’re excited to share a meaningful visit that left a lasting impression on all of us at RET in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In October, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ms. Jenny Schultz from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Her visit wasn’t just about seeing the progress of our BMZ-funded project – it was an opportunity to connect on a personal level with the people whose lives are being transformed. Read the full story here.
• ?? This month, an exciting opportunity has opened in our Belize bureau: RET International is hiring an Evaluation Consultant for SAFE Belize! If you’re driven by data and insights and skilled in quantitative and qualitative evaluation, consider joining us to help create impactful change. Applications can be sent to?[email protected]. View the full job description here.

Longer Reads

• Since 2019, RET has been working in the Mbera camp in Mauritania to address the educational needs of out-of-school children, youth, and support women. Through our innovative Accelerated Learning Program (AEP), we have identified and worked with children who have exceeded school age or have interrupted their studies due to poverty, marginalization, or other challenges. Read the full article here.
• In Türkiye, we’re excited to share highlights from the recent visit by representatives of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) to Aksaray—one of the provinces where PRM-funded program “Integrated Approach to Increase Resilience in Underserved Communities” is being implemented! Read more about the visit from PRM here.

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