Category: Blogs
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Uganda Ebola Outbreak Response Pooled Fund
Read in 1 minutes On 20th September, the Ugandan Ministry of Health confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Mubende District in Central Uganda. So far, the outbreak is reported to have killed 29 people of the 63 recorded cases. The virus has now spread across the country, including cases and one…
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Five ways you can support refugees
Read in 2 minutes We marked World Refugee Day on 20th June and shared inspiring stories from our partners all week on our digital media platforms. We celebrated the courage, resilience, and power of all refugees. Worldwide there are now over 100 million displaced people. Every day that number is growing. Everyone deserves a future on…
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Our 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
Read in 1 minutes The 2022-2026 Strategic Plan is not Cohere’s alone. It lays out a grand vision shared by the refugee-led organisations we are partnering with. Since 2008, we have been working with refugee communities in East Africa, implementing education and livelihoods programmes with a range of donors and partners. We have partnered with…
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Learning doesn’t stop!
Mon, May 23, 2022 Read in 1 minutes Flavia is a determined mother and participant in a learning program that we run with RLO Solidarity Initiative for Refugees (SIR). Flavia Namwanga is a determined mother of four children and an active participant in a learning program that we run together with our refugee-led partner Solidarity Initiative…
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How 47-year-old refugee Christine found her support system
Mon, May 23, 2022 Read in 1 minutes 47-year-old Christine is a refugee in Uganda who came across refugee-led organisation, Tomorrow Vijana a few years after fleeing Congo with her family. 47-year-old Christine is a refugee in Uganda who came across refugee-led organisation, Tomorrow Vijana a few years after fleeing Congo with her family. She had no…
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Introducing… Cohere
Tue, Mar 1, 2022 Read in 2 minutes Today we launch our new brand, and with it an emboldened sense of identity. Cohere brings together a diverse group of people all united in one belief – that everyone, especially refugees, should have control over their future, on their terms The launch of Cohere marks the…
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Reframing the way aid works
Tue, Mar 1, 2022 Read in 2 minutes At Cohere, our vision isn’t to transfer aid. It’s to transfer power. We are reframing the way humanitarian aid works. At Cohere, our vision isn’t to transfer aid. It’s to transfer power. That’s why, along with some of our partners, we developed Reframe – a website that showcases refugee-led…
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A Letter from our Founder & CEO
Tue, Mar 1, 2022 Read in 4 minutes In the years since Xavier Project began, the number of people displaced around the world has increased from 42 million people to over 82 million people today. When I began Xavier Project in 2008 I didn’t necessarily expect it to become a charity. In fact, the word…