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Education

Overcrowded classrooms, outdoor lessons or no school at all

After more than 10 years of war, Yemen’s education system is on the brink of collapse. Two out of five children no longer attend school. Thousands of schools have been destroyed, damaged or repurposed. The country is facing the loss of an entire generation’s future.

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New beginnings

Two sisters, two paths

Born during South Sudan’s struggle for independence, twin sisters Anna and Lily Nadai now live almost 12,000 kilometres apart. Their story is full of disruptions and new beginnings. It shows how lives can begin identically but unfold completely differently as a result of global upheavals – and how people come to terms with it.

Small enterprises

How new investments spark hope for Zambia’s small businesses

Zambia’s small and medium enterprises are the backbone of local economies, powering communities despite limited access to affordable finance. A new investment platform aims to give them the much-needed boost.

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In the Digital Monthly Edition 10/2025

Coping far from home

New beginnings

Two sisters, two paths

Born during the war in South Sudan, twin sisters Anna and Lily Nadai now live almost 12,000 kilometres apart. Their story shows how lives can begin identically but unfold completely differently.

Migration to Germany

“I met Germans who didn’t see me just as a refugee”

Following the outbreak of war in Syria, the journalist Mohamad Melli embarked on a dangerous journey to Europe in 2015. He now lives and works in Germany and wants to build bridges between cultures.

Displaced by conflict

“I wanted to die in Nagorno-Karabakh”

When the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh escalated between Azerbaijan and Armenia in 2023, a large number of the region’s inhabitants fled to Armenia. Despite the support they have received there, not all of them have managed to gain a foothold in society.

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