![Refugees gather at a makeshift camp near Kibati, 12 km north of the provincial capital of Goma, October 29, 2008 [REUTERS/Stringer, courtesy www.alertnet.org]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/dr-congo/images/refugees-who-fled-fighting/934156-2-eng-GB/refugees-who-fled-fighting_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
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![Fatna (right) brings home wood that she and some neighbours have harvested from outside the camp in Kubum, south Darfur [Paul Jeffery/ACT/Caritas]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/sudan/images/fatna-right-brings-home-wood/247664-2-eng-GB/fatna-right-brings-home-wood_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
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Training for women
![Mothers attend literacy and health education classes while children develop their social skills at the Association Najdeh kindergarten [Carlos Reyes-Manzo]](/var/storage/images/media/cafod/images/middle_east/lebanon/children_playing_at_table/5580-1-eng-GB/children_playing_at_table_medium.jpg)
Association Najdeh isa Lebanese organisation which works both with Palestinian refugees and poorer Lebanese communities.
It provides training – particularly for women – in office skills, tailoring, embroidery and hairdressing, as well as literacy and health education classes.
Association Najdeh also runs kindergartens, to help children gain social skills and spend time in a positive learning environment rather than on the streets.
![Refugees gather at a makeshift camp near Kibati, 12 km north of the provincial capital of Goma, October 29, 2008 [REUTERS/Stringer, courtesy www.alertnet.org]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/dr-congo/images/refugees-gather/937752-1-eng-GB/refugees-gather_1column00_08space_landscape.jpg) Give to the £1 million Congo Crisis Appeal Make a donation to help those affected by renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - please support our charity work there. A gift from you really will make a difference to thousands of people |
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