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FROM AID TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Everyday, IOCC helps people move from desperate circumstances to hope and economic self-sufficiency. In Russia, Romania, the Republic of Georgia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, IOCC is providing loans for small businesses, tractors and seeds for farmers, and empowering communities through capacity building with local organizations. In the Holy Land, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, and Ethiopia, IOCC provides job skills training and job creation, school building and repair, child nutrition programs, educational training, and HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. |
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Georgia |
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| Distributions Begin in Tbilisi and N. Ossetia
“Most people had to flee the fighting in South Ossetia and brought nothing more than the clothes on their backs,” said IOCC Georgia Program Manager Darejan Dzotsenidze ...
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Iraq |
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| Disaster Relief
Before the war came to Iraq, humanitarian worker Samuel traveled from his home in Baghdad to his office in 15 minutes, but today he passes through six checkpoints in only four kilometers on his morning commute. Baghdad is divided by concrete walls and countless checkpoints.
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The conflict between Georgia and Russia has displaced more than 100,000. IOCC is providing emergency supplies for families.
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 | IOCC in Zimbabwe
IOCC is providing aid to the embattled people of Zimbabwe.
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| Syria’s Iraqi Refugees
Gladys was a successful translator working in Iraq. Today she is a refugee living in Damascus and struggling to make ends meet for her family.
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Kosovo |
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| Matching Grant Expands Kosovo Development
IOCC recently announced that The John G. Rangos Sr. Family Charitable Foundation will support IOCC’s expansion of aid projects for Kosovo by creating a matching gift program. The Foundation will match every dollar contributed to IOCC Kosovo projects up to $50,000...
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Greece |
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| Aid to Farmers in Peloponnese, NBA’s Stojakovic Provides Wheelchairs for Thessaloniki
IOCC’s relief to Greek farmers continues to help thousands who were affected by last year’s wildfires to sustain their farms. Through $1.8 million in grants by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, as well as thousands of donations from individuals, IOCC has provided ...
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92% of IOCC’s resources are
used for humanitarian relief and development programs.
Every dollar you give helps IOCC secure
almost $7 in support from governments, foundations and other funding sources. |
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