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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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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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Kosovo |
|  | | Matching Grant Expands Kosovo Development Projects
IOCC announces 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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Podcasts |
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 | Midwest Floods
IOCC’s Frontline traveled to the Midwest to assess the flooding damage.
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 | West Bank Story
Life in the West Bank today is challenging with checkpoints, closures, and a food shortage.
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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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Myanmar/China Update |
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| Update on Myanmar & China Relief Efforts
IOCC has received over $40,000 in donations in support of relief efforts for Myanmar cyclone and China earthquake victims. IOCC has directed these funds to its fellow Action by Churches Together (ACT) International member organizations who are running relief operations in affected areas.
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Armenia |
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| New Initiatives For An Ancient Land
Armenia struggles to move forward from a state-controlled economy and a heavy reliance on subsidies. Recently, IOCC, in cooperation with local partners, sent and distributed $167,000 worth of quilts to hospitals and orphanages throughout the country.
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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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