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Greece: Business Mentees Take Bold Next Step

February 28, 2019
“You woke us up from dreaming about success and helped us … take real actions,” said Athina, a small-business owner participating in IOCC’s business-mentoring program in Athens, Greece. Through IOCC and Apostoli’s collaboration with the executives of Kemel, a ...

Water Is Life

February 22, 2019
Without water, it’s impossible for humans to survive—let alone stay clean and healthy. So what happens if an area where water is already scarce suddenly sees its population spike? Terbol is a village in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Governorate that struggled to ...

Balkans: A Little Goes A Long Way

January 17, 2019
Before the breakup of Yugoslavia, Dragan (now 50) managed a hotel in Derventa, Bosnia and Herzegovina—a natural fit for his training in catering. But conflict changes everything, and it turned his family’s life upside-down....

Jordan: Never Give Up

January 17, 2019
When Fawaz was 11, he went to work driving a tractor. He made a living this way for over 40 years, supporting a wife and family in their small Syrian village. They had a comfortable life, but as conflict sprea, Fawaz decided his family ...

A Glimmer of Hope Among the Ashes

January 10, 2019
IOCC deployed Frontliners to parts of northern California, where fires devastated communities in late 2018. IOCC Frontliners, specially trained to care for people affected by disasters, delivered supplies and were on hand ...
New Life, New Start

Greece: New Life, New Start

December 27, 2018
Starting over isn’t easy, but the right kind of help makes a big difference. Some refugee families in Athens, Greece have found the support they need—practical and emotional—at an education center for refugees and migrants run by Apostoli and co-funded ...

Lebanon: Shots for Strength

December 27, 2018
Karim (10) and Bilal (13) are brothers who share a love for life and sports. A fan of boxing, Karim aims to stay as healthy as possible and to be a champion athlete one day. Not to be outdone by his younger sibling, Bilal has similar ambitions. When IOCC’s mobile vaccination team ...

Can You Imagine Not Being Able to Hear?

December 13, 2018
Imagine not being able to hear the world around you. Before getting his first hearing aids, Khaldoun would cry, scream, and hit his head, frustrated that he couldn’t communicate with those close to him. Growing up in Syria, Khaldoun ...

“Every Bit of Help Matters”

December 6, 2018
When fast-moving fires swept through the seaside village of Mati, Greece, Olga and her family lost their home. But they didn't lose each other, and they didn't lose hope. Olga and her husband had worked hard to create a safe, loving home full ...