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IOCC/OCF Real Break Homebuild

The seventh annual IOCC/OCF Real Break took place March 12–17 in the New Orleans area. Ten college students from across the US ...

Albania: Training Rural Beekeepers

These members of a women’s beekeeping association are experienced in beekeeping, one of the area’s traditional economic activities. Project participants ...

Equipped for Good Health

IOCC recently collaborated with the Chian Federation based in New York City to deliver a container of medical supplies to Chios, Greece. The 40-foot shipping container ...

Overcoming Barriers to Learning

In cooperation with ACT Alliance partner Norwegian Church Aid, IOCC is providing educational assistance for 50 minority children at a community center in Mount Lebanon. The active learning ...

Uganda: Investing in Education

IOCC, in partnership with the St. Nektarios Education Fund, has helped build and update three schools run by the Uganda Orthodox Church. In rural Lwemiyaga ...

Fourth Sunday of Lent | St. John Climacus

This Sunday, the fourth in our pilgrimage toward Christ’s Resurrection, the Church in its wisdom holds up as an example of asceticism a great saint whose life and writings can inspire ...

Thank You for Your Compassion

Thank you for your generous gift, which made it possible for IOCC to provide a swift and effective response to help families in Texas and Florida after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Serving Others this Great Lent

“A mother told me that she had to leave her children and walk more than 3 miles one way just to fetch water that her family needed for the day,” Biniam, an IOCC staff member in Ethiopia, reflects.