Seeing Long-Term Impact
IOCC met Samirawit in 2013, when she was 10 and living with her grandmother in Debre Markos. She received her first pair of shoes through an IOCC project to raise awareness ...
Category: Where We Serve
New Hope for Amele
When Amele was 16, she noticed that her feet began swelling. The skin on her legs and feet started to itch and crack, and though she thought it would stop eventually, it didn’t. Her family ...
Greece: Bountiful Harvests, Brighter Tomorrows
Giant beans are laid out to dry at the agricultural association Agroka in the village of Lakommata, outside Kastoria, Greece.
Dreaming Big in Rural Uganda
Meet 5 students from the Lwemiyaga school in Uganda who are dreaming big because of your support.
Greece: Local Milk On Demand
Fresh milk straight from the farm, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That's the idea behind Apo Proto Cheri, or Firsthand
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 ...