Things changed for Birtalu when she was selected by a beneficiary committee to receive support from IOCC’s Food Security and Resilience Building Project.
After Florida was hit hard by Hurricane Ian in 2022, and then again by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, Camilla’s home on Pine Island was in need of significant repairs.
Gefsi is a 45-year-old mother of six children, living in the Xanthi region of northern Greece. When the financial crisis hit Greece hard, their business struggled, and they were left with few options.