 | Medical Shipment Strengthens Zimbabwe's Ailing Families
As the number of hospitals and doctors in Zimbabwe continues to decline, St. Nectarios Orthodox Clinic in the capital city of Harare remains as one of the few medical support lifelines for the country's most impoverished families. Intestinal and respiratory tract infections along pregnancy complications are constant health threats in Zimbabwe, especially in remote parts of the country with little access to healthcare ...
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Iraqi Refugees Craft New Careers
Faten, 48, will tell you that she misses her life in Iraq but the growing violence that surrounded the home she shared with husband, Khalid, and their three sons made her desperate to find a safer place for her children. The family fled to Syria with little money, a few possessions, and no job prospects, but still relieved to be away from fighting and bloodshed ...
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| IOCC Kids' Page: Georgia
Georgia, a country in Southwestern Asia, is bordered by the Black Sea, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey. Although it has many mountains, the country also has valleys, forests, rivers, lakes, and beaches. Most of the people in Georgia are Orthodox Christians. During the last 20 years, hundreds of thousands of families have fled their homes to escape wars in Georgia. With the help of IOCC, these families have received help such as food, soap and towels to keep clean, and fuel for heating and cooking...
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 | | 2012 IOCC Race to Respond: Seeking Two Cross-Country Cyclists to Cycle 3000 miles in 33 days
Ten years ago, five determined and dedicated IOCC supporters cycled their way across the U.S. to celebrate IOCC's tenth anniversary of service providing humanitarian assistance worldwide. Lead rider, Jim Angelus, is ready to repeat this feat and is seeking a crew chief to drive the pursuit vehicle and two cross-country cyclists to join him again in honor of IOCC's 20th anniversary of humanitarian service ...
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