With so many charitable organizations at work in the US and abroad, do you ever stop and think, “Who am I actually helping, and how?” OIC International’s mission is to teach women and men how to improve their lives. Our goal reaches beyond providing for immediate needs, but instead seeks to empower people in the skills needed to provide for their families and improve their communities. Just a few of OIC International’s programs in Africa and Haiti are:
• Liberia HANDS: Liberia Health, Agriculture, Nutrition Development for Sustainability – combating the food gap and nutritional deficit in Liberia’s most food insecure areas.
• Nigeria EDC: Nigeria Entrepreneurship Development Center – providing sustainable employment-generation and business development services to disadvantaged, at-risk women and youth.
• Ethiopia: Adolescent Reproductive Health Education & Skills Training – combining reproductive health education and awareness with vocational skills training for vulnerable youth in Ethiopia.
Francisca Tettey Uordzorgbey, the head culinary instructor in OIC Ghana’s vocational training school, knows firsthand about the transformative experience of OIC International. Francisca first came to OIC Ghana as a trainee in the culinary school. After graduating, she built a life for herself and her family as a well-respected chef, working in the kitchens of Ghana’s finest restaurants before returning to OIC Ghana, this time as a teacher. She continues to train her students in local and western-style cuisines, helping them develop a strong foundation to build bright careers in Ghana’s booming cuisine industry. As a former student and now teacher, her relationship with OIC International spans over 30 years, a testament to how the work we do empowers lives.
When you support OIC International, you are directly supporting programs that help people end poverty in their lives and communities.
Thank you,
Crispian Kirk
To find out more about these and other OIC International programs, visit our website at www.oici.org
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