Lifting entrepreneurial spirits in Syria
With determination, resilience and support from an MCC partner, skilled workers in Aleppo, Syria, are reclaiming hopeful futures for their families.
In Syria, ongoing conflict and the destructive 2023 earthquakes have presented devastating hardships, dismantling the lives that people have worked so hard to build for themselves and their loved ones.
Amid war, disaster and economic uncertainty, many families’ breadwinners have found themselves without work, or working with outdated equipment that has become too costly to replace.
Christian Hope Center staff took note of these workers’ steadfast determination in times of uncertainty and saw an opportunity to walk alongside them. And so, the MCC partner established Micro-Projects. This livelihoods program provides families with the equipment needed to start or revitalize businesses.
As of June 2024, MCC and the Christian Hope Center have together helped 44 businesses in Aleppo, which has long been an important industrial center in the country.
We invite you to explore some of these families’ stories in the slideshow below:
“Strength is the power to engage in life’s experiences and overcome them.”
“In our days the generator fees is consuming our income, but we cannot work without it."
“The joy on Marwa's face after the Hope Center approved the support for her project is indescribable.”
“Thank God for everything.”
“Strength is the power to engage in life’s experiences and overcome them.”
“In our days the generator fees is consuming our income, but we cannot work without it."
“The joy on Marwa's face after the Hope Center approved the support for her project is indescribable.”
“Thank God for everything.”
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In Syria and across the world, MCC partners help workers achieve self-sufficiency and economic security, and lead their families toward hopeful and dignified futures. Your generosity makes this life-sustaining work possible.
Photos courtesy of Christian Hope Center
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