Shaping A Better Life In The Mountains Of Honduras
In Honduras, Esperanza has been making clay pottery for the last 20 years. But her potter’s wheel was in terrible... Read More
Microenterprise
Imagine the struggle of being a parent and not being able to feed your children, take them to the doctor or provide them with safe shelter. For these hardworking families, the burden of poverty, lack of resources and sickness often keeps them from reaching their greatest potential. Through Operation Blessing’s microenterprise and community development programs, families are becoming equipped for success through life skills training programs such as sewing, baking, jewelry-making and carpentry—as well as community farms and gardens, home construction projects, animal husbandry, small business loans and more!
Breaking Taboo Amongst The Ancient Maasai of Kenya
For the Maasai tribes of Kenya, it has been taboo to eat the meat of chickens. Maasai are pastoralists who... Read More
Help Putting Food on the Table
EL SALVADOR – Sadly, for many children around the world, going to bed hungry is nothing unusual. This was the... Read More
Rising from the Ashes
HAITI – Guerrier, a petite but resilient grandmother from Haiti, has been knocked down by life more than once, most... Read MoreMolding A Better Future In The West Bank
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Operation Blessing, in partnership with CISP, operates a ceramics workshop in Israel’s West... Read More
A Widowed Mom Back in Business
MEXICO – Life was challenging enough for Roxana as a widow and mother of two children. However, when the earthquake... Read More
You Are Making Life Sweeter
SENEGAL – For a struggling wife and grandmother in Senegal, a cool, sweet treat has made all the difference. Seynabou’s... Read More
An Opportunity at Last
EL SALVADOR – Berta is a devoted grandmother who cares for her three grandchildren, Emely, 11, Julissa, 6, and Cristian,... Read MoreDriven & Ambitious With No Opportunity
Brenda is a driven and ambitious young professional living in El Salvador. But she lacked the opportunity to achieve her... Read More
Help for Hungry Children
EL SALVADOR – Marta once faced a heartbreak that no mother should have to face — looking into the eyes... Read More
How do community gardens work?
The scope and type of gardens depends on each community’s needs. In Kenya, families are taught how to cultivate drought-resistant crops that can be used to help feed their families. In places like Guatemala, villagers are learning how to build raised beds to grow and sell nutritious vegetables in spite of poor soil quality.
What sort of life skills training do you offer?
Operation Blessing equips individuals with marketable job skills through courses in sewing, baking, jewelry-making, cosmetology, carpentry and more. In some cases, OBI also provides individuals and groups with the necessary resources to jumpstart their own small businesses.
How do animal husbandry programs help families?
The gift of goats and chickens not only help families by providing a nutritious source of food (i.e. goat milk, eggs), but also through the raising and breeding of the animals, families can sell the offspring and use the income to purchase food and medicine, build safer homes and send their children to school.
MICROENTERPRISE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN ACTION
From building homes for vulnerable families to kick-starting businesses for single moms, Operation Blessing’s microenterprise projects are making a difference by:
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Community gardens
Creating community gardens in Latin America where single mothers and others come to learn the basics of gardening and harvesting so they can support their families.
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Building new homes
Building homes for children and families in need, whether they lost their homes to flooding, natural disaster or simply the weight of poverty.
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Restoring livelihood
Distributing boats to victims of natural disasters whose primary income was fishing. Operation Blessing has helped restore the livelihoods of many, from hurricane victims in Latin America to Japanese fishermen devastated by the 2011 tsunami.
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Life-skills training
Providing life-skills training for at-risk youth to help them learn a vocation and stay off of the streets where many fall prey to violence, drugs and gangs.
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Training men and women to bake
Training men and women in the art of baking many varieties of bread, cookies and other treats, providing them with life skills to find a job or even strike out on their own with a microenterprise through Operation Blessing.
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Providing supplies
Supporting families by equipping moms and dads with the tools they need to further their employment dreams, be it through sewing machines, supplies, tools and more.
