We are actively involved in building self-sustainable short and long term development projects in addition to providing relief and humanitarian assistance that foster self-reliance, self-directness and preserves human dignity for the sake of the disadvantaged groups in Sudan. By reading these stories, you will meet the beneficiaries of HCI programs and you will learn about the power ordinary people have to change their own lives. You will also learn about the power caring people have to help them to do so.
Sudan
Supporting Young Entrepreneurs in the Middle East, Case in Point Sudan and Egypt
Egypt, Featured Stories from the Field, Livelihoods and Enterprise, Sudan
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Nov 302011
Entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly accepted as an important means and a useful alternative for income generation in young people, particularly in the developing world. As traditional job-for-life career paths become rarer, youth entrepreneurship is regarded as an additional way of integrating youth into the labor market and overcoming poverty. Throughout our long history of working [...]
Honoring and Celebrating Community Traditions: Ramadan and Adahi 2011
Egypt, Featured Stories from the Field, Gaza Strip, Jordan & Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Regional, Seasonal Projects, Sudan, West Bank
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Nov 212011
Each year HCI makes it a point to honor and celebrate the traditions of the communities we serve; understanding the culture and living conditions of the local communities we work with is part of HCI’s philosophy while serving these communities, especially at times such as Ramadan and Eid Al Adha when great importance is placed [...]
Horn of Africa Urgent Appeal
Current Emergency Appeals, Emergency and Transition, Sudan
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Nov 142011
Help Us Help the Vulnerable People of Horn of Africa Following the worst drought in 60 years, the situation in the Horn of Africa is rapidly deteriorating: families across Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and some parts of Sudan are struggling to find anything to eat or drink and are in need of emergency healthcare. Over 13 [...]
Protection and Human Rights in 2010, the HCI Way
Featured Stories from the Field, Jordan & Iraq, Lebanon, Protection and Human Rights, Sudan, Woman
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Mar 312011
Millions of individuals in the region face discrimination, persecution, and even violence solely because of their ethnicity, beliefs, language or social class. Their path out of poverty is especially challenging. HCI helps them to be heard and recognized so they can exchange oppression for opportunity. In 2010, HCI built the capacity of a diverse group [...]
Emergency and Transition in 2010, the HCI Way
Children, Disability, Egypt, Emergency and Transition, Gaza Strip, Orphans, Palestine, Sudan, Woman, Youth
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Mar 092011
Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters can take loved ones and the outbreak of war drive families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, HCI delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities with the provision of food rations, clean water, non-food items, transitional shelter and emergency medical supplies and [...]
Education and Empowerment in 2010, the HCI Way
Children, Disability, Education and Empowerment, Entrepreneurs, Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Sudan, Woman, Youth
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Mar 092011
Education is the foundation of progress, but it is often interrupted by extreme poverty, war and other crises. As a result, individuals and their communities often can’t reach their full potential. HCI works to bring access to education to women and men of all ages and economic groups to help ensure a better future for [...]
Livelihoods and Enterprise in 2010, the HCI Way
Disability, Entrepreneurs, Gaza Strip, Livelihoods and Enterprise, Palestine, Sudan
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Mar 082011
Throughout our long history of working with the marginalized, HCI has sought a participatory and empowering approach. Rather than building dependence on charity, we seek to foster self-reliance, and success. To do so we have often used a business development approach, helping to empower through the building of self-esteem, positive risk taking, and problem-solving. HCI [...]
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Hand in Hand with Women Entrepreneurs with Special Needs
Disability, Education and Empowerment, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Livelihoods and Enterprise, Sudan, West Bank, Woman, Youth
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Mar 042011
HCI is celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day on the March the 8th by highlighting the plight of women entrepreneurs with special needs in the Middle East and launching a year of activities focusing on this group through a series of interventions specifically targeting their needs. There is a distinct gender disparity [...]
Throughout our long history of working with orphans, Human Concern International has sought a participatory and empowering approach. Rather than building dependence on charity, we seek to make orphans self-reliant, and successful. To do so we have often used a business development approach, helping to develop youth with leadership, team-work, self-esteem, positive risk taking, and [...]
HCI Celebrates Arab Orphan Day with Sponsored Children
Child Sponsorship, Children, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan
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May 042010
Though Human Concern International works every day to improve the lives of orphans, one day is particularly crucial: Arab Orphan Day. Declared by the Arab league as a response to the many challenges faced by orphans, it falls on the first Friday of every April. It is designed to build awareness of the plight many [...]
