we are not seeking intrusiveness, only a reminder for those busy in this season, who may have forgotten or misplaced some of our previous relatings.
We are expanding our focus broadly and deeply in 2020, as outlined in our November/December BLOG updates!
These expansions(below) are, in addition to work we already do in multiple countries over the past 9 years:
education coordination in Iraq/Kurdistan targeting mid-level and lower-level leaders
TCD – Transformational Community Development in the Middle East and Serbia(Balkans)
ELD – Entrepreneurial Leadership Development in the context of TCD in all countries we work in … and focused on Yazidi and Kurds and Serbs
education translations, focused on expanding in the Middle East, specifically among the Kurds and Yazidi
Kurds and Yazidi better enabled to expand the Development/TCD in countries near/in Kurdistan
Relief and Development work among refugees in Kurdistan/Iraq
EOY – End Of Year donations so far, have us wondering if maybe we’ve not communicated well. If you have not yet considered your EOY giving focus, please consider how you might enjoy vesting in those we serve, especially as we all join together in furthering Development and Self-sustainment !
These financial needs are:
$ 15,000 annually for 4x trips per year … usually 6-8 country locations, villages, refugee areas, etc.
$ 1,400 monthly personal … due to donations attrition and cost of living increases
$ 60,000 annually to specific projects, especially in Kurdistan/Iraq and the Middle East, where so much is suffering is present, and TCD Development expansion is so needful
Feel free to contact us for any clarifications and levels of current needs met.
Giving links are below.
Grateful for you … grateful for all your considerations!
I love being present and on-the-ground in an update such as this! These people are absolutely wonderful … these refugees who have been through so much pain, are life-giving yet again!
Great pleasure is mine in being here in Spitak, ARMENIA, House of Esther(HoE) … and in relating to you these refugees from war-torn Syria. It’s difficult to communicate their gratefulness in our presence and our meager gifts of time, teaching and relationships deepened. A warmer audience one will not find.
Each has a story of great loss of homes, family members, friends, neighbors.
Since my time here last year, chicken coops have been expanded, a fish farm started, gardens enlarged, fruit trees planted, volunteers recruited, furniture and appliances delivered, buildings insulated, and many other living conditions improved. Deeper yet is the foundation of “HOPE” they now have, in a secure location free from war-tensions and greater losses.
A primary focus has been in the teaching of TCD-Transformational Community Development. While I usually teach such courses in villager-settings, this material is adaptable to HoE and refugees starting lives over. Our aim in HoE is for it to become as self-sustaining as is possible.
Local entrepreneur Gayane was very gracious in showing us her business as well as translating for us in the TCD sessions.
Thanks for being such an integral part of such Help and Hope to others!
It’s truly a beauty to behold, when one sees one person, impassioned, committed to a task at hand, accomplish so much in 5 short weeks of their “vacation” time! Please witness this man and his accomplishments … Vince Melkonian.
Vince & Marie(daughter)
HoE – House of Esther, in Spitak, Armenia is a future home of transition, healing, and wholeness for refugees out of Syria and other needful locations. Seeing that TCD-Transformational Community Development can happen in this setting, Vince is focused on allowing GHNI to serve alongside he and others, as they help some of the neediest people of Armenian decent, displaced in war-torn locations.
To accomplish this, much logistics have to happen in short order, especially as winter is fast approaching this higher elevation locale.
New Chicken Pen HoEPig Pen Being Built HoE
Green House In Progress HoE
Pig pens were built. Chicken coops were built. Manure, top-soil and fertilizer were brought in for establishing fields of farming. Green-houses were established. Crops planted in early Spring were harvested. Dorms for refugees were configured. Vision seminars for TCD were taught to those living there and locals. Relationships between organizations were further secured, as UNHCR-Armenia, GHNI, ALEPPO org., and others came together to commit to this special place.
Manik … Dhokerjhara-selling his vegetables abundant
Fresh reports “semi-edited” from source …
It’s a remarkable sign of transformation when we see something happening by itself, which we have been trying to accomplish a long time. This was so surprising as I saw two persons of our village doing business which is out of the tradition(Santal).
He is Manik. He said, “In starting it was difficult for me to chose which vegetables should I grow to make profit, because vegetables like tomato and leafy vegetables are profitable, but cannot be preserved for a long time, that’s why I started growing vegetables which can be preserved for long time like, potato, onion etc. Now I have experience to grow in large scale”. He thanks GHNI team for helping him recognize his potential.
I also found other man, Bablu, selling spicy chickpeas during sports day in our village. These are signs which shows us that whatever vision we are putting in our villagers mind for them to grow their lifestyle it has started working and they are making it true. (Babujan)
Bablu – selling chickpeasRupam – Hooghly Village Computer Centre
Rupam, is 14, in 8th grade.
His father is a carpenter and mother a house wife. Rupam’s parents did not study much so it is their desire to educate him. They know computer knowledge is as important as the regular education. His father asked if I could educate his son in our new GHNI computer center.
Rupam said, “I know how important the computer education is, and there are lot of poor students who cannot afford computer education. In future I would like to teach computer to other kids, those who cannot afford for their computer course.” (Sushil)
Jatapara Village goats …
This was a blessed month for villagers and a milestone for us. With the help of GHNI, we distributed 36 goats to the villagers to make them self sustain and make them able to see the dream for their better future.
Like this family there are many families who have got so much of help with this initiative. We are so much thankful for GHNI and all who raised their hands for helping us with their effort and resources.
There is a tradition in Santal people that they never save the money for their future need, instead of that they prefer to take loan from others when they are in need, which cause them trapped by the money landers sometime. But this initiative of animal husbandry will make their mind to save their property in the form of animal which would be used in their need in future. (Manu)
Goats(new) in Jatapara Village, India
Thanks always for your vestments in our labors to bring help and hope to the hidden and hurting, become self-sustaining! Daniel
Dear one …
These expansions(below) are, in addition to work we already do in multiple countries over the past 9 years:
EOY – End Of Year donations so far, have us wondering if maybe we’ve not communicated well. If you have not yet considered your EOY giving focus, please consider how you might enjoy vesting in those we serve, especially as we all join together in furthering Development and Self-sustainment !
Daniel at GHNI 