Cultivating Hope catalyzes development through holistic healing and livelihood skills in communities in the Middle East.
Our vision is to cultivate and catalyze sustainable transformation of vulnerable communities across the Middle East. This includes fostering hope through holistic healing and development of livelihood skills, ultimately promoting communities to thrive and grow.
We exist to equip, empower, and champion national leaders to impact their communities through health and livelihood initiatives. This encompasses medical care, health education, and job skills training. Through restoration of an individual’s value and agency, and in conjunction with development of livelihood skills, pathways for sustainable impact and thriving futures will be created.
Our work consists of three branches:
Health
We believe that physical health and wholeness is an important part of transformation in vulnerable communities. We operate a fully functioning OB/GYN medical clinic out of our community center which offers comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care including ultrasounds, laboratory testing, and vitamins/medications. Our team also hosts group prenatal education classes as well as offering emotional and psychosocial support.
Livelihood
We believe that through restoration of an individual’s value and agency, and in conjunction with
development of livelihood skills, pathways for sustainable impact and thriving futures will be
created.
Mechanic Training Program: This program teaches young men not only how to fix cars, but also interpersonal skills, respect, and healthy masculinity, as well as providing positive leadership role models.
Nurse’s aid training program: Our team primarily equips young refugee women and allows them to find employment in the healthcare field.
English as a Second Language (ESL): We offer an English as a second language program for refugees through our community center to help them have better access to employment opportunities.
Care
We believe that the most sustainable interventions are through training and development of national leaders, particularly in regard to emotional and psychosocial health. Through our community center we offer:
- Trauma-informed psychosocial groups
- Domestic violence awareness
- Child safety and protection training
- Parenting classes
- Mother’s support groups
- Food boxes and hygiene kits
- Diesel fuel for winter heating
