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Who is my Neighbor?
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	With support from OGHS, Church World Service is helping families in Pakistan rebuild. Newly trained craftspeople are passing their skills to others and spearheading construction– working and leading in earthquake reconstruction efforts throughout the region. Photo: Chris Herlinger/Church World Service
	OGHS supported child development programs are helping the healing process begin for young victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami. Therapeutic play and 36 newly-build community centers are helping children regain the security and normalcy they need in order to thrive. Photo: Chris Herlinger/Church World Service
	Boo’s village now has its first school, which the villagers helped build themselves. For young Boo and her neighbors, the new school is broadening horizons and opening up new possibilities. Photo: Skip Dangers/Church World Service
	Mileydi is six. Her mother, Maria Andrea, learned to sew through a program supported by OGHS, and now sells clothes to support her family. They live in a community 25 miles south of Nicaragua’s capital, Managua. Photo: Stan Slade, International Ministries, ABCUSA
	OGHS funds help people in the U.S. recover from flooding and hurricanes, like Hurricane Katrina. Photo: Disciple Design
	Walking for water – a child in Sudan whose family had to leave their home because of war helps meet her family’s needs. One Great Hour of Sharing helps supply food, water, and other basics to uprooted families around the world. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT
	Mallam Gigi, a Christian pastor in Niger, is helping his people develop a more self-sustaining rural lifestyle and teaching them the ways of Christ. Gifts to OGHS helped the people of his area survive a drought. Photo: Stan Slade, International Ministries, ABCUSA
	Hassan Dayow, his wife, and daughters were once refugees. With the help of OGHS donations, Church World Service, and congregations across the U.S., families like the Dayows are able to start new lives in a new land. Photo: Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas
	Antonia Tzul, a human rights supporter who lost her husband during the civil war in Guatemala, is working with her Mayan community to improve food security and protect the rights of indigenous women and children. Photo: CONVIGUA
	When both Haiti and the Dominican Republic suffered from flooding, OGHS donations helped to provide emergency supplies to families affected by the disaster. Your donation helps make a quick response possible. Photo: CWS
	Tito Recalde, a leader of his indigenous community in Paraguay, is working to preserve his people’s cultural heritage. OGHS support is helping make possible various programs via the Church World Service Chaco Initiative. Photo: Tom Hampson/CWS
	An open book – and a new world opening for this student in Kenya. She is attending school in a safe and healthy environment thanks in part to the School Safe Zones program of OGHS partner Church World Service. Photo: CWS
	Displaced by war, but now recovering: OGHS funds are helping families build new lives and communities in Angola, with seeds, tools, and educational programs. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT
	Stano Kukobat and her son, Milos, live in the village of Rore, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their home and village were destroyed by the war. Now, returning families are beginning to rebuild with construction materials that your OGHS donations help provide. Photo: Ronda Hughes/CWS
	In Bosnia and Herzegovina, OGHS funds are helping people start their own businesses – one of the best ways for women and men uprooted by the war to again provide for their families. Photo: Ronda Hughes/CWS
	When a massive earthquake displaced families in Pakistan, OGHS partner Church World Service was there, providing winterized family-sized tents – and long-term recovery assistance. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT
	OGHS funds helped build a children’s ward in a hospital in Baghdad. And, a children’s theater program is helping children laugh, play, and recover from the day-to-day challenges of life in war-ravaged Iraq. Photo: Jonathan Frerichs/ACT
	A mother and child at a mobile clinic run by Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. OGHS support is helping to provide medical care, education and training, employment opportunities, and water access to communities in need. Photo: Nancy Dinsmore
	Support for long-lasting development and community food security is a hallmark of OGHS and partner Church World Service, both in South Asia and around the world. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT International
	The life of this young girl was changed forever by the Indian Ocean tsunami. OGHS support is making possible recovery programs to help children regain part of what they lost to the waves. Photo: Mike Dubose/UMNS
	HIV is ravaging southern Africa. In Mozambique, OGHS funds help young girls learn about the dangers of HIV, while also developing their creativity. Photo: PEDRA
	After disaster strikes, basics are difficult to come by. Following the Indian Ocean tsunami, OGHS partner Church World Service provided emergency supplies, followed by rebuilding and recovery assistance. Photo: Emily Will/MCC
	For many years, education for girls was forbidden in Afghanistan. Now, with OGHS support, both girls and boys are getting the education they need to become part of the next generation of leaders in Afghanistan. Photo: P. Benatar/UNHCR
	Water as a sour of life and health, not destruction: Thanks in part to OGHS funds, families affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami once again have clean, dependable sources of water. Photo: Peterri Kokkonen/ACT
	Earthquakes can make people homeless. Through One Great Hour of Sharing, we can provide emergency supplies and help families and communities rebuild. Photo: Abdi R. Tarigan/ACT