Micro-Projects is a livelihood-support program which helps family providers who had either lost their livelihood during the war, or aspire to be a productive and financially independent part of the community by starting their own income generating business. By financing their micro-projects, Christian Hope Center is helping Christian families to have a sustainable source of income, through the provision of equipment, machinery and tools. This will eventually mitigate the economic harm caused by increasing poverty and insecurity, preserve their dignity, and alleviate the calamities of war and the economic crisis, which will ultimately preserve the existence of an active Christian community in Syria. In addition to the Micro-Projects supported in Cities of Aleppo, Homs and Damascus, the program also supports families who rely on agriculture as their principal source of income in rural Homs.


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Aleppo

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Damascus

Nursing kit


Youssef Jbara is a 20 years old young man, who lives with his parents Hannan and Lamia, his sister Jennifer and his brother Gabriel who are both still students. Youssef is a second-year student in “Dar Bassil” institute, he studies nursing and he is the first on his class with very good grades. During war his parent sold their house and bought smaller one because of the hard-financial situation, they both work in a sewing workshop but the income is not enough...


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Tailoring Workshop


My name is Fadi, I am 42 years old, I currently live with my mother Ratiba who is 77 years old, and my daughter Miriam who is 7 years old. I used to live in a village called Al- Ghassanya which is in Edlib. I had a farm there, a big house with three floors, but when the armed groups entered our village in 2012, the situation was terrifying, I was forced to leave everything I had behind and move...


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Espresso and Refreshments Shop


Hello, my name is Fadi Fattal I am 37 years old. I am married to Araxi Poloian, we have girls ‘twin; Maritta and Mariam who are 9 years old and Pamela who is 3 years old. At the beginning of the war in 2013, 5 mortar bombs fell on our house, so we sold it in the bad condition that it was in, and we moved to a rented one also in Al-Midan, at the same year my father died...


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Taxi


My name is Jean Bakhash, I live in Aleppo with my wife Albina Abdallah and our three children; Antwan is 30 years old and he is in Edlib serving in military, during his service he was shot in his leg, Angelico is 11 years old, and Rita who is a widow, her husband disappeared during the crisis in Aleppo and she still does not know anything about him, so she and her children George and Fares moved in with us,...


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Carpentry Workshop


My name is Sobhi Baladi, and I am 51 years old. I am single, I live with my retired father in Al-Midan area. My original job is in carpentry, I have been working in this field since 1995, I used to work in a workshop in Bustan AL-Basha. Later I rented a workshop with my brother in Al-Ashrafieh area, we worked in this workshop till the beginning of the crisis in Aleppo. When the area became too dangerous and under...


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Sewing Workshop


My name is David Manokian, my wife Viktoria Bakkal and I live in our house in Al-Telal area, with our son Dekran. I used to have a factory in Leramoon area since 1990, in the outskirts of Aleppo, this factory contained over 80 machines and 118 workers that I was responsible of. In this factory we made cotton underwear and T-shirts but it didn’t last for long because of the economic situation that the country was going through, the owner...


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Mini Pick-up Truck


My name is Michel, I am 29 and single. I am currently unemployed; I live with my mother Despina who is 56 years old, and my sister who is 24 years old. My mother works at home in sewing, she has two sewing machines and she is the sole provider for the family, but she needs help with the income of the house to provide the daily needs. I worked in house paint for more than 10 years, but in...


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Taxi


My name is Youssef, I am 44 years old married man. I live with my mother, wife, and two children in my mother’s house. My wife Carolina is 41 years old; my children Juliana and George are school students; Juliana is 13 years old and George is 6 years old. When the war started in Aleppo in 2012, I sent my children with my wife to Venezuela, especially that I had a little daughter at that time and I felt...


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Mini Market


To establish a business from scratch is very hard, especially in the time of war. Rami Tawil used to work as a sales manager in a Nylon manufacturing factory, located in khan Al-Asal.

Shortly before the war started, the tension between the conflict parties was building slowly but no armed action was taken against any civilians in the area of Khan Al-Asal, specially that it was an industrial zone with many factories and hundreds of workers going there on daily basis. Until...


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Taxi


Like all residents of Syria, Oujen and his wife had their fair share of suffering from being displaced and losing their belongings 

One day at the start of the armed conflict in 2012, Oujen and his wife were visiting his in-laws in AL-Midan when they heard the news of armed groups breaking into Sheikh Maksoud area. They confiscated the houses, and soon the whole area became out of civilian reach, and the family like many others couldn’t save anything of their...


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Hair Salon


My name is Maria, I am 46 years old and married to Robin Jokrian, we have a girl her name is Anna; she is 13 years old. Our main house was in Seikh Maksoud area but during the war in 2012, we were forced to leave, because this area was very dangerous and under fire during the 7 years of war, unfortunately, my husband lost all his equipment because he used to work from the house in the wax molds...


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Beauty Salon


Not everyone can work in the beauty industry, it takes both the skill and talent to thrive. Jerjy Iskandar khoury is 33-years-old hairdresser, got the talent by nature, and in order to polish his skills he went to Lebanon in 2002, attended many courses and trainings and after gaining enough experience he came back to Aleppo and worked in a hair salon in Al-villat street. With the beginning of war in 2012, Jerjy and his family went to live in...


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Photography Equipment


Alaa is a talented young man in his twenties, he lives with his parents and sister in Jaramana after being displaced from their home in Harasta due to the armed conflict in the area at the beginning of the Syrian crisis.

Alaa was always passionate about photography so he trained at a young age at a Clacket studio to learn more about this career, then he got employed at the communication department at SSSD as a photographer until 2018 trying to...


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Pick-up Truck


In the heart of a bustling area nestled a home where dreams brewed and aspirations soared. Dhyaa Al-Btros, his wife, and his family members lived within its walls, each floor holds a part of his close-knit family.

Since 2004, he delved into the field of confectionery, honing his skills by working at various pastry shops. In 2008 he was called for military service until 2010. Upon discharge, he returned to his roots in Khabab, opening a pastry shop until 2014 when...


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Pick-up Car


Meneam Salloum's life was marked by hardships but with his strong determination he was able to rise above all the challenges he faced.

he is living in Al-Abbasein with his retired father and two brothers, and together they faced numerous setbacks from losing his mother to grappling with unstable security conditions during the crisis, but he never let circumstances define him. 

Before the war started, he was working at his own shoe-making workshop in Jobar, but after few months of the war,...


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Taxi


Rafy Al-Sahwy, born in 1982 and residing in Al-Dwalaa, faced numerous challenges in life. With his parents deceased and siblings married, he lived with his brother, striving to make ends meet. His journey through different jobs—from being a taxi driver to a private chauffeur and later distributing charcoal by bicycle—reflects his resilience amidst hardships.

The war and his father's illness forced Rafy to abandon his farming work at the village and return to live with his family in Damascus. Despite various...


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Photography Equipment


Jean Baghdady, born in 1997, lives with his family in Jaramana. His father, Antoun, works diligently as a maintenance worker at Saint Paul Monastery trying to put food on the table at the end of the day.

Jean's journey through work has been diverse; from volunteering at the UN in 2017 to becoming a photographer's assistant from 2018 until the present day, he has explored various professional avenues. Additionally, he has been employed as a receptionist at Alberto Monastery since 2021....


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Sewing Workshop


A talented and determined man is the least that can be said to describe Samwel Skeif. He is in his fifties yet, he still has the will and strength to keep learning and investing in himself. He started at a very young age to support his parents with living demands and so he worked as a tailor assistant, but he was clever and skilled enough to learn the profession and start his own sewing workshop which he ran for years...


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Makeup and Nail Care


At the age of fifteen, Eva Alshehadeh started to work at a hairdressing salon to support her family, since then, she started to learn everything related to this career including hairdressing, makeup, and nail care which gave her good experience in the field. Her father was deceased and she was the supporter of her mother and siblings so she was doing her best to afford the living demands, challenging all the difficulties of work and her health condition as she...


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Makeup and Nail Care


Although she is still 22, Valentina was overloaded with life calamities and had to hold the responsibility of her family and her younger sisters in addition to taking care of her sick and heartbroken mother.

Valentina was living in safety and security with her family while her mother and father were doing their best to provide the best living circumstances for their girls. 

In 2013, this reality changed into a nightmare as their father was a victim of snipping while he was...


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Sewing Workshop


With more than 40 years of experience, Riadh Al-zawahra, a loving husband and father of two daughters Nour and Niveen, was still working as a tailor at a sewing workshop in Jaramana.

He started to learn the career at the age of ten, the same age he started to work and support his family then when he became experienced enough, he implemented all the steps of sewing and many workshops dealt with him.

During his life, Riahd was able to establish a...


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Sewing Workshop


Being a mother of three young kids never prevented Raheel from working and supporting her family to pass through the years of war, while still trying hard to support her husband during the deteriorating conditions.

Raheel is a determined lady who started working as a seamstress at a young age and even after she got married she kept working at her sewing workshop in Damascus, until 2014 when the security situation became critical so she moved with her family to live...


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Pick-up Truck


From a very modest but close-knit family who works to live, Beshara Al-mhanna was raised to become a hardworking man who started working at a young age to support his family.

He used to work in delivering vegetables on the village-city road but during wartime, the road became insecure and he decided to move to Damascus to study and work there. Beshara was a big-sized young man and as a result, he was exempted from military service so he kept working...


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Epoxy Art Crafts


“It all started with a video on YouTube”, this is how Samar Alzawahra explained her passion for her work. She is an English teacher who was living with her mother and siblings in Daraa governorate until 2016 when violent incidents increased in the city and they faced daily threats, so they decided to move to Damascus and rented a small flat in ALdwalaa.

She was transferred to a school in Damascus and continued her work as a teacher and was trying...


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