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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Dental Laboratory


My name is Jean, I am 27 years old. I live with my mother Hasmik who is 58 years old, my father Michel who is 64 years old, and my divorced sister Carla who is 30 years old. My father is an employee, but his income is not sufficient for the whole family, so I help my family with the income that I get from working in a dental Laboratory that belongs to my father’s friend with my friend Vartkes....


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Carpentry Workshop


My name is Fadi Dayekh, I am married to Rima Sayegh, God blessed us with two children; Joe is 15, and Judy is 8. Both of them are school students. In 2012, I had to travel to Lebanon because at that time I had a newborn baby and I felt worried about the safety of my family, there I worked as an employee in a carpentry workshop, but my income was barely enough to get by day by day. When...


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Mini Pick-up Truck


My name is Johnny, I am a single, I lives with my mother Marriete and my brother Wadee, who is 18 years old. My father left us when we were still very young and moved to latakia where he got married. My mother works as a cleaner in Al-Hayat school, her job is very tiring especially for a 51 years old woman, and the salary is very low, but she can’t quit as she is the sole provider for our family. I want to buy a mini pickup truck to use in transporting goods between shops, this project will help my family and me and will improve our financial status.

Taxi


My name is Jean Youssef, I am a 43 years old man. I am married to Rania Saloum. I live with my wife and our two children; Julie is 19, and George is 12, in my mother’s house in Sulaymania. We moved in with her when we got married because she lives alone, and we don’t have enough money to rent a house. In 2018, I tried to rent an old taxi to work on in the afternoon, but the owner of...


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Taxi


My name is Jawhar Aljerouj, I live with my family of four, my wife Talin Kabanjian, and our three children Marie 14 years old, Joe 6 years old and louis 4 years old. I used to live in Sheikh Maksoud, but in 2015, we were displaced from our home, but sadly the place that we moved to also got bombed so we decided to leave to the village Kfarbo near Hama where my parents in law live, fearing for my children’s...


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Taxi


My name is Gabriel Nasra, I am a single 22 years old, I live with my mother Nahida and my father George, my brother Sergio, he is 12 years old and my sister Antoinetta, she is 12 years old, my grandfather Jabra and my uncle George also live with us, I am the sole provider for the whole family. My father is unemployed, he was paralyzed during the war in Aleppo as a result of an injury when a missile fell...


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Taxi


My name is Mario Kisho, I am 29 years old. I live with my parents, my father Razouk is 61 years old and my mother Najwa is 56 years old. My father is the only provider for our family. He has been a tailor for 30 years and has experience in this field as he was working before the crisis in a workshop, but when the war started, the business closed, now he is working on his own in a rented...


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Mini Market


My name is Nabil Kitati, I’m 46 years old, I live in Aleppo and I am married to Rina Aghabian. We have two daughters; Janet 11 years old and Rana 10 years old, and a son Elias 5 years old. I used to work in blacksmithing in Khan AL-Asal area, in the suburbs of Aleppo, but because of the war this area became very dangerous and the factory that I used to work in closed. I was kidnapped during the...


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Mini Pick-up Truck


My name is Antoine, I am married to Roula Babakian and we have a son, his name is Elia, he is 13 years old, and a daughter her name is Marian, she is 19 years old. both of my children are school students and my wife is unemployed. During the war time in Syria, we moved to Venezuela to escape from the dangerous situation, especially that we have two young children, travelling there was not easy because we did not...


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Electrical Equipment


My name is Iskandar, I am a 45 years old man. My wife is Rasha Akkad who is 31 years old, we have a newborn baby named Michel. I am an electrician, and I used to work with my brothers in our workshop, but in the war years they left the country, and I continued working in this field. Unfortunately, one day the workshop was burnt by an electrical fault, this incident destroyed all the equipment that I had, and my...


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Hair Salon


I am Salwa kaede, happily married to Pedros Ewaz and we have two children, Mary is 22 years old and Adel is 30 years old who has been serving in the military service for the last 6 years. My husband used to work for a pharmaceutical company which closed during the war and thus he became unemployed. I have been working as a hairdresser for more than 10 years, before the crisis I had my own salon, but unfortunately, I got sick...


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Espresso Machine


Yossef is a single man who is now 42 years old. He lives with his father and his two brothers who are not married in the family house. He has a small espresso machine which is not enough to serve 2 people at the same time so he wants a bigger one which will make him able to earn extra amount of money. He is also renting a window in a small shop that costs him 25000 a month. “ I find it too hard to provide the daily needs for my family and pay the rent, but by having a bigger espresso machine all my problems will be solved”.

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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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