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


Despite all the losses he experienced, Ramez didn’t give up and kept trying to support his family during and after the war. He graduated from the faculty of prosthodontic in 1983, and opened his own laboratory, since then he has worked very hard to ensure a dignified life for his family of four. In 2013, the cruel war forced Ramez and his family to leave their life behind and move to Al-Hamidia, he managed to start a new laboratory with...


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Mini Pick-up Truck


Osama is newly married, he lives with his wife Baraa in a rented apartment and he is the sole house provider. 

He started working seven years ago in the field of goods distribution in the UAE, then in 2015, he returned home and he was unable to travel again. One year later, he settled down in the city of Homs and started a new life; he found a job in a distribution company and he worked in driving its vehicles, this...


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Wooden Furniture Spraying


Elias started inheriting the furniture spraying skill from his father since 1995, he lives with his wife and their three children in a rented apartment and he is the family’s sole breadwinner.

In 2011, this family was displaced from their village (Al-Qsayer) after losing everything they have and started a new life from scratch. Elias had to leave his family in Homs and travel to Lebanon in search of better livelihood; he found a job in the same profession but unfortunately,...


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Taxi


Shadi used to work as a driver for eight years. He is the only provider for his wife Mariette and their four-year-old son Fadi. When the war started in Homs, Shadi’s family was displaced from their home to a village near Homs called “Mashta Al-Helou” where he worked on someone else’s car by splitting the profits with him, the income he got was insufficient to even cover his family’s basic needs, which made him think of a way to enhance...


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Mini Pick-up Truck


Firas used to work as a floor tiler; he was living a peaceful life with his wife and their three children in Al-Hamidia until the cruel war came and changed everything. Leaving their life and memories behind was not easy, but when the place they called home became very dangerous, this family was forced to make that hard decision. 

The savage war took everything from them; they were living in a rented house, and Firas lost his equipment which was his...


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Carpentry Workshop


Adib is a carpenter, he opened his workshop back in 1990 and he has been always known for the quality of his work and the great skills he has. He lives with his wife and their three children; two boys and a girl and he is the family’s sole provider. 

When the war intensified in the city of Homs, Adib fled with his family to their home village “Barsheen” seeking safety, where they stayed for a while until the situation improved...


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Mini Pick-up Truck


Samer is a Concrete worker, he is a married man and a father of two; a boy (Rami 17 years old) and a girl (Selena 13 years old). He has been working in this tiring profession since 1995, and it affected his health a lot; he suffered from a disc condition and the doctors told him to stop working, but that was impossible being the only provider for his family. 

Samer kept thinking of another source of livelihood and he found...


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Taxi


The war left Anwar with a very bad memory of being kidnapped for a full month by an armed group, this incident was the reason that encouraged him to leave his house and take his family to a safer area where they stayed for three years. Anwar is a retired employee, and he is the only provider for his wife and three children; two girls and a boy. 

Anwar had also worked as a taxi driver for someone since 2000, in...


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Barbershop


Adib is a barber, he inherited his father profession as a barber and he quickly loved it, until he became very skilled in this profession. He is a single man and the only responsible for his old parents. When his father started to get older, he became unable to work anymore, and Adib became responsible for the shop in 2000, and he has been using his father’s equipment since then. 

His family, like many Syrians had their share from the war...


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Hair Salon


With very special skills in hairstyling, Tarek opened his first salon in 2010, this profession was more than just a source of livelihood for him and it became his passion in life. He is the only provider for his wife Marina, his two-year-old daughter Maritta, in addition to his elderly parents.

His story with the war isn’t much different from most Syrians, he still can't forget the sound of bullets from when he was trapped in his salon for days during...


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Floor Grinding and Polishing Machine


Kabalan was studying math at the university of Homs, when he was in his second year his father’s health suddenly deteriorated when he had a stroke which prevented him from moving and left him paralyzed. Since then, Kabalan became responsible for his family; his parents and his sister, thus, he had no choice but to leave his studies and start working as soon as possible.

In 2017, he met someone who works on a floor grinding and polishing machine and he...


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Locksmithing Equipment


In 2011, Antoine lost his house and his only source of livelihood after he was forced to flee with his family leaving their whole life behind. Antoine is a locksmith, he opened his own workshop in 1993, and he has always known for his great skill around the city. After the war, he had no other choice but to work additionally as a driver just to cover his family’s needs. Seeing his two sons leave was harder than losing his...


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