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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Hair Salon


Since he was young, Zaki loved working in the field of beauty and hairstyling and worked in many salons around Homs until he became skilled enough, he lives with his retired parents in a rented apartment in Al-Hamidia where he started his first steps in this career.

At the age of eighteen, he had a job opportunity in one of the famous salons in Lebanon, which was a very useful experience, and he learned a lot from it. In 2009, Zaki...


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Plumbing Equipment


Shehadeh works as a plumber since 1978, he is the sole breadwinner for his wife and three sons. The family’s only house in Al-Hamidia was damaged in the war and they were displaced to Al-Arman neighborhood where they stayed in a rented apartment. 

During the post-war period, his business was affected by the frequent power outages, which stopped him from working for long hours and decreased his income, also the old equipment he has been using for years had a huge...


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Mini Pick-up Truck


Johnny is a married man and a father of three beautiful daughters; Nathalie (8 years old), Tala (4 years old) and Joy (3 years old), he lives with his family in a rented apartment and he is the sole provider for them. 

Before the war, Johnny used to work in his father’s spices shop, which was later severely damaged and closed in 2012. Unfortunately, he lost his only source of livelihood and had to work in many different professions to support...


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Photography


Photography has always been Gabby’s passion since 2004; he worked with many professional photographers and learned a lot throughout his career until he became well known in this field. In 2009, he started his own studio by himself and his business was very well.

Unfortunately, Gabby lost his life project when the war began; his studio had been completely burnt with all the equipment and he had to start from scratch. His insistence to start all over again was stronger than...


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Hair Salon


Before the war, Attallah used to work in his hair salon, he was living a simple life with his wife and their three daughters and everything was going very well until the brutal war came and changed their life. 

In 2011, staying in the city was no longer safe; Attallah became unable to reach his salon, which was in an interface area, and later all of his equipment was stolen, this family fled from their house in Al-Hamidia to their home...


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Flower Shop


Faddaa is the sole responsible and support for her family, she is a married woman and a mother of two; a girl (Miranda 13 years old) and a boy (Emile 6 years old). 

Her start in the field of flower arranging was in her village Sadad (near Homs) back in 2000, she gained great experience in this profession and it became her passion in life. When she got married, she moved with her husband Ramez to the city of Homs where...


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Blacksmithing Workshop


Jihad is a blacksmith, he started his own workshop thirty years ago in the industrial area, and within a short period, he became well known among the other craftsmen for his great skills in this field. Jihad lives with his wife Mai, his daughter Joelle and his son Elia in a rented apartment, and he is the only breadwinner for the family. 

When the war started in Homs, this family fled to Fairouza (a village near Homs) after losing their house...


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Pharmacy


After serving in the army for seven years, Kinan had no other choice but to start his life from all over from scratch. He is a pharmacist, living with his wife Ranim who is a teacher and their two-year-old son Julian.

When Kinan was finally discharged, his simple financial abilities were an obstacle, stopping him from starting his life project, unfortunately, he was forced to postpone this dream and work as an employee for a medicine company. Lately, life started to...


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Pharmacy


Julia is a pharmacist who lives with her parents after her two brothers traveled abroad seeking better job opportunities. The war forced her family to flee from their home in Al-Hamidia to Lebanon, but they couldn’t stay for a long time due to the high costs of living, so they returned to Syria and moved to a village called (Mashta Al-Helou) as Homs was not safe yet and they stayed in a rented apartment for five years, when the family...


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Mini-Market


Her age was never an obstacle and despite all the hardships she faced, Sumaa did everything she could to help her family. She was living a peaceful life with her husband Mousa and her son Ziad in their house until her husband started to have heart problems, his health deteriorated rapidly and later he needed many surgeries. Unfortunately, Sumaa and Ziad couldn’t afford the high costs of hospitals, and they were forced to sell the family’s house and live in...


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Plumbing Equipment


Maher has been working in plumbing since 1980, he gained a wide experience throughout his long career by working in many countries and he was always known for the quality of his work. He is a married man and the sole breadwinner for his family of four, in addition to his old sister and his disabled brother who got injured during the war and lost the ability to move his legs. 

Lately, Maher’s business was hindered by the frequent blackouts which...


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Photographing Equipment


Hisham is the only provider for his family of four and his mother, he worked in the field of photographing and videography for twenty years with many photographers by using a rented camera when he had an offer chance. In the last few years, inflation affected all the aspects of life, and renting a camera became impractical as its costs started to get higher rapidly, Hisham lost hope of working again, his only passion in life, he had no other choice but to work as an employee with a very low salary just to provide for his family’s essential needs. 

Having his own camera revived the hope in his heart by doing what he really loves. Now he will be able to guarantee the independence he is looking for and at the same time, his living situation will improve.

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