ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC

ORPHAN VILLAGE SUPPORT & CHILD WELFARE: IN 2024, ASSIST INTERNATIONAL DEEPENED ITS COMMITMENT TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN ROMANIA, THAILAND, UGANDA, AND UKRAINE. THESE EFFORTS PROVIDED HOLISTIC CAREFOOD, CLOTHING, MEDICINE, EDUCATION, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO ORPHANED, REFUGEE AND AT-RISK CHILDREN, AS WELL AS THEIR CAREGIVERS AND COMMUNITIES. UGANDA: ASSIST INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTED THREE KEY INITIATIVES: SEWING HOPE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE (ATIAK): IN 2024, ELEVEN CHILDREN/GRANDCHILDREN OF JOSEPH KONYERE WELCOMED INTO THE VILLAGE. BORN TO WOMEN ABDUCTED AND IMPREGNATED BY KONY, THESE CHILDREN HAD FACED REJECTION ELSEWHERE DUE TO THEIR LINEAGE. THEY ARRIVED IN ATIAK WITH TORN CLOTHING AND NO SHOES OR BROKEN SHOES, SEEKING REFUGE AND DIGNITY. NOT ONLY WERE THEY EMBRACED FULLY, THEY WERE GIVEN NEW SHOES, CLOTHING, SOCKS, AND UNDERWEAR ENSURING THEY WERE RECEIVED WITH COMPASSION AND CARE. THIS ACT OF RESTORATION REFLECTS THE HEART OF OUR MISSION ALONGSIDE SEWING HOPE: OFFERING A SAFE, LOVING HOME TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENDURED TRAUMA AND EXCLUSION. TODAY, THESE CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, MEDICAL CARE, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, AND A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY ARE BEGINNING TO HEAL AND EXPERIENCE RENEWED HOPE. IN ADDITION, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND THE POULTRY OPERATIONS WITH A SECOND BUILDING FOR THE VILLAGE, DOUBLING ITS CAPACITY FOR FOOD PRODUCTION AND INCOME GENERATION. SCHOOL OF PEACE (ADJUMANI AND SOUTH SUDAN): ASSIST INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTED FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEE CHILDREN AND ENHANCED AGRICULTURAL CAPACITY WITH THE PURCHASE OF A TRACTOR FOR A FARM IN ADJUMANI. THIS INVESTMENT INCREASED CROP PRODUCTION TO SUSTAIN THE FEEDING PROGRAM AND ALSO HELPED PROVIDE FOOD FOR RESCUED CHILDREN LIVING IN THE NEARBY SEWING HOPE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE. NEW DAWN (ENTEBBE): SUSTAINED FEEDING AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS RECOGNIZING THAT CONSISTENT NUTRITION IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS. THESE EFFORTS ENSURE THAT CHILDREN RECEIVE BOTH THE MEDICAL CARE AND NOURISHMENT NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR TREATMENT AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. ADDITIONALLY, WE DELIVERED EYEWEAR TO TWO GROUPS IN UGANDA SERVING THOSE UNABLE TO AFFORD GLASSES, ENHANCING ACCESS TO VISION CARE. ROMANIA: CAMINUL FELIX ORPHAN VILLAGES (ORADEA): WELCOMED 13 NEW CHILDREN INTO FAMILY-STYLE HOMES, OFFERING EDUCATION, NUTRITION, AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY. JHOR AND ONESIMUS HOUSE (TIMISOARA): CONTINUED FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND THE ELDERLY. A NEW GENERATION OF HOUSE PARENTS WAS TRAINED AND SUPPORTED TO FOSTER HEALING AND GROWTH. THAILAND: FELIX THAILAND ORPHAN VILLAGE (SURAT THANI): SUSTAINED OPERATIONS TO PROVIDE FAMILY-STYLE CARE, EDUCATION, AND BASIC NEEDS FOR ORPHANED CHILDREN. UKRAINE: WORKED ALONGSIDE TRUSTED PARTNERS AT YWAM (TERNOPIL) TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CLOTHING, FOOD AND HYGIENE SUPPLIES TO ORPHANED CHILDREN RESIDING IN WAR-AFFECTED, STATE-RUN INSTITUTIONS AND THE LIGHT OF REFORMATION CHARITY TO DISTRIBUTE ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED CHILDREN. CONDUCTED AN ONLINE TRAUMA TRAINING FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS BY DR. LINDA HEIDEN TITLED SUPPORTING FRONTLINE WORKERS IN UKRAINE: ADDRESSING BURNOUT, COMPASSION FATIGUE, AND VICARIOUS TRAUMA. ACROSS ALL REGIONS, ASSIST INTERNATIONAL WORKED WITH TRUSTED LOCAL PARTNERS AND IN-COUNTRY HOUSE PARENTS TO ENSURE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, SUSTAINABLE CARE. THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS, OVER 5,000 CHILDREN WERE IMPACTED DAILY WITH ACCESS TO EDUCATION, SAFETY, FOOD, AND LOVING SUPPORT.

ELECTRIFICATION: ASSIST INTERNATIONAL'S ENERGY ASSIST PROGRAM BROUGHT RELIABLE ELECTRICITY TO LAST-MILE COMMUNITIES. IN INDIA, THREE SOLAR MINI-GRIDS WERE CONSTRUCTED IN REMOTE VILLAGES, PROVIDING 24/7 POWER TO OVER 1,150 PEOPLE WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF OPERATION MOST OF WHOM LIVE BELOW $4/DAY. IN TANZANIA, ASSIST PARTNERED WITH HEALTH ELECTRIFICATION & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE (HETA) TO ELECTRIFY 24 HEALTH FACILITIES AND CONDUCTED STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH LOCAL DEVELOPERS FOR A LARGER-SCALE PROGRAM COMING SOON. IN THE DRC, ASSIST IDENTIFIED SCALABLE OPPORTUNITIES WITH MINI-GRID DEVELOPERS AND ENGAGED WITH GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS TO ALIGN WITH NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION PRIORITIES. THESE EFFORTS LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM ENERGY ACCESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LAST-MILE COMMUNITIES.