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Ongoing Projects
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - MICRO LOANS IN AFRICA: KARIS participates in making Micro-Loans to the poor in Africa. These loans, ranging from $50-200 in U.S. dollar equivalent, are typically made to hard working women raising children orphaned by the scourge of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Loans are used to purchase business assets (examples: sewing machines, inventory, supplies, etc.) that permit these ladies to start their own businesses and become self supporting. The repayment rate of these grateful borrowers exceeds 98%. |
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PRE-NATAL AND MEDICAL CARE/TRAINING LOCAL PASTORS IN GUATEMALA:
KARIS supports a facility in the Central Highlands of Guatemala which provides milk and medical care to the Mayan Indians in an area that suffers from one of the highest infant mortality rates in the western hemisphere. Mothers walk for hours to bring their children for milk, medical care and health training. KARIS provided necessary supplies for a Bible Institute in central Guatemala that trains local pastors many of whom walk for hours to attend classes in literacy and ministry that would otherwise be unavailable to them. |
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PRISON MINISTRY IN PENNSYLVANIA: KARIS organizes and sends Prison Ministry Teams to go into prisons quarterly to encourage inmates to take responsibility for their lives, their future and their families. |
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CAPITOL HILL PREGNANCY CENTER IN WASHINGTON, DC: KARIS funded, coordinated and assisted in renovating the exterior of the Capitol Hill pregnancy center. The building had fallen into disrepair and the all volunteer team made minor repairs and repainted the building exterior. The center offers support to women, men and families facing a crisis pregnancy THE MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY GIFT OF PEACE IN WASHINGTON, DC: KARIS funds, coordinates and assists in a project each Spring to beautify the grounds of The Gift of Peace and provide lunch to the residents and the Sisters who serve them. The Missionaries of Charity is the Order that was started by Mother Teresa in Calcutta, India. The Gift of Peace is a residence for patients of critical diseases who have nowhere else to turn. The home serves patients with HIV/AIDS, serious medical or mental disease and those of advanced age. |
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