Our New Goal Is To Provide 2,000 Additional Needy Families In Afghanistan
Afghan COVID-19 Relief
Our New Goal Is To Provide 2,000 Additional Needy Families In Afghanistan With Food For One Month So They Can Quarantine At Home Rather Than Go Out To Search For Work And Possibly Be Exposed To The Coronavirus.
Our partners
Our Mission:
“I am giving up one meal per day for 30 days. I estimate the cost of my one meal to be $3.33. The total for one month is $100. I have donated $100 to provide food for one month for a needy Afghan family of eight. I challenge you to give up one meal a day for 30 days, donate any amount you can to this cause, post a video on your Facebook and share with your Facebook friends. Ask your friends to do the same personal sacrifice for one month.“
Herat
The Corona Virus Pandemic was confirmed in Herat, Afghanistan on February 24, 2020. It spread quickly to 22 provinces. Forty years of conflict, widespread poverty, political instability and a weak health care system have left Afghans vulnerable to the Corona Virus. There is no proven medication or vaccination to cure or prevent COVID-19. The only known method of controlling the spread of the Corona Virus to millions of Afghans is the practice of social distancing and the closure of the normal activities of daily life, which bring people together and expose them to others that carry the Corona Virus.
IOC
International Orphan Care (IOC) will receive your donation as the fiscal agent for the team of organizations and will distribute funds to purchase the food and sanitation items as directed by consensus of the team of organizations. IOC is a non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian, non-governmental organization. It was Founded in California in 1992 as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and also registered in Afghanistan as a non-governmental organization. IOC has no paid staff in the USA. The only paid staff are in Afghanistan. IOC relies on the expertise of its board members and volunteers to donate their time, talent and funds to provide administrative services to the organization.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The perennial problem of our small charity organization is establishing consistency. Consistency in funding our programs is always a challenge, which impacts cash flow and our ability to pay our staff. The overwhelming majority of our income is from individual donors, which can be unpredictable and variable over the course of the year. However, we strive to balance our the sources of income by becoming more diversified and committing more resources to other sources, e.g., grants, social media fundraisers, crowdfunding, among others. Read less
Our programs
What are the organization’s current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Jalalabad School
The Jalalabad Orphan Center, known as the Mir Mohammad Youssof Vocational School, provides education, meals, medical assistance, clothing, vocational training, recreational activities, and guidance for orphaned children ages 5 to 13 years old.
It is located off the main Kabul-Jalalabad highway, and currently accommodates 230 children. The children attend classes in the morning or the afternoon, and live with their extended families. IOC provides financial assistance to these families so that the children may attend school rather than having to work.