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Our dream of changing begins with one person, one village,
and one community

Supporting the local communities to solve their own problems and make changes based on responsible
partnerships to help the poor and marginalized global neighbors overcome poverty.

  • Food & Agriculture towards an Integral Ecology

    Food & Agriculture towards
    an Integral Ecology

    OBOS supports farmers and their families for food security through various ways in a changing environment such as technical training and etc. Basic and Essential Education for Child & Youth.

  • Basic and Essential Education for Child & Youth

    Basic and Essential Education
    for Child & Youth

    OBOS provides basic and essential educational opportunities for children and youth in poor countries to help them achieve their development.

  • Community Empowerment for Self-Reliant

    Community Empowerment
    for Self-Reliant

    OBOS helps the local communities to solve their own problems with their empowerment for self-reliance.

  • Health and Sanitation support for vulnerable

    Health and Sanitation support
    for vulnerable

    OBOS supports essential medicines, drinking water, and sanitation facilities not to be life-threatening by poverty.

Education Water, Health Livelihood Agriculture Community
  • East timor
  • Myanmar
  • Burundi
  • Bangladash
  • Cambodia
  • Kenya
  • Philippines
  • Ghana
  • Angola

  • East Timor

    East Timor

    adv

    Sector
    Agriculture Community
    Target Region
    3villages in Baucau District
    Project Title
    Increase agriculture production in vulnerable rural communities to improve nutrition and livelihoods
    Beneficiary
    145 households
    Partner Organization
    Caritas Baucau
    Project summary
    • - Increase the capacity of primarily subsistence farmers to improve their family’s health and well-being through increased food production (quantity and quality).
    • - Where agriculture production exceeds family consumption needs, give farmers training and skills so they can access markets and sell produce effectively.
    • - Strengthen and support savings and loan groups to help subsistence farmers gain experience managing money, budgeting and having access to savings and loans to meet their household needs.

  • Myanmar

    Myanmar

    Local Community Education

    Sector
    Education Community Development
    Target Region
    Five locations in Myanmar
    Project Title
    Strengthening Child Protection Mechanisms in Hopin, Mohnyin, Tachilek, Mandalay and Magyikwin in Myanmar
    Beneficiary
    Children from vulnerable backgrounds (615 people), Parents and guardians (590 people), 17 Communities of care surrounding the children
    Partner Organization
    Good Shepherd Myanmar Foundation
    Project summary
    • - Children are empowered to know their rights and responsibilities.
    • - Strengthened family systems and circle of care surrounding the children.
    • - Formation of Community Child Protection Committees.
    Sector
    Education
    Target Region
    Myanmar through its various Catholic Dioceses
    Project Title
    Introducing and facilitating Inclusive and Quality Basic Education for the most vulnerable schooling children within the Dioceses in Myanmar
    Beneficiary
    1,200 vulnerable children
    Partner Organization
    ECE(EPISCOPAL COMMISSION FOR EDUCATION)
    Project summary
    • - To upgrade teachers’ knowledge and teaching practices on inclusive quality education through a nine-month intensive continuing education and training on child psychology, formation and protection of vulnerable children, curriculum, instructional plan, syllabus, unit of work, lesson plan, assessment and evaluation.
    • - To present and implement the construction of preschools through doable-practical ways and means of having “new normal” school classrooms and learning spaces in good condition.
    • - To conduct basic health educational sessions with invited health care providers, teachers, representative parents, representative youth volunteers and representative children on preventive measures against common communicable diseases.
    Sector
    Community Development
    Target Region
    15 villages in AnnTownship, Rakhine State
    Project Title
    Sustainable Livelihood and Holistic Development Enhancement of vulnerable households from 15 remote villages in Ann Township, Rakhine State
    Beneficiary
    1,200 people
    Partner Organization
    KMSS_Pyay
    Project summary
    • - To promote the ability of community based organizations at community level for sustainable development in target groups
    • - To provide livelihood promotion and social inclusion services to the poor and low income clients in target villages with innovative solutions
    • - To promote value based education among children, women and youth for holistic development
    • - To provide target areas with the requisite qualified human resources necessary in its socio-economic development with political stability and improving the population’s standard of living
    Sector
    Community Development
    Target Region
    7 villages in Shan State
    Project Title
    Supporting an inclusive economic growth in the Shan State
    Beneficiary
    50.000 persons
    Partner Organization
    New Humanity Myanmar
    Project summary
    • - Increase the employment rate among youth in 7 village tracts
    • - Improve the sustainable agricultural production and income for 1.800 farmers in 7 selected village tracts
    • - Improve the social inclusion of most vulnerable groups, in particular children and adults with disabilities and their families, in 7 village tracts

  • Burundi

    Burundi

    adv

    Sector
    Agriculture Community
    Target Region
    Makamba
    Project Title
    Empowering rural households’ farming activities with breeding pigs
    Beneficiary
    100 households
    Partner Organization
    Makamba Parish
    Project summary
    • - Introduce pigs breeding
    • - Increase rural farmers’ crop yields.
    • - Boost the farmers to work together and grow up in associations.

  • Bangladash

    Bangladash

    Medical

    Sector
    Health & Medical Care
    Target Region
    Hobigonj District,Sylhet Division
    Project Title
    Improving Mother and Child Health and Nutrition Project (IMCHNP)
    Beneficiary
    5,200 mother and children
    Partner Organization
    Caritas Bangladesh
    Project summary
    • - Increase access to nutritional information and nutritious food for children under five to reduce malnutrition of 0-5 year’s children.
    • - To create enabling environment to improve health and nutrition status of adolescents.
    • - Pregnant women received the necessary care and supports in consequence suffer fewer complications before, during and after birth.

  • Cambodia

    Cambodia

    local Education Medical

    Sector
    Health & Medical Care
    Target Region
    9 villages in Mondolkiri Province
    Project Title
    Improving Quality of Maternal and Child Health Care
    Beneficiary
    1,166 households
    Partner Organization
    Caritas Cambodia
    Project summary
    • - Health conditions of Women and Children improved through enhancement of health services delivery, nutrition education with better access to food and WASH integration at two health centre.
    Sector
    Community Development
    Target Region
    8 Provinces in Cambodia
    Project Title
    Sustainable Community Development in the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang
    Beneficiary
    359 small land-holder farmers
    Partner Organization
    Karuna Battambang Organization (KBO)
    Project summary
    • - Organize groups of farmers to work together and help each other.
    • - Support farmers to learn how to improve their crops in a sustainable way.
    • - Support farmers to improve and diversity their crops.
    • - Raise the awareness of families to care more for the environment.
    Sector
    Education
    Target Region
    Pursat Province
    Project Title
    School Education of Poor Children and teenagers
    Beneficiary
    800 Students
    Partner Organization
    Sisters of the Christian Doctrine
    Project summary
    • - Through the educational activities of Anne School and Seven Village Study Room in Pursat region, children and teenagers will be given opportunities to learn and help them grow throughout the country.
    • - To improve the educational environment and teaching conditions of the village of Kampong Luong and to increase students' academic participation rate.
    • - Provide opportunities for children in water villages to be educated at Anna School on land.

  • Kenya

    Kenya

    medicines

    Sector
    Water Supply & Sanitation
    Target Region
    Isiolo County
    Project Title
    Secure and Reliable Water Systems in Schools in Isiolo County.
    Beneficiary
    2,400 students in 12 schools
    Partner Organization
    Caritas Kenya
    Project summary
    • - To deliver secure water for wealth and health for 2,400 students in 12 learning institutions (11 schools and 1 teachers training college) through increased access to potable water.
    • - To promote good hygiene and water management practices at the school level.

  • The Philippines

    The Philippines

    adv

    Sector
    Livelihood
    Target Region
    Benguet Province.
    Project Title
    Enhancing and Strengthening Support Mechanism to Organic Farming Practitioners of the Diocese of Baguio.
    Beneficiary
    800 Organic Farmers
    Partner Organization
    OFH(Our Farmers' Haven)
    Project summary
    • - organize a network of Organic Agriculture Practitioners within the Diocese of Baguio-Benguet and neighboring Municipalities.
    • - To develop the knowledge of farmers on Organic farming by providing continuing opportunities for the promotion of environmental protection and healthy food production.
    • - To establish demo farms in strategic locations as learning centers and developing infrastructure of individual farms with greenhouses to secure their livelihood.
    • - To produce quality organic products.
    • - To develop market for organic agricultural products.

  • Ghana

    Ghana

    Education

    Sector
    Education
    Target Region
    Kanasua, Sunyani
    Project Title
    Building Classroom and Nutrition Program for Children in Holy Trinity School
    Beneficiary
    340 Students
    Partner Organization
    Holy Trinity School
    Project summary
    • - To raise the standard of learning capabilities of school children.
    • - To sustain children’s interest to study until they finish their education.
    • - To reduce hunger by providing nutritious food.
    • - To sustain the interest of children to remain healthy and focused in learning their lessons.

  • Angola

    Angola

    Education

    Sector
    Education
    Target Region
    Benguela
    Project Title
    Building a voational class room in Benguela Laura Vicuna School
    Beneficiary
    480 Students
    Partner Organization
    Salesian Sisters
    Project summary
    • - Construction of a new building and preparation of equipment for the practice room.