Countries

Albania

A beautiful country on the Balkan, every year visited by more and more tourist. However, Albania is still a developing country and known for its poverty and high emigration rates. Albania has been a candidate member of the European Union since 2014. In 2020, accession negotiations were started. Kom over en help focuses in Albania on:

• the most vulnerable and marginalized people as Roma and people with disabilities.
• the creation of jobs and community safety nets in rural communities. This also includes, seizing the opportunity to help develop the country in tourism, in a sustainable and stable way.
• rehabilitation of prisoners and drugs and alcohol addicted people and their families.

Armenia

Armenia is the first country in the world that adopted Christianity as the state religion. It’s also one of the oldest countries in the world. The wars with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh have left deep marks on Armenian society. Armenians face persistent economic malaise and poverty, driving many to emigrate abroad. In Armenia we focus on:

• developing income-generating activities, supporting entrepreneurship en vocational trainings in order to help individuals and families to start their own businesses.
• education of children and youth who grow up in vulnerable circumstances.
• the provision of food and other needed materials for people in extreme poverty, for instance refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and elderly people.
• the provision of psychosocial care and trauma healing to strengthen the mental health of Armenians.

Georgia

Georgia is a border country, located in the South Caucasus. Georgia suffered socioeconomically greatly from the war with Russia in 2008. More than half of the population lives below the poverty line. High unemployment is another issue. Georgia applied for EU membership in March 2022 and was granted candidate status in December 2023. In Georgie we focus on:

• education of children and youth who grow up in vulnerable circumstances.
• the provision of food and other needed materials for people in extreme poverty.
• the development of the Kurdish community, whose children are living on the streets of Tbilisi.

Moldova

Moldova is a country that literally and figuratively lies between Europe and Russia. In 2022 the candidate status for the European Union was granted. Moldova is considered as a lower middle income country and seen as the poorest country in Europe. In Moldova we focus on:

• job creation and encouraging entrepreneurship to help individuals and families to get a stable income to take care of themselves and their family.
• the provision of qualitative good care for people with disabilities.
• education of children and youth from vulnerable families
• the prevention of orphanhood through adoption of kids and teens into families.

Ukraine

Ukraine is an eye-catcher on the European map. The large country, with Kyiv as its capital, has been at war with Russia for years. The war and the loss of lives, livelihoods, incomes, and assets has pushed millions of people into poverty. Many Ukrainians are internally displaced, a quarter of them are children. Since 2022, Ukraine is a candidate member of the European Union. Kom over en help focuses in Ukraine on:

• emergency relief and reconstruction of the country.
• the assistance to internally displaced people that need housing, food and other basic necessities, but in the longer term also education and employment.
• psychosocial care and trauma healing to strengthen the mental health of the population.
• children from disadvantaged families and (social)orphans.
• the rehabilitation of addicted and physically wounded people.
• the provision of qualitative good care for people with disabilities, especially children and youth.

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia and known as the second largest cotton-producing country in the world. It is a closed country and one of the most authoritarian in the region. For Bible-believing Christians, the situation is not easy. Their meetings are disrupted and they often have to come to the police to answer questions or sign documents unknown to them. Migration is a critical issue for Uzbekistan, even as the shortage of water. In Uzbekistan we focus on:

• education of children and youth from deprived families
• the support of small Christian communities and families.
• humanitarian aid and social care for people in extreme poverty, mainly minorities and people in rural areas.
• creation of job opportunities and the encouragement of entrepreneurship.