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Disaster Relief :  USA - Africa - Asia - Europe & Middle East - Latin America

Hunger Relief :  USA - Africa - Asia - Europe & Middle East - Latin America

Medical & Dental Services :  USA - Africa - Asia - Europe & Middle East - Latin America

Orphan's Care :  USA - Africa - Asia - Europe & Middle East - Latin America

Microenterprise/Life Skills :  USA - Africa - Asia - Europe & Middle East - Latin America

Water Wells & Cisterns :  USA - Africa - Asia - Europe & Middle East - Latin America

Disaster Relief

United States
2010

Double whammy: OBI helps oil spill and Katrina victims

Hot food for flood victims in Tennessee

Stranded Tennessee flood victims find relief

A “Storehouse” of blessing

2009

Frightened by the flood

OBI deploys to Atlanta to aid flood victims

The Home Depot lends a hand

Hurricane victim finally has place to call home

Flood relief close to home

Relief arrives for West Virginia flood victims

Saving memories from the mud

Bobcat aids OBI in flood relief effort

OBI team aids flood victims in North Dakota

Shelters Heat Up

2008

Extreme Blessing

Ike victims long for home

No place like home

Teams battle mud, muck from Ike

OBI aids search and rescue teams

OBI teams ready for Ike

Power outages plague Gustav victims

Relief efforts begin for Gustav victims

OBI prepares for Gustav

An army of orange

Moving down the Mississippi

OBI to lead volunteer efforts in Indiana

Aid reaches storm-ravaged Midwest

Life after the tornado

Tornado victims sift through the ruins

Red Cross and Operation Blessing support emergency workers

Virginia residents stunned by tornado damage

Tornado destruction: "It smelled like a wet day at the dump"

Tornadoes rip through southeastern VA

Thousands turn out for county-wide clean-up

OBI wraps up Katrina efforts, helps 2.7 million people

OBI and FEMA link arms to aid tornado victims

Deadly tornadoes strike South, OBI responds with aid

Africa
2010

Escape into the night

2009

2008

Wipe out

OBI responds to ethnic violence in Kenya

Asia
2010

2009

Flood-damaged schools restored in India

All for one: Jewish and Christian doctors reach typhoon victims

Teams go the distance

Submerged communities find relief

A mother's cry for help

Stranded by the floods

Timely help for India

Medicine for typhoon-ravaged Philippines

Remote villages receive aid

Tragedy strikes Indonesia

Typhoon victims brace for more

“Katrina” strikes the Philippines

Quake victims find relief

Refugees on the run

Typhoon terror

Tropical storm hits the Philippines

Teen escapes persecution in India

Aid arrives for Filipino flood victims

2008

Rebuilding shattered dreams

Orphaned by the storm

Typhoon drenches Philippines

A tale of two villages

Grieving families receive aid

Water, medical care critical for cyclone victims

Caravans of food and relief arrive for quake victims

Relief efforts start to pour into China

Massive earthquake rocks China

Estimated 1.9 million survivors in need

OBI disaster relief specialist on the ground in Myanmar

Aid worker: "All we can do is pray"

Death toll climbs; relief workers struggle to get in country

Cyclone slams Burma, death toll on the rise

OB China helps snowstorm victims prepare for spring

China's orphans and elderly battle icy conditions

China hit with worst snow storm in 50 years

Widow and daughter start over after the cyclone

Elderly cyclone victim reaches out for help

Europe and Middle East
2010

Relief for Pakistan's flood victims

Surviving the Holocaust

2009

All for one: Jewish and Christian doctors reach typhoon victims

Escaping the mob

Persecution in Pakistan

Prison refuge

Love thy neighbor: Israelis donate aid to Gaza residents

Israeli families evacuate to safe zones

2008

Community centers offer refuge for war victims

Centers open for Israel's war victims

Latin America and Caribbean
2010

Race against time

Peru families battle extreme weather

"This school will change lives"

Flood relief for Peruvian families

Hungry in Guatemala

A father's love brings hope

2009

Disaster doctors

Landslides plague El Salvador

OBI aids flood victims in Brazil

2008

Floods, mudslides plague Brazil

Torrential rains drench Honduras

Medical lifeline extended to Haiti

In search of clean water

Triple blow: Haiti ravaged by storms

Girl survives after wall collapses; OBI aids Peru's flood victims

Water systems provide immediate relief for Bolivians

Water purification systems aid hospital patients, flood victims

Water systems arrive for flood-ravaged towns

Hunger Relief

US
2010

Innovative hunger relief

Bread of Life

A helping hand

"Take me out to the ballgame"

A mother's sacrifice

Giving hope

Dignity for the hungry

House of Blessing

2009

Christmas Depot comes to town

Florida gets a winter wonderland

Food for the holidays

Dedicated veteran helps the hungry

"My children would be starving"

Garden of hope: Refugees give back to a community in need

Feeding hungry is a "team effort" at Kansas City event

Dinner for twenty

From hungry to helping

Americans struggle to afford food

Dock and stock

2008

NFL teams tackle hunger

Filling The Hunger Gap

A Growing Demand

Fighting Inflation

America In Crisis

OBI volunteer recognized by President Bush

War hero reaches out to help community

Once-starving youth grows up to feed the hungry

Africa
2010

"They only know hunger"

2009

2008

Asia
2010

2009

Rescued from starvation

2008

Feeding the hungry in Indonesia

Europe and Middle East
2010

2009

2008

Latin America and Caribbean
2010

2009

Kilo of love

2008

Food crisis in Haiti

Medical & Dental Services

US
2010

2009

2008

Victims of domestic violence get a healthy smile, day of beauty

Event serves Virginia's homeless

Cancer patient finds help at OBI dental clinic

Africa
2010

Relieving pain in Nigeria

A girl named Happiness

A Gift for Rabi

2009

Mission saves 3-year-old's life

A deadly bite

2008

Turning sadness into smiles

Prescription For Health

Brothers ward off river blindness

A Safety net

Polio victims given mobility

Nigerians find clear vision at medical outreach

Pills help children in Mozambique

OBI provides lifesaving surgery for infant

Wheelchairs offer freedom for Moroccan residents

Hospital planned for Niger's sick

Asia
2010

Fight for survival

Surviving India's slums

A young girl's freedom

2009

HIV positive children receive special blessing

Wheels of joy

Slum doctors

Ruth's newfound freedom

A precious gift

Better health for the barangays

Vision restored

OBI pharmacist treats thousands before losing life to malaria

2008

Journey for health

Freedom from shame

Brothers receive sight

After treacherous journey, medical help arrives for remote village

OB Philippines awarded NGO of the year

Wheelchairs offer disabled a new lease on life

Video: Life saving surgery for baby Pasha

Mosquito nets offer canopy of protection

Europe and Middle East
2010

2009

2008

Latin America and Caribbean
2010

A crisis of cold

Children get parasite-free

Bringing mobility to Haiti quake survivors

A colorful idea

Josue's battle

2009

Small pill, big impact

Help in high places

Journey into the Amazon

Too sick for school

Stitching miracles

Caring for Carla

Mayo doctors bring relief to El Salvadorians

New X-ray machine helps thousands at Honduras' largest public hospital

2008

Mayo Clinic & OBI: The perfect prescription

A new life for Valeria - Part 3 of Saving baby Valeria

Miracles and Mayo - Part 2 of Saving baby Valeria

Saving baby Valeria - Part 1

OBI heads south of the border

Perfect prescription

Small pills impact Colombia

Lifesaving medicine rushed to hemophiliacs

Anti-parasite campaign kicks off in Honduras

Microenterprise & Life Skills

US
2010

2009

2008

Africa
2010

2009

Sewing center offers lifeline to young mother

2008

Sowing seeds for a better tomorrow

Asia
2010

Chicken farming helps family

Xiang's Dream

2009

Growing hope

2008

Rebels with a cause

Sweet and spicy career

Crab bank spawns economic boost

Pig farm gives Thailand family a hand up

Europe and Middle East
2010

2009

Recipe for success

2008

Breaking the silence

Latin America and Caribbean
2010

Out of the ashes

Shoe Shop of Blessing

Breaking ground in Haiti

The dream of a better home

Lady with a plastic house

Fishy business

2009

A place to call home

A new home for Marielena

2008

Water Wells & Cisterns

US
2010

2009

Four-year-old builds a well

2008

Couple pledges to help build a well a month

World Water Day

Orlando youths help fund 52 wells

Africa
2010

2009

Safe water for students

Clean water comes to two villages in Nigeria

Water wells provide lifesaving solution

2008

Six degrees of separation means clean water for Nigerians

Asia
2010

A treacherous walk for water

2009

A day's walk for water

Clean water for Deepa

2008

Tragedy and triumph

Europe and Middle East
2010

2009

2008

Latin America and Caribbean
2010

Precious water

Tainted waters of the Ucayali

Clean water for better health

2009

A hospital with no water

2008

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