Monthly Archives: December 2011

Sewing a New Future for Ghana

Dear OIC International Supporter,

A young woman in Ghana sees a magazine cover. She sees Iman in a business suit, and it inspires her to be a strong woman like her. But she knows her family can’t afford to send her to train as a seamstress. This is where the power of OIC International begins.

This young woman wants to study textiles and sewing and maybe even own her own small sewing business. She’s dreaming big. She even dreams of sewing for the next inspiring African supermodel. But she can’t without your help.

Put power in her hands right now. In Ghana, our trainees in our textiles classes learn to make beautiful, quality clothes. Literally $100 helps us provide a sewing machine and sewing classes for a young woman to help her provide for herself and for her family. Imagine giving this gift of power.

Help us help her dream big.

Sincerely,

Cripsian Kirk

OIC International Acknowledges World AIDS Day

MEDIA CONTACT:
Rashida Petersen
Email: rpetersen@oici.org
Tel: (202) 499-2380 ext. 205

OIC International Acknowledges World AIDS Day

Washington, DC—OIC International would like to acknowledge World AIDS Day on the 30th year of the official discovery of HIV/AIDS. OIC International marks this important milestone and celebrates the contributions of corporate leaders, individuals and communities supporting the movement to eliminate HIV/AIDS throughout the world.

“As an organization that believes in self-reliance it is critically important that we remain vigilant in educating communities about the HIV/AIDS epidemic” said Crispian Kirk, President and CEO of OIC International.
OIC International’s Health, Nutrition & HIV/AIDS programs provide health education and palliative care to ensure that individuals and communities have the knowledge and resources to lead healthy lives. OIC International operates in the areas of health skills, maternal and child health and nutrition, family planning, adolescent reproductive health and HIV/AIDS. In particular, we emphasize service to at-risk populations, such as orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIVs).

Today, in honor of World AIDS Day, OIC International supports this year’s theme, “Getting to Zero,” which runs until 2015 and calls upon leaders, communities, parents, people living with HIV and young people to look forward and work towards a world with Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination and Zero AIDS-related deaths.

Opportunities Industrialization Centers International (OIC International) is a non-profit organization with a mission to build self-reliance and entrepreneurship through technical and vocational skills development

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