Blossom Hill Foundation Inc

Between January - July 2024, Blossom Hill Foundation provided operating grants to 6 organizations:1 - Healthy Children Program in Afghanistan: This program provides health care services in hygiene and preventable illnesses (malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea) in two clinics serving the most marginalized populations near Kabul. They expect to reach 2,500 children and 105 trainees. 2 - Mobile Info Team in Greece: By using technology, including FB, this program provides vital information, clarification, and assistance in the most relevant languages (Arabic, English, Persian, Urdu, Sorani and French) for refugees seeking asylum and family reunification. It also handles individual cases through their lawyers. MIT has an average of 774 beneficiaries per month, and 98,318 on FB. 3 - Girls SOAR in Syria: Using a UN-approved curriculum, this program seeks to empower 75 Syrian girls internally displaced in the northwest part of the country. Through various consecutive modules, girls learn their rights, build leadership skills, and gain self-confidence. The goal of the program is to get them back/keep them in school or attend vocational training and to prevent early marriage. 4 - Coding for Girls in Afghanistan - The first, one and only coding school for girls in Afghanistan provides courses in graphic design and coding for 400 - 500 girls in Herat, Afghanistan. The girls are able to earn well above the minimum $150 average monthly salary in Afghanistan, thereby avoiding early marriage and earning a livelihood. 5 - Sports for All and Fearless Girls in Jordan: This program brings refugee children and youth from all parts of the world together with Jordanians to play soccer and basketball. Through their love of sports, this program is working to integrate them and promote inclusion. So far, 42 children have participated in football and 48 in Taekwondo.6 - Science United Project in Greece: This program provides a science curriculum with science kits that transcend language barriers. The program delivered 2500 kits to 300 students and completed training sessions for 40 teachers. Total $ 80,000During 2024, Blossom Hill Foundation supported 3 programs with Emergency relief financial aid:Following the devastating earthquakes that impacted Turkey and Syria and the war in Gaza,, Blossom Hill responded by providing critical needs through 3 emergency programs. 1. The International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance (INARA):Psychosocial and educational activities for displaced children in Gaza o Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) was provided to displaced children in 3 Blossom Hill Shelters reaching 95 children, ages 5-14 o Recreational and non-formal educational activities including a magician who performed a show for children and their families and distribution of back to school supplies. o Awareness through fun activities such as handwashing to educate children on proper hygiene and that only a small amount of water is sufficient to not waste resources in areas with poor access to water; distribute soap bars for each child. o Some children need long-term individual counseling and were treated by specialists.2. Omprakach Foundation: Psychosocial program implemented by Humanity Crew for Arab children living in Israel to cope with the fallout from the war. o Over 120 educators and community workers were trained, empowering them to better support trauma-affected children and adolescents. o Individual and group sessions were conducted for 90 children and youth, fostering resilience and promoting psychological well-being within the targeted schools. o Participants reported feeling supported, empowered, and equipped with increased ability to assist youth affected by disasters or significant psychological stress.3. Turkish Philanthropy:Following the devastating earthquakes of 2023, the "Art-Based Trauma-Informed Psychosocial Support Training Program" was established in response to the significant challenges faced by young hearts in the region. The upheaval caused by the disaster deeply impacted the emotional and psychological well-being of the children, necessitating robust and sensitively designed interventions to support and strengthen them during this critical period. o A total of 255 children have participated in the program, with a distribution of 54% girls and 46% boys. The majority of these children required psychosocial support to cope with the complex trauma experienced before, during, and after the earthquakes, with age ranges between 6-12 years. o 10 mental health and psychosocial support professionals from various parts of Hatay were trained to be the implementers to deliver these sessions, working directly with children in Defne, Samandag, Antakya, and Serinyol regions of Hatay, to strengthen the children's emotional and social skills. o The implementation of the program was structured into 8 sessions, lasting approximately 2-2.5 hours each. These sessions were scheduled to accommodate the daily routines of the children to ensure their regular attendance. Throughout the program, the participation of children was monitored, and measures were taken to maintain continuity.Total $35,000