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

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

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

Bless A Child :  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
2008

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
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2007
Hurricane katrina mom gets second chance at Christmas
Floodwaters soak Pacific Northwest
OBI delivers aid to California wildfire evacuees
Nagin to Congress: "OBI is only public clinic in New Orleans East" | Video | Photo Essay
Katrina mom gets a second chance | Video | Photo Essay
New Orleans residents still desperate for medical care
Volunteers help make medical event a success
Tornados rip through Arkansas
Rat Busters take on New Orleans
OBI launches new rodent-control program in New Orleans
Widower finds help at New Orleans clinic
OBI provides $1 million in free dental services
OBI continues emergency relief efforts, clean-up in Florida
"Medical Recovery Week" brings relief to thousands
Free medical event offers health care, hope for Katrina's uninsured
"Medical Recovery Week" offers free healthcare to hurricane victims
Hurricane-devastated school gets a facelift thanks to OBI
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Africa
2008

Wipe out
OBI responds to ethnic violence in Kenya
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Supplies help flooded Nigerian villages stay alive
Cries of Sudan
A Father's love
Sudanese doctor treats 150 patients a day
Stranded flood victims in Mozambique head home
Relief efforts resume in flood-stricken Mozambique
Rising floodwaters leave thousands stranded
Floods in Mozambique leave thousands homeless
Relief for Sudan's refugees
War-torn Somalia battles floods, malaria
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Asia
2008

Flooding in India
Typhoon Terror
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
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2007
After harrowing journey, water systems arrive safely
Cyclone claims one man's entire family
Pregnant flood survivor safely gives birth
Cyclone victims: "The sea has become our enemy"
OBI rushes aid to the people of Bangladesh
Medicine reaches Bangladesh cyclone victims
Indonesians traumatized by string of earthquakes
OBI first to arrive in quake zone in Indonesia
China not spared from floods
India floods displace millions, cholera on the rise
Flooding devastates Pakistan | Video | Photo Essay
Health clinics open on earthquake-devastated island
Indonesian landslides bury villages
New health centers, school for Indonesian earthquake victims
Flood relief continues in Indonesia
Indonesian floods leave 340,000 homeless
Flooding and landslides in Indonesia displace 400,000
Cash-for-work programs revitalize typhoon-devastated communities
Survivor recalls hope and tragedy behind 2004 tsunami
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Europe and Middle East
2008

Community centers offer refuge for war victims
Centers open for Israel's war victims
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Devastating floods wreak havoc in southern Romania
Trees for Israel
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Latin America
2008

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
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2007
OBI brings $500,000 in medicine to Mexico's flood victims
Water systems bring relief to flood victims
Mexico floods leave 500,000 homeless
Refugee camps provide shelter, aid for Peru's earthquake victims
Food, supplies reach Felix victims in Nicaragua | Video | Photo Essay
Food, medicine airlifted to storm-ravaged Nicaragua | BLOG | Video | Photo Essay
Aid slowly arrives for victims of Hurricane Felix | Photo Essay
Hurricane Felix still poses threat of floods, mudslides
Mexico's Mennonites struggling after Dean | Video
Families take refuge in stable to escape Dean's floods | BLOG | Video
Roof panels, food bring relief to hurricane victims | BLOG | Video
Dean hits Mexico a second time | Video
Hurricane Dean slams Mexico
Emergency supplies reaching 10,000 quake victims a day | Video | Photo Essay
Relief efforts pour into hardest hit areas of Peru
Blog: Peru quake survivors camp outside in bitter cold | Vlog
8.0-magnitude quake strikes Peru, OB medical teams dispatched
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Hurricane Katrina
2008

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Mayo Clinic is making the rounds with OBI in New Orleans
Rat Busters take on New Orleans
OBI launches new rodent-control program in New Orleans
Widower finds help at New Orleans clinic
OBI provides $1 million in free dental services
"Medical Recovery Week" brings relief to thousands
Free medical event offers health care, hope for Katrina's uninsured
"Medical Recovery Week" offers free healthcare to hurricane victims
Hurricane-devastated school gets a facelift thanks to OBI
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Tsunami
2008

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Literacy center spells hope for tsunami victim
Presidential service awards honor volunteers
Survivor recalls hope and tragedy behind 2004 tsunami
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Hunger Relief

US
2008

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
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2007
High School students volunteer to help local families
Christmas Depot fills area homes with cheer
OBI and THe Salvation Army bring Holiday Cheer
"Quadruple" blessings: Family with four sons receives aid
Cancer survivor cares for family with help from OBI partner
A knock at the door leads to food on the table
Who's Hungry in America series: Partner's distribute millions of pounds of food
Who's Hungry in America series: The face of hunger
Ex-grocer feeds thousands
Driven To Serve
N.Y. non-profit distributes more than 360,000 meals
Trucker uses career to help drive out hunger
"12 Days of Christmas" spreads holiday cheer to local seniors
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Africa
2008

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Rice distribution relieves famine in Burundi
Good nutrition combats HIV in South Africa
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Asia
2008

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Europe and Middle East
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Latin America
2008

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Guatemalan families plant trees to overcome hunger
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Medical & Dental Services

US
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
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2007
Dental treatment brings a smile
Free dental mission for VA residents
Patients receive treatment that brings a smile
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Africa
2008

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
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2007
World AIDS Day: OBI shows support
Two-day medical mission brings relief to Nigerian village
Five-day medical mission treats thousands
HIV patients find hope
Senegal's Health Crisis
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Asia
2008

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
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2007
China gets parasite-free
Transforming smiles in Cambodia
Medical clinics help children in India’s slums
Wheelchair gives boy freedom
Doctor brings hope and health to Thailand’s sick
"Little" Wu receives lifesaving heart surgery
OBI fights parasites in Cambodia
OBI Philippines awarded NGO of the year
Double "curse" haunts family
Cleft lip shames Cambodian family
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Europe and Middle East
2008

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Volunteers travel to Bethlehem to provide eye care
MedEx kits reach remote villages
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Latin America
2008

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
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2007
Grandmother finds medical help for her family at OBI clinic
Five-year-old seeks medical attention for her family
$10 million in medicine reaches children in El Salvador
Guatemalan medical shipment brings healing to family
"Community first-aid kit" saves boy's life
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Bless A Child

US
2008

Teen's "Closet" offers memorable gifts to young ladies
OBI, U.S. Navy embark on orphan mission
Michigan couple fills five 40-foot cargo containers with clothes, toys
OBI helps save Brooklyn Catholic school from closing
After school programs hit 'high note' with students
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2007
Ukraine orphans bring Christmas to America
Transformed houses help change lives
Paint project brightens home
Broadway musical "amazing" experience for at-risk children
OBI partner provides love in every stitch | Video
Laundromat turned learning center aids children | Video
Young New Yorkers become "all that"
Video: St. Mary's Academy students receive new library, courtyard
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Africa
2008

Fresh start for a generation of girls
Rising up from the ashes
New life for hearing-impaired children in Nigeria
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2007
Somaliland's forgotten children
Vegetable tunnels turn up the heat in South Africa
Video: Behind the scenes in South Africa
Relief for Sudan's refugees | Photo Essay
Caring for AIDS-infected orphans in South Africa
Video: Cleft lip surgery a gift to a child in Nigeria
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Asia
2008

Struggle for survival
"Schools of Life" aid adults in Kazakhstan
Education gives family renewed hope
Tormented children find refuge at Hope House
Moseajia's new future
House of Hope offers children a safe haven
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Asia
2007
Stepping out of the shadow of poverty
New shoes give Cambodia children a 'step' up
Video: A Chinese Migrant Family's Education
Greenhouse transformed into school for children | Video
India's "children of the dump"
OBI fights parasites in Cambodia
Operation Blessing hosts an English-language course
Among tragedy, family finds hope in a repaired heart
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Europe and Middle East
2008

Freedom from slavery
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Ukraine orphans bring Christmas to America
40-foot container packed with hope
Pool project helps children dive into a new life
Street orphan rescued by orphanage | Video
Summer camp a 'big hit'
Urkainian orphans receive a new home | Video
Video: Vasily attends school in Ukraine for the first time
OBI's Orphan's Promise intervenes for girl with cancer | Video
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Latin America
2008

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A step ahead with a new pair of shoes
Guatemalan medical shipment brings healing to family
"Community first-aid kit" saves boy's life
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Microenterprise & Life Skills

US
2008

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"CHOICES" gives Philadelphia residents a healthy alternative
Program helps young parents get on their feet
Carpetball tables help homeless man
OBI-funded outreach helps clients start new life
Earn-while-you-learn offers incentives to new parents
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Africa
2008

Sowing seeds for a better tomorrow
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Shoe shop helps disabled man 'step' into success
Freezers for West African widows
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Asia
2008

Rebels with a cause
Sweet and spicy career
Crab bank spawns economic boost
Pig farm gives Thailand family a hand up
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Four-legged blessings for Cambodian families
Solar-powered ovens revolutionize cooking | Video
Cow project aids Cambodia's poor
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Europe and Middle East
2008

Breaking the silence
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Latin America
2008

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OBI provides adobe ovens to keep homes smoke-free & healthy
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Water Wells &

US
2008

Couple pledges to help build a well a month
World Water Day
Orlando youths help fund 52 wells
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Africa
2008

Six degrees of separation means clean water for Nigerians
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Water well brings relief for villagers facing "dry season"
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Asia
2008

Tragedy and triumph
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Fresh water breaks cycle of sickness for village
Deadly accident leads to new water well for village
70-year-old woman struggles to find water
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