Olive Branch is a non profit organization that was started out of a heart to assist peoples across multiple ethnic and cultural backgrounds in the Middle East. We strive to bring peace, hope and stability to an area that has a prolonged history of war and conflicts, offering long term solutions and relationships to communities who have limited resources.
Despite diverse cultural and religious background, our beneficiaries often endure similar hardships resulted in deep-rooted trauma. This is compounded by a lack of access to change factors due to elements such as situational poverty, displacement, persecution and racism. Our centers, projects and programmes are designed specifically to build resiliency and equip individuals with hope for the future.
Olive Branch provides locally sourced hampers filled with high quality food staples to aid families across multiple communities.
Situated in two Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) Camps, our centres offer a space of reprieve for women dealing with the prolonged or complex trauma. Together, a group of women work alongside our trained staff to discuss and progress through a multi-faceted curriculum addressing trauma and resiliency.
Additionally, women are given the opportunity to engage in tactile skills development aspects of the course; starting or honing tangible take-home aptitudes which can give provide a needed income source for families.
Olive Branch is engaging in locally focused ventures to address sustainable income supports for displaced and minority families in an effort to seek greater stability and resiliency. These include skill development programs, animal husbandry projects, apiculture development and micro-financing initiatives’.
