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| With a goal to mobilize individuals and communities within the developing nations where we work, CCCI offers support to local organizations rather than creating American-run organizations in-country. Working directly with local individuals, we are able to design programs that specifically meet the needs of the children in the community, providing the initial equipment, monies, and training, and then supporting these individuals as they serve their neighbors. |
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This patient has leprosy and has lost his toes on both feet--a common complication of the disease. Note the lesions on the legs and feet. It was the inability to walk normally and the progressive loss of the toes, fingers, noses, and other disfigurements that made these people outcasts in the days of the Bible.
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| Recognizing that each country has different needs, CCCI operations vary in nature. However, our programs do fall under two categories: pediatric medical training and care of orphaned or neglected children. |
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| CCCI establishes alliances between hospitals and doctors in developing countries and medical professionals in the United States. Through on-site training and donations of equipment, CCCI helps to create specialty programs abroad and then continues the education of national doctors and nurses by arranging and sponsoring individual training sessions with hospitals in the US. Additionally, CCCI selects specific pediatric teaching cases to bring to the US, providing surgeries gratis to children whose conditions are inoperable in their native countries. These children are generally accompanied by medical professionals, who observe the surgeries and follow their surgeons for a week of on-site training. |
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| CCCI helped found and continues to support an organization (Children's Cross Connection Ethiopia) run by locals in southern Ethiopia, whose operations target disadvantaged and orphaned children in their community. In addition to supporting CCCE at large, CCCI also sponsors an orphanage for children of HIV/AIDS victims. |
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The Seeds of Hope Buildings overlooking the town of Soddo.
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| The Seeds of Hope Orphanage Buildings in Soddo, Ethiopia currently house 42 children who have lost parents to the disease HIV/AIDS. The green building is the dining hall/kitchen. For some of the children, it represents the first time in their lives that they have slept in a bed off the floor, had regular meals, known regular schooling, and had consistent healthcare. Some already have life-threatening conditions such as rheumatic heart disease requiring heart valve replacement. They meet us with songs and hand-clapping and merry smiles, and love to show off their school work and rooms. The girls love to dress up with hair ornaments and the boys show off their athletic prowess. |
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adding Goodsearch.com to your browser toolbar and designating CCCI as your charity of choice! When you do any search thereafter, 1.3 cents will be added to our account--and all you did was search--and you were going to do that anyway!!
Also, if you shop online-and so many people do these days, this is the inlet to GoodShop--where your purchases can mean as much as 25% into our account! Stores like Landsend, Nordstrom, and others are participating. But it takes the actions of people like YOU to make it work for us. We're counting on you to make those clicks count--come on-you're going to spend that money--send some of it in our direction at the same time! Thanks!!
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This site IS under construction at present!! As of 08/12/2009, it is very limited in scope. For further information, please visit www.cccinternational.org, email us at info@childrenscross.org, or phone us at 770-716-1926 and leave a message. Remember please that we are all volunteer, so you may need to be patient! thanks! We appreciate your interest in the children and the work we are doing. Our faith teaches us that one must come to God as though a little child. May your love for children and for the God that made them lead you always.
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Childrens Cross International
220 Avon Drive
Fayetteville, GA, 30220
404-992-7182 Phone
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