Vocational Training

Self Employment
Assistance for the underprivileged to stand on their own feet

HRO strongly believes in helping people become financially independent and self sufficient, instead of providing them perpetual assistance.

There is an important distinction between simply providing relief as opposed to making someone self sufficient. Relief is generally a short term solution to a long term problem. Self sufficiency through economic and social change is a long-term solution, which is why HRO focuses on projects that promote self-employment.

Examples of projects that promote self-employment include:

• Providing sewing machines to widows and poor women for in-home tailoring business
• Assistance for setting up retail shops
• Financing of poultry and other farming
• Soft loans or aid to farmers for better quality seeds/pesticides/fertilizers who can not afford to buy and plough
• Providing push-carts for selling vegetables or other items for street vending
• Providing tools and equipment for professions such as woodworking, masonry, etc.
• Self employment projects such as the ones mentioned above, besides being permanent solutions, also contribute to the confidence, integrity and dignity of those engaged in these programs.

Micro Finance

Interest Free Loans
Breaking the cycle of poverty, one family at a time

Countless people throughout the world are stuck in a perpetual cycle of poverty. Though the parents are working hard to make a living, the meager wages they earn are not enough for them to support their large families. This difficult situation often results in parents taking their young children out of school so they could work and support the family. These children grow up, and come to the age where they have their own families, but without a proper education, they are left with the same fate as their parents, working difficult jobs with little pay. And the cycle continues…

HRO gives interest-free loans to individuals who are motivated to break out of the poverty cycle. Loans are offered for opening shops, buying machinery, repairing homes, push carts for street vending and other business needs that can help them stand on their own feet. By doing so, HRO hopes to keep families intact and the children in school.

The recipient of the loan is required to return the money in full over a pre-defined period of time. The same funds are then re-used for other individuals with similar needs. The nice thing about this project is that unlike other social welfare programs, your contributions may be used multiple times – allowing you to earn more rewards.

Career Development
Assist underprivileged graduates to get ready for today’s job market.
Today’s job market requires skills which are typically not taught by the educational institutions. HRO assists underprivileged graduates in economically depressed areas to get ready for the job market by offering the following services:

• No cost Language Competency Training in English for deserving students to boost their communication skills and increase their chances of jobs locally as well as in other countries.

The language training is offered at three levels (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced) to cater to various age groups.
Chinese & Turkish language courses will also be offered in the near future to help those who want to pursue careers in other countries.

• HRO  offers tips & techniques, as well as workshops, to young graduating students to prepare them for their job search in today’s competitive job market.
• Free seminars on essential job skills such as business accounting, project management, time management, presentation skills and total quality management are being offered to benefit underprivileged students.