Human Rights; Promote Religious Liberty and Conscience in the Americas; Identify and Denounce Persecution on the Basis of Religious Belief; and Educate Individuals on Religious Freedom Issues Affecting the Region. As an organization we feel compelled to help others monitor religious persecution and discrimination in our region, recommend policies, and develop programs to promote religious freedom.
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Empower Vulnerable Communities; Educate and Develop Youth & the Disabled; Civil Society Strengthening; and Self Employment Development. OAA has 24 years of experience and good results in the areas of civil society building, supporting human rights, leadership development, organizational capacity building, food security, and youth programs. We are motivated by our faith.
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Disaster Relief, Assisting Vulnerable Communities, Droughts, Medical Facilities, At-Risk Children. Our In-Kind Donations Program is helping communities throughout the region.
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Travel to Cuba can be a life-changing experience. You can join our mission trips and bring humanitarian aid to churches and to Cubans in need. Learn first-hand about the Cuban Church and culture. Observe ongoing missions projects and interact with Christians working with local churches. Meet individuals benefiting from these ministries such as children, elderly, and the handicapped, as well as see the beauty of the island.
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Through the implementation of Relief, Advocacy and Development key programs & interventions, OAA partners with local faith-based organizations. Faith-Based Organizations represent the most viable civil society platform for citizens to engage in dialogue, advocacy, and social and political mobilization.
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ECHOcuba provides hope and assistance to the hundreds of Independent Churches of Cuba and some who are not even recognized at all by the Communist government; many are known as house churches (Casas Culto). In communities around Cuba, we join with these courageous persecuted warriors to help them survive the daily battles of communism.
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Disaster Preparedness; Disaster Response; Food Security; Humanitarian Assistance; and Strengthening Resilience of Vulnerable Communities. The overall purpose of our Relief Programs is to benefit disaster victims, reduce the suffering of the most vulnerable groups in the Americas, and to provide tools & resources needed to increase their preparedness & self-sufficiency.
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ECHOcuba’s network of over 800 churches and ministries in Cuba are independent from the government controlled Cuban Council of Churches. However, Cuba continues to be won for Christ, with over 3,000 house churches and seminaries dedicated to spreading the Good News. The politically independent churches conduct a range of social projects, from elderly and child care, educational and pastoral support, to micro-enterprise, business, and community leadership development.
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