Courageous women affected by poverty, war, natural disasters, occupation, and gender-based violence are the women COHI humbly serves.

COHI works closely with women from disaster and conflict-affected areas in many different ways. The beneficiaries of COHI's initiatives are intimately involved with all aspects of programming: from conducting needs assessments to determine what focus areas the programming should address, to the hiring of local staff, to leading workshops and training within the scope of project goals, to contacting and reporting to donors, and to conducting the final evaluations.

COHI feels honored each time disaster- and conflict-affected women welcome our staff and volunteers into their lives and communities. These women serve as the inspiration for all that COHI does, and it is our hope that the lives of COHI's beneficiaries are further empowered and visibly healthier as two of the many positive outcomes of their time spent with COHI.