Servant Group International

SERVANT GROUP INTERNATIONAL (SGI) IS A NON-PROFIT CHRISTIAN AGENCY SERVING AMONG AT-RISK AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN NEED.

IN IRAQ, SGI OFFERS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TEACHING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CHRISTIAN K-12 CURRICULUM USED TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 2500 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN (3) SCHOOLS KNOWN AS THE SCHOOL OF THE MEDES. STAFF ALSO SERVE FAMILIES IN THEIR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, CHURCH ACTIVITIES, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. THERE IS ALSO AN ONGOING CHURCH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY OUR NATIONAL PARTNER. SGI HAS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF RELIEF PROGRAMS TO NEEDY POPULATIONS, AND A BENEVOLENCE NETWORK HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HELP CHRISTIANS. SGI ALSO SUPPORTS AN ORPHANAGE IN THE KURDISH REGION OF IRAQ.

IN FEBRUARY 2023 A SERIES OF MAJOR EARTHQUAKES DEVASTATED EASTERN TURKEY. IN THE ENSUING MONTHS, SGI RAISED NEARLY 90K IN FUNDS TO HELP WITH RELIEF EFFORTS. THESE FUNDS WERE PRIMARILY USED TO BUILD ABOUT 200 TEMPORARY SHELTERS FOR DISPLACED SURVIVORS. EACH SHELTER COULD ACCOMMODATE A FAMILY OF 3-6 PERSONS, AND SEVERAL OF OUR NASHVILLE TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED ON THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS THAT BUILT THESE SHELTERS.

NASHVILLE, TN, IS HOME TO THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH ASIA, AND AFRICA. SGI IS ABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES, CITIZENSHIP INSTRUCTION, JOB PLACEMENT, MEDICAL HELP, FOOD AND OTHER BENEVOLENCE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING CLASSES AND TUTORING, URBAN GARDENING, AND SEWING INSTRUCTION TO NUMEROUS REFUGEES. TRAINING AND EQUIPPING AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS TO REACH OUT TO THEIR REFUGEE NEIGHBORS IS A PRIMARY TASK OF LOCAL STAFF MEMBERS. WITH THE HELP OF 176 VOLUNTEERS AND 13 EMPLOYEES, SGI WAS ABLE TO GROW OUR SCOPE OF SERVICES AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 550 UNIQUE REFUGEES. NASHVILLE-BASED OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE DISTRIBUTING SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS OF PRODUCE THROUGHOUT THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY; HELPING UNEMPLOYED REFUGEE FAMILIES WITH RENT/UTILITIES/TOILETRIES; HELPING SECURE JOBS FOR SEWING GRADUATES; AND GROWING KANI BOOK CLUB FOR THE LOCAL KURDISH COMMUNITY.

IN RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING REFUGEE CRISIS IN THE WORLD, SGI SUPPORTS TEAMS TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO NEEDY FAMILIES IN N. IRAQ, TURKEY, AND AUSTRIA THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH. IN AFRICA, WE PROVIDE PRAYER, COUNSEL, ENCOURAGEMENT AND FUNDING TO INDIGENOUS WORKERS FOR OUTREACH EFFORTS, EMERGENCY RELIEF, PERSECUTED SUPPORT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CHURCH PLANTING.