Help renovate 2 Iraqi orphanages in Duhok, Iraq!

by Esra'a (Bahrain)

December 1st, 2007
19 Comments

Ausama Idrees, a medical student in Iraq, needs help raising some funds to renovate 2 existing orphanages in Duhok, a city in northern Iraq where he currently lives.

Idrees sent us an excellent proposal, part of which is:

The project is based on two ideas:

The primary idea behind the project is to help to improve the orphans’ quality of life. The project aims to provide two orphan houses with heaters and carpets because the houses are lacking this important part at the moment.

The project is also trying to provide the houses with some educational materials like books, stories or toys, with re-establishing an existing computer network and hopefully provide it with internet supplies.

In the same time, I will be addressing another issue which is youth empowerment and gender equality, by giving the youth in my close community the chance to work and to be creative and helpful. Through this project and other similar activities we hope to be giving equal chances to both males and females to work together and accomplish things as a team.

Ausama and his young team are trying to reach their $2750 target, so far they only managed to raise $600 which is hardly enough to accomplish most of their essential goals.

We seriously encourage everyone here to get involved in this worthy project. If you have your doubts and wish to contact Ausama directly, please don’t hesitate to e-mail him requesting further details.

Fellow author Tamara Al-Om created a PayPal account to manage the donations which will later be sent to Ausama’s team so they can distribute the funds accordingly.

Note: $530 was raised so far thanks to 13 contributors. We have extended the previous deadline and posted a new widget below. Please help us reach our target by the beginning of February, 2008.

Please copy the above widget in your own sidebars, by clicking on ‘Copy’ and then pasting the code in your theme. Or you can also use this banner below:

Much thanks to Lalith at Sipher Design for generously volunteering to design the banner, and great thanks to Mohammed (Blue) for making us aware of Ausama’s excellent efforts and encouraging us to take action, as well as Tamara for helping out with the donation account.

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Murad

December 1, 2007

Great initiative to take on, guys! Will spread this link around.

Esra'a

December 1, 2007

Thanks Murad! By the way, if anyone is not comfortable enough donating via PayPal, please contact Ausama and he will let you know other ways which you can transfer the funds.

Mohammad Memarian (Iran)

December 1, 2007

There might be some Iranians who would be eager to help them with toys, clothes, carpet or else. do they accept? and how such things might be delivered to them?

Blue!

December 1, 2007

That’s fantastic:-)

Esra'a

December 1, 2007

Dear Mohammad, excellent question. I’ll e-mail Ausama now for some details in that area, and if there is an active shipping address which people can donate material to.

Mohammad Memarian (Iran)

December 1, 2007

I have a list of about 1000 active Iranian Emails. if you provide me with full details I can send it to them, and they usually forward it to their friends, and that might turn into a butterfly effect, Godwilling.

Omid

December 1, 2007

SO I did a little digging and to send some books to Dohuk would be like a $150 with FedEx. We should really get this going and try to send money. its just not feasible or reasonable to send materials unless you have an in.

Esra'a

December 1, 2007

Hi Omid, yes several readers noted that. I think it’s going to be much cheaper if it’s sent from neighboring countries like Iran, but supporters in the U.S are encouraged to do what they can, even spreading the word about this helps. If it reaches the right person/organization we have a good chance of getting all the required funds covered sooner than expected.

PS: IF anyone wants the shipping address, please contact us.

Thaqalain

December 1, 2007

Sarah Tyler – Communications officer, International Save the Children Alliance
London, UK
Phone: +44 208 237 8044
Mobile: +44 795 833 7624
Email: saraht@save-children-alliance.org
Fax: +44 20 8237 8000

Kathryn Rawe – Media officer, Save the Children UK
London, UK
Phone: +44 20 7012 6844
Mobile: +44 7831 650409 (out of hours)
Email: k.rawe@savethechildren.org.uk, media@savethechildren.org.uk
Fax: +44 20 7716 2339

Website: http://www.savethechildren.net
Donation: http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/get_involved/main.html

Esra'a

December 1, 2007

Thank you very much for these useful contacts. We’ll contact them to see how and if they can help.

Thaqalain

December 1, 2007

Julian Carrera – Campaigns director, War Child UK
London, UK
Phone: +44 20 7916 9276
Mobile: +44 7802 152000
Email: julian@warchild.org.uk
Fax: +44 20 7916 9280

Barbara Harmer – Senior manager for media relations, War Child Canada
Toronto, Canada
Phone: +1 416 971 7474
Email: barbara@warchild.ca
Fax: +1 416 971 7946

Website: http://www.warchild.org
Donation: http://www.warchild.org/helpus/helpus.html

Thaqalain

December 1, 2007

Moreover visit Erbil , there are enough MNCs working and for them it wont be difficult to donate that amount in a matter of an hour time.

sam

December 1, 2007

HI Esra are u really help kurdish kids but idont see org help kurds iam kurd and in duhok if u want some one work with u iwant send u my cv ican search help for kids 2 call me 009647702046302

welda

December 1, 2007

i want to join and working in this orphange. Than and God bless you all

rabia

December 1, 2007

Subject: I want to become a part of this world because this time I am nothing.
My name is Rabia Siddiqui. I am from Lahore Pakistan. I have done MA in political science. When I am in childhood, I have no any aim of life. I was known that gents are made for do a job, and girls look after her home. Technical education is not necessary for girls. My family member is not guide to me to get my study.
After expired of my mother I realize, I was wrong and my education is not enough for my bright future. For the demand of the market condition of our country, I just start MBA .That’s way there is no sequence in my study but unfortunationaly I stop my study due to my finical problem. I was deciding to do a job for get my study. But in Pakistan as u know there is a lot of bomb blast .when we go anywhere I feel afraid, we can’t breathe freely. In this condition I can’t continue my study and job. I was fed up. After some time I got a chance to come to Dubai. I was really very happy that now I can something do for my widow sister, her kids and myself. But when I came here I wonder to see lots of competition .There is many girls who have good communication skill, convincing power, and pleasant personality and speak English frequently. But my atmosphere is not provide to me chance to speak English frequently and above abilities. I am such a low confidence person. I feel that I am nothing. So I want to build up my personality.
I want to learn something. Now I want to become a part of this world. But whenever I want to do something my hesitation is always front of me. Please teach me something. Please help me if u can. I shall be really thanks full to you.
You’re truly,
Rabia siddiqui
Contact # 00971-558430601

sarah

December 1, 2007

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