Thursday 23 Feb 2012
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Help the Needy trust

Help the Needy is an international relief and development charity, established in 1992, which is primarily dedicated to helping the two most vulnerable groups in society; orphans and widows.

Our work endeavours to fulfil two important objectives. The first is humanitarian via aid, food and healthcare. The second is development, via sustainable projects such as education, training, female-led enterprises, women empowerment and providing permanent shelter.

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The Al Hasan Foundation

The Al Hasan Foundation is a London-based charity founded in 2004 by British ophthalmic surgeon Dr. Haidar Al Hakim  and his former patient and friend, Sharon Ridsdale with the following aims:

A. To relieve sickness, preserve and protect health by:

i) facilitating the establishment of the Al-Hasan Community Ophthalmic Clinic in Najaf, Iraq
ii) providing medical and surgical services
iii) facilitating access to ophthalmic care for the disadvantaged people of Iraq, regardless of age, gender, religion or
ethnic background

B. To promote research into the prevention of blindness and to disseminate the useful results for the benefit of the public.

C. To further such other charitable purposes that the trustees (not being less than three in number) shall from time to time by deed unanimously declare.

 

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Walk For Iraq

Mission Statment

Walk for Iraq is an impartial, independent and neutral global movement whose exclusive humanitarian mission is to organise sponsored walks and fundraising initiatives for charitable organisations throughout Iraq. It also supports the humanitarian assistance of millions displaced inside and outside of the country.

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Stress Disorder

Rehabilitation of Iraqi children with Post-traumatic stress disorder

After the wars in Iraq, many Iraqi children were left suffering from various psychological stress reactions including Post-traumatic stress disorder. In this ambitious project, we are aiming to get social workers and psychologists in Iraq (from the Al-Ayn social welfare organisation) trained in Psychological recovery methods. In this way, they can then lead group-therapy sessions with the traumatised children, thus helping to rehabilitate them and reduce their feelings of stress and depression. We also hope that this trained cohort, will then be able to train other professionals in Iraq- thus increasing the number of people
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Iraq drug addiction

Iraq drug addiction project

Drug addiction amongst youth in Iraq is on the rise, especially in females. This project aims to foster links between doctors in Iraq and substance misuse consultants and drug-addiction specialists in the UK in order to find a way to combat this trend. The aim is that by connecting professionals from Iraq and the UK, best practice experiences and protocols can be shared in an efficient and effective way.

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