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Direct Debit Scheme present total funds received on a monthly basis at th year ending 30 June 2010. The AAS of Australia (AAS-Au) has imple- Total (monthly) $2,835.00 mented many methods of raising funds in or- (please note: amounts are variable from month to month) der to improve the lives of Assyrians living in our homeland. These methods have been suc- cessful in many ways but the most consistent Fund Raising Methods and secure method to date has been the direct debit scheme, adopted by the AAS-Au in The July 2009 - June 2010 reporting on the graph March 2000. displayed overleaf shows the various methods of fund raising by AAS-Au. One of the primary meth- ods includes monthly direct debit which has been The benefits to contributors are numerous: taking place on a continuous basis, collecting funds from Assyrian individuals & businesses via • convenient and time-efficient, as the con- electronic banking. tributor nominates a bank account and specifies an amount that is automatically The Graph also shows that AAS-Au received sub- • contributor has the ability at anytime to stantial amounts in donations. These donations request an increase/decrease/cessation were received from Assyrian and non Assyrian individuals, in addition to Assyrian businesses and institutions. • no fees are charged to the contribu- R • AAS-Au provides the contributor with an Additionally, money boxes collected from Assyri- annual statement of the amounts donat- an individuals and owners of businesses for the financial year end 2010 totalled $6,914. • the AAS-Au provides updates to the con- tributor on completed AAS-Au projects. In November 2009, AAS-Au celebrated its 10th Anniversary, with a special guest Mr Napoleon Pato President Assyrian Aid Society Iraq. Vari- In order for the AAS-Au to collect direct debit ous Assyrian social, political and religious organi- funds, the contributor needs to follow certain sations members of community.joined this cele- simple steps: bration and made generous donations. Donations received to total $5,300 with a major donation of $3,000 was received from Assyrian Sports and • complete a one- Cultural Club. • ensure sufficient funds are available for • notify the AAS-Au immediately of any In April 2010, AAS-Au took part in the Kha Bet changes to bank details. Nissan festival held & organised at the Assyrian Sports and Cultural Club in Fairfield Heights.
AAS-Au committee members were able to sell At present, total numbers of direct debit con- various products such as Assyrian books tributors at year ending 30th June 2010 plaques, CD’s, framed posters and jewellery. We also received cash donations from the Assyrian Total 148 community. (please note: numbers are variable from month to month):
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Projects completed in 2009 – 2010 ASSYRIAN AID SOCIETY - AUSTRALIA FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30TH JUNE 2010 Z November 2009 AAS-Au purchased a laptop amount of $Au1,411.17 for Mr. Na- INCOME
poleon Pato (AAS-Iraq President) during Sales - Books 10 his visit to Australia. Committee Membership 150 Tree of Life April 2009- Sponsorships Z January 2010 AAS-Au was able to send Tree of Life April 2009- Sales 364 Products- CD's, Assyrian posters, Wallets 549 an amount of $Au10,000 to AAS-Iraq to Money Box's 6,914 assist in part for Assyrian School Educa- Other Income 130 tion & Dormitory. Donations Cash 3,230 Direct Debit 30,872 Z February 2010 AAS-Au purchased two Activities laptops amount of Au$3,356.36 for AAS- 10th Year Anniversay 11,410 Iraq office. Interest Received 43 TOTAL INCOME 53,671 Z May 2010 AAS-Au transferred funds of EXPENSES Au$11,457.38 to AAS-Iraq for Assyrian School Education & Dormitory. Auditors Fees 1,050 Bank Charges 349 The total funds raised by the AAS-Australia Cycling event 445 Filling Fees 565 since its inception in 1999 through 30 June Internet 510 2010 is as follows: Postage 429 Printing & Stationery 287 Project - Laptops x3 AAS-Iraq office 4,768 Project - Education & Dormitory 10,000 Monthly Direct debits $ 198,864.00 Project - Education & Dormitory 11,457 10th Anniversary 6,281 Cash/cheque $ 88,079.95 Travel - Mr N. Patto 8,623 Activities $ 145,220.28 Phone & internet 589 Rent - Office 1,470 Office equipment - Printer Total collected $ 432,164.23 336 Office - establishing 732 TOTAL EXPENSES 47,890 July 2009 - June 2010 Direct Debit contributors 30,872.00 Cash/Cheque donations 3,230.00 NET OPERATING SURPLUS(DEFICIT) 5781 Activities Donation Money Boxes 6,914.00 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH JUNE 2010 Sales (CD's,Plaques,Books) 689.00 Tree of Life April'09 364.00 CURRENT ASSETS 10th Year Anniversay 11,410.00 19,377.00 Cash at Bank 11757 Total Fundraising Collected 53,479.00 GST Receivable 1822 TOTAL ASSETS 13,579 %C7 R %JV TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSESTS 13,579 ACCUMULATED FUNDS Retained Surplus Opening Balance 7799 Retained Surplus(Deficit) Current Year 5781 1`VH VG1 :.L.V_%V H 101 1V Rounding -1 QJ `1G% 1QJ RQJ: 1QJ TOTAL ACCUMULATED FUNDS$ 13,579 +<
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Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq Departments:
Z Aid and Humanitarian Affairs Z Health (Medical and Therapeutic Aid) Z Assyrian Education and Dormitories Construction Z Administration and Financial
Aid and Humanitarian Affairs
In 2010, the Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq implemented the following relief programs:
Z Relief Programs in 2010
1. A relief program for (135) families in Duhok Governorate, in Semel, Sorka, Sheiz, Mansoriya and Malta, by the support of Assyrian Without Boarders from Sweden, for the period 17th June, 2010. 2. A relief program for (310) families in Nineveh Plain, in: Baghdeda, Bartella, Ka remles and Ba'ashiqa, by the support of the Assyrian Aid Society of America, for the period 22nd December 2010. 3. A relief program (buying oil heaters) for (100) families in Nineveh Plain, in Batnaye village by the support of the Assyrian Aid Society
Our society will continue to support these programs during 2011 to assist needy families and refugees.
Z Aid
Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq was able to help many people by:
• Offering financial aids for (50) cases and buying medicines. +?
• Sending some patients outside the Homeland for treatment, through the support of the Assyrian Medical Society. • Helping 336 needy families. • Distributing financial aid for (50) families in different areas within Baghdad and Nineveh Plain. • Distributing(150) agricultural instruments to the farmers in different villages in Duhok governate. • Supporting an orphanage in Baghdad. • Supporting an Assyrian woman to open a micro job for herself by the assistance of Assyrian Womens Federation in Netherlands. • Supporting Hezanke Village in Nahla area by buying water motor. • Supporting Hezanke Village in Nahla area by laying water pipes. • Supporting Dure village in Barwari Bala area by buying gas oil for gas oil generators.
Supporting Civil Society Organizations: Assyrian Womens Union
Supporting the Assyrian Women Union in Duhok, Erbil and Nineveh Plain by:- • Continuing support the Day Care Centres in Erbil and Duhok. By the support of the Swedish Committee for Assyrian (SKA), the AWU held a three-month workshop for Women and Childrens rights in Nahla area. • Holding computer courses in Derabon- Zakho area with the support of the Swedish Committee for Assyrian (SKA). Supporting the Assyrian womens Union by distrib- uting Christmas gifts to the children.
Chaldoassyrian Youth and Students Union:
Supporting the Chaldoassyrian Youths and Students Union in Duhok, Erbil and Nineveh Plain:-
• Contributing furnishings, repairing and rehabilitating the Union's offices in Duhok city, Semel, Sarsing, Enishke, Zakho and Nineveh Plain. • Contributing buying heating fuel for the Union's headquarters in Barwari Bala area. • Holding a debate among the students of the Assyrian Schools from the Union. • Holding the Fourth Narsai David Football Championship for the students of the AASI Dormitories with the participation of (22) teams. This Championship was held for Kha B'Nisan festivals. • Holding Ashur Football Championship in Sarsing village in April 2010. Holding Mara- thon in Duhok City in April 2010 • Holding commencement for the university students in Duhok City in May 2010 • Holding Martyr Samir Football Championship in Deralok village in August 2010 • Supporting the Union to hold their scout camp for the students in Enishke village Sapna Area and in Zakho Area. • Holding Ping-pong Championship in Duhok City in December 2010.
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Other Civil Societies • Supporting Alqosh Cultural Society in holding its cultural activities. • Supporting the Chaldean Cultural Club in Sulaimaniya in their cultural activities.
Medical and Therapeutic Aid
Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq Pharmacies continue to offer their medical services to people living in Nineveh Plain and Sarsing at very low prices and sometimes free of charge, especially to the needy.
These pharmacies are located in:-
• Sarsing • Alqush • Tellisquf • Batnaye
Z Assyrian Education
Assyrian Primary Schools in Duhok, Erbil, Nineveh Plain and Kirkuk :
• Paying transportation expenses of lecturers who gave lectures outside their living areas at schools which were outside Duhok Governorate. • Supplying at schools of some of their needs (computers, printers and copy ma- chines) and giving petty expenses to administrations of the schools within capabili- ties. • Paying salaries for (4) cleaners in primary schools for the academic year 2009- 2010. • Paying all transportation expenses for 3 1/2 months for the academic year 2009- 2010. • Paying lecture fees for lecturers of primary schools in Baghdeda and Bartella. • Paying the salary for the lady supervising the transportation process in Baghdeda. • Paying transportation expenses of teachers in Duhok Governorate and surrounding areas. • Honoring all the superior pupils in all the Assyrian Primary Schools. • Paying a monthly bonus to the storekeeper of Assyrian Books in Erbil. • AASI bears the expenses of transporting the Assyrian Education curriculums and distributing them to the Assyrian Schools. • AASI bears the expenses of typesetting the Assyrian Education curriculums which are changed by the Ministry of Education. • AASI bears the expenses of copying the Assyrian Education curriculums until Min- istry of Education bears this process. +('
• Paying salaries of teachers who give lectures in the Assyrian schools who are not officially employed by the Government. • Supporting Jam Rabatke School in Nahla Area in rehabilitating its building. • Buying a bus for transporting the students of Zahrira and Zab schools in Deralok. • With the support of AASA, we were able to buy computers and office requirements for the schools of Shlama in Bersive and Bahra in Semel.
Assyrian High Schools in Duhok and Erbil
• Paying transportation expenses of lecturers who give lectures outside their living areas in the schools which are outside Duhok Governorate.
• Supplying the schools of some of their needs (buying computers, printers and copy machines) and giving petty expenses to the administrations of the schools according to our capabilities.
• Paying salaries for (2) cleaners in the high schools for the academic year 2009-2010 • Paying transportation expenses for students of the high schools until Min- istry of Education pays them.
• Paying all the transportation expens- es for 3 1/2 months for the academic year 2009-2010.
• Paying transportation expenses of teachers of high schools in Duhok Governorate and surrounding areas. • Honoring all superior pupils in all the Assyrian high schools. • Paying lecture fees for lecturers of high schools. • AASI bears the expenses of transporting the Assyrian Education curriculums and distributing them to the Assyrian schools. • AASI bears the expenses of typesetting the Assyrian Education curriculums which are changed by the Ministry of Education. • AASI bears the expenses of copying the Assyrian Education curriculums until Min- istry of Education bears this process. • Paying salaries of teachers who give lectures in Assyrian schools and who are not officially employed by the government. • Supporting Hezanke High School in Nahla area in rehabilitating its building. • Holding session for the teachers of Shameil school in Sheiz and Feshkhabour school in Feshkhaour for (15) days. • With the support of AASA, we were able to buy computers and office- requirements for the schools of Hezanke in Nahla, Urhai in Sarsing and Akad in Dohuk.
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Universities • Paying transportation expenses of students of Languages college Assyrian Language Department in Baghdad University. • Paying the salaries of Assyrian Language teachers in Languages College in Baghdad. Dormitories • AAS-Iraq covers the expenses of housing (104) students, most of them are internally displaced people (IDPs), from Ninveh Plain, including the Assyrian education students for the academic year 2009-2010 until the end of June. • AAS-Iraq covers the expenses of housing (5) teachers and (5) employees for the aca- demic year 2009-2010. • AAS-Iraq undertake the expenses for medications, comforts and giving financial aid to needy students according to their requests.
. • Rehabilitation and furnishing the dormitories building by the supporting AUAF in Ameri- ca.
Other Activities • Distributing Christmas gifts 10,150 to the children of Ninveh Plains funded by the Assyri- an foundation in Holland. Mr Matay Arsan in coordination with the Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq, the Chaldoassyrian Youth Union in Ninveh Plain:-
Z Baghdeda: 3650 Gifts Z Karemles: 700 Gifts Z Barella: 800 Gifts Z Ba’ashiqa: 550 Gifts Z Merke: 200 Gifts Z Alqosh: 700 Gifts Z Shekhan: 600 Gifts Z Batnaye: 700 Gifts Z Tellisquf: 700 Gifts Z Telkeif: 800 Gifts Z Sharafiya: 750 Gifts +(&
Z In coordination with Assyrian Aid Society Iraq distributing Christmas gifts to the children in Dohuk Governorate, funded by Christine Faulkner and her friends in Holland.
Supporters
Z Assyrian Aid Society of America Z Assyrian Aid Society of Australia Z Assyrian Aid Society of Sweden Z Assyrian Union Clubs in Goteborg in Sweden Z Assyrians Without Boarders Z Assyrian National Council of Illinois Z Father Horst Oberkampf Z Swedish Committee of Assyrians
Finally
Throughout this report we, as the Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq, would like to extend our ap- preciation and thanks to all of our supports. These include (Assyrian Aid Society Worldwide, Non Assyrian Friends, Organisations and churches) who work tirelessly to assist our Nation to stand and be powerful through its education and culture.
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Cash/cheque donation AAS received Successfully completed AAS projects in from individuals Businesses Northern Iraq to date & organisations
•Project Name Amount $ Individual Organisations & Addad Rafeale Institutions •Roofing Bishmeye 11,342.67 Allen Sheta •School bus 10,000.00 Adil Tailoring Edmond Kelaita
•Roofing Dore 20,080.30 Elie Azzo ALF Property Services •School computers 9,643.77 Goerge Adam Assyrian Sports & Cultural •School funding 8,000.00 Helen Aprim Club Hemler Shlimon •Emergency funds 25,000.00 Immanuel Sada Bari Smith Repairs •Funds to Iraq (teaching Cost) 14,877.90 Jacklin Issavi •Telisqof Project replaced by 50,000.00 Mariam Kelaita EA Quality Auto Repairs
Relief fund program Mwrcedes Odisho Nash Grocieries •Building Rooms 20,000.00 Nabil Davood Nahren Georges Reflection Group Services and Hall Mullabarwan & Sardwara Odette Watts •Relief fund program 13,095.00 Rimfire Security doors Oshana Antoon
•Building houses Dehe village 9,309.75 Samie Bazi Shayna Café •Teaching• Cost 19,875.45 Surma Kelaita •Pharmacies Batnaye, Telisquf, 12,622.91 Youash Tamras
Baghdeda, Bartela •Teaching cost 11,974.61 •Fleeing Refugees 10,000.00 •Education expenses 10,000.00 •Education & Dormitory expenses 10,601.08 •Relief Fund Mosul Appeal 14,534.89 •Education expense 10,000.00 academic year (2008-2009) •Education & Dormitory expenses 30,000.00 • Laptops x3 AAS-Iraq office 4,768.63 •Education & Dormitory expenses 10,000.00 •Education & Dormitory expenses 11,457.38
Total Funded Projects $347,148.24
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Mr Napoleon Gewargis Patto Born April 24, 1955 Graduate of the Institute of Management and Economy, Accounting Section, Bagh- dad, in 1980 Married and have two children: Anlil and Oneil.
I entered the political arena since the early eighties, when I joined the Assyrian Dem- ocratic Movement in 1983 through the se- On 11 March of 1985, I was conveyed condment of the immortal martyr Yousif to the notorious Revolutionary Court and rd Toma in the city of Kirkuk. On the 23 of sentenced to to be hanged at first until death December 1984, I was arrested by the mil- and then the sentence was reduced to life itary intelligence of the perished Baathist imprisonment (20 years) due to insufficient regime and subjected to various kinds of evidence, according to the then ruling of the psychological and physical torture judge, named (Awad Al-Bander), who was executed after the fall of Saddam Hussein throughout the period of investigation, and his fascist regime. which lasted for three months. After the completion of the investi- After being sentenced to life impris- onment, I was transferred to the prison of gation in the Fifth Division, I was trans- Abu Ghraib and stayed for nearly a month in ferred to the detention centre known to all the cells of security within the prison of Abu Iraqis, which was called the prison number Ghraib, and on 7 April was housed in the (one) where there I was also subjected to corridors of the prison with the rest of the various kinds of psychological and physi- prisoners there for a period of eleven years, cal torture and humiliation, and then I was where I was, as is the case with other politi- cal prisoners, suffered all kinds of torture transferred to the special detention centre, and humiliation. It even came to the point a vassal of military intelligence, called the where the executioners were punishing us special prison, and there too they prac- by insulting our people and beating them ticed on me all kinds of physical and psy- during the days of visits, which were twice chological torture over what is perceived per month, and they did not differentiate be- tween a man and a woman or an old man. that the investigation period had ended and On August 6, 1995, I was released I was awaiting trial. from prison after the pressures suffered by the system from the international communi- +&( ty and human rights organizations, espe- Alqush and Shaikhan, and villages in the vi- cially the United Nations, and as soon as I cinity of the District, such as Telkaif, came out of prison, I joined the ranks of Batnaya, Telsqof, Bagofa, Alqush and the Assyrian Democratic Movement in Shaikhan, and the District of Hamdania and Dohuk, which was liberated and subject to Bartella, Karamles and Baasheqa, and the rest the authority of the International Coalition of the regions and villages belonging to our led by the United States. I was by then people. suffering from various ailments as a result of torture and malnutrition, and after a pe- After the Fourth Conference of Zowaa riod, I traveled to Syria to receive treat- in 2006, I was elected as a member of the ment, and after the relative stability of my Central Committee of Zowaa and received health, I returned to the homeland. the responsibility and functions of the Assyri- an Aid Society, when I became Chairman of After mid-1996, I worked in the the Assyrian Aid Society until the end of the Assyrian Aid Society as an accountant of month of November of 2010. the Projects Section and then Supervisor of the projects the Aid Society, and then I In 2007, I traveled to the United States received the responsibility of Dohuk for a period of three months and I held there a branch of Assyrian Aid Society till 2003 lot of seminars and lectures, and I met a lot of when I was transferred to the province of organizations of our people, in addition to Nineveh, after the fall of the Baathist re- meeting with American Governmental Or- gime on April 9, 2003, and there I received ganizations and others such as the U.S. State the responsibility of Dawasa Sector, and Department and a number of members of the then received the responsibility of Deputy U.S. Congress and US Aid and IMC. Official of the branch of the Assyrian Democratic Movement and the Relations Officer of the Nineveh Branch of Zawaa. In 2009, I traveled to Australia and New Zealand at the invitation of the Assyrian Then with the cooperation of other Aid Society in Australia and I met there a lot comrades, we set up a branch of Nineveh of institutions belonging to our people and for the Assyrian Aid Society in the prov- their churches, and delivered many lectures ince of Nineveh, where we managed and seminars on the work of the Assyrian Aid through the founding of the Nineveh Branch for the Aid Society to offer a lot of Society in the home country, and its leader- services to our people in Mosul and the ship role in supporting the Syriac Education outskirts of the city in the various humani- Process, and the relief programs of the Socie- tarian areas. 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DRAWIING ARRANGEMENTS the first drawing under this Direct Debit arrangement will occur on the last day of every month or the day of the month you wish to nominate if any drawing falls due on a non-business day, it will be debited to your account on the next business day following the scheduled drawing date we will give you at least 14 days notice in writing or by telephone when changes to the initial terms of the arrangements are made. This notice will include any changes made to the initial terms if you wish to discuss any changes to the initial terms, please contact the treasurer, Shoushan Tower on 0406 105 904, or write to us to: Assyrian Aid Society Australia Inc. PO Box W144 Fairfield West NSW 2165 YOUR RIGHTS CHANGES TO THE ARRANGEMENT If you want to make changes to the drawing arrangements, contact the treasurer, Shoushan Tower on 0406 105 904 These changes may include: • • • • • Cancelling the DDR completely INQUIRIES Direct all inquiries to us, rather than to your financial institution, and these should be made at least 5 working days prior to the next scheduled drawing date. All communication addressed to us should include your account number. All personal information held by us will be kept confidential except that information provided to our financial institution to initiate the drawing the to your nominal account DISPUTES if you believe that a drawing has been initiated incorrectly, we encourage you to take the matter up directly with us by contacting the treasurer: Shoushan Tower on 0406 105 904, or write to us to: Assyrian Aid Society Australia Inc. PO Box W144 Fairfield West 2165 If you do not receive a satisfactory response from us to your dispute, contact your financial institution who will respond to you with an answer to your claim: within 7 business days (for claims lodged within 12 months of the dispute drawing) or within 30 business days (for claims lodged more than 12 months after the disputed drawing) You will receive a refund of the drawing amount if we cannot substantiate the reason for the drawing. Note: your financial institution will ask you to contact us to resolve your disputed drawing prior to involving them YOUR COMMITMENT TO US It is your responsibility to ensure that: • ! • " • That you advise us if the nominated account is transferred or closed. If your drawing is returned or dishonoured by your financial institution, we will contact you to let you know what has occurred and, as we will be paying a default fee, we will request that you ensure the smooth passage of future donations. +7( ! $ +& Tree Of Life Assyrian Aid Society - Australia 2