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Charity Foundation Is Named After the Legendary Operations Are Charitable Individuals, Private Companies Kurdish Leader Mustafa Barzani (19031979-) CHARITYBARZANI FOUNDATION 18 Humanitarian Activities 1st June 2016 – 30th June 2016 ABOUT US The Barzani Chrity Foundation is a non-governmental, who have taken sanctuary in the Kurdistan Region were non-political and non-profit organisation which was in urgent need for assistance to receive food, clothing, founded in 2005 in the city of Erbil, the Kurdistan health care and accommodation. The BCF has tried to Region of I. Principally, the BCF aims to provide fill the gap since its inception back in 2005 and strived assistance to people-in-need, low-income, internally to give a helping hand in various areas to those needed displaced people and refugees. The BCF also aims to assistance the most. improve the education (especially child education) and To carry out this valuable and difficult task, the BCF has health fields in the Region and strives to improve the depended primarily on charitable and humanist people lives and opportunities of the disabled and people with in the Region. It is fair to say that the main sources special needs. of funding for our many projects and humanitarian Barzani Charity Foundation is named after the legendary operations are charitable individuals, private companies Kurdish leader Mustafa Barzani (19031979-). The and businesses in the Region, something which is highly working philosophy of the foundation is based on a appreciated. In addition, in collaboration with the UN statement by Barzani where he says (It is an honour for agencies, international humanitarian organizations, a man to serve his own people). Therefore, people or and donor countries, the BCF provides daily assistance humanity makes the centre for the BCF’s humanitarian to refuges and IDPs in the Kurdistan Region, whose work. For that, where there is a need for humanitarian numbers at the time of writing is around 1,800,00 assistance, the BCF considers it as its own responsibility persons, which equals to more than 30% of the host to help, especially where it falls within its capacity and population of the Kurdistan Region. Unfortunately, the working sectors including (food assistance, non-food number is increasing constantly. assistance, health and disability and education). The main office of the BCF is in the city of Erbil and it The lack of a home-based charitable organization in the has additional offices in Erbil, Duhok and Sulaymaniyah. Kurdistan Region to provide assistance to people-in- In addition, the BCF has offices, centers, or need and deprived people in the Region, necessitated representatives in the Germyan Administration, Kirkuk the establishment of the BCF in 2005. Besides, as the Governorate and most IDP and refugee camps in the result of the security disruption in other parts of Iraq and Kurdistan Region. A professional and experienced staff in Syria following the unfolding of armed conflicts post conducts BCF’s many activities and humanitarian works. 2003, the large refugee and internally displaced people + 964 750 403 1000 Iraq – Kurdistan Region – Erbil: + 964 750 403 1001 Shoresh St. Next to Marqaradakh Church Iraq- Erbil-Post office Shoresh- Street Gullan POBOX. 97823/ www.barzanifoundation.org [email protected] BARZANI CHARITY FOUNDATION www.barzanifoundation.org [email protected] The geography of BCF’s activities Since its foundation back in 2005, the BCF has the Germyan Administration. had a very active contribution to the humanitarian At the moment, the BCF has its official offices in field in all three provinces of the Kurdistan Region Erbil, Duhok, Sulaymaniyah and Germyan, this is (Erbil, Duhok and Sulaymaniyah). In addition, in addition to offices at 17 IDP and refugee camps BCF’s humanitarian assistance has also reached in all three governorates. There are also, 14 cultural other areas outside the administration of the centers at refugee camps where daily activities are Kurdistan Regional Government, especially the city conducted. of Kirkuk, its surrounding areas and areas within Abbreviations NRC Norwegian Refugee Council UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for LDS Latter-day-saints/USA Refugees PWJ Peace Wind Japan UAERC United Arab Emirates Red Crescent JMN Japanese Medical Network KRC Kuwait Red Crescent ERC Erbil Refugee Council BARZANI CHARITY FOUNDATION www.barzanifoundation.org [email protected] Art and Cultural Activities Qadri Jan center at Darashakran camp, Erbil • Running a course for the Holy Quran Reciting (25 Governorate participants) • Organizing a group discussion on the occasion of the World Nuraddin Zaza center at Kawrgosk camp, Erbil Governorate Refugee Day (90 participants) • Running English language improvement course for 4th, 5th • Organizing various activities on the World Refugee Day and 6th stages (20 students) (200 participants) • Delivering a health lesion on personal health (50 • Running sewing training sessions for one month (20 female participants) participants) • Distributing medical toolkit on 42 people in collaboration • Opening a training course for embroidery (12 female with the IRC participants) • Delivering a health and intellectual lesion (36 participants) Jaladat Badirkhan Center at Akre camp in the Duhok • Delivering a lesion on inheritance (150 participants) Governorate • Running a seminar on women rights and social violence (24 • Running a seminar on child labor in collaboration with women) UNICEF(60 participants) • Distributing certificates of attendance in computer and • Presenting a lecture on deprivation from family life in Kurdish literacy on 100 participants cooperation with UNICEF (45 participants) • Opening of computer course (10 participants) • Organizing a dancing party for 120 children from Mamlian • Opening of French language learning course (13 camp participants) • Organizing a party for children from Akre camp (200 • Opening of the Holy Quran reciting course (26 participants) participants) • Opening English and Kurdish languages learning course (30 participants) Cigerxwen center at Barika camp, Sulaymaniyah Muhammed Shekho center at Domiz camp, Duhok Governorate Governorate • Distributing cash assistance to 3 families with special needs • Opening of improvement courses for (English, Arabic and Osman Sabri Centre at Qushtapa camp, Erbil Governorate Maths) for 4th, 5th and 6th stages (80 students) • Delivering a lesion on human rights (25 participants) • Organizing poetry reading session for 75 persons • Organizing a party and cultural competition (150 • Organizing a party on the occasion of the World Children participants) Day (40 children) • Running a seminar about the situation in Syria (150 • Finalizing a training for people-with-special-needs and participants) awarding (40 participants) • Organizing a party and circus show on the occasion of the Bajid kandala camp (1 and 2), Duhok Governorate World Refugee Day (200 participants) • Running a seminar on marriage for 15 people-with-special- • Finalizing a media course in collaboration with Kurdistan needs Journalist Syndicate (100 participants) • Organizing a party on the occasion of the World Children • Running first aid training in collaboration with a Danish day (300 participants) organization • Sponsoring a group haircutting campaign (50 children) Centre for Vocational Training in Shiladze, Duhok Shangal camp office, Duhok Governorate Governorate • Finalizing Clawen training session (20 participants) • Awarding 26 children whose father died in the fight against • In collaboration with the Humanity Organization, ISIS organizing a party and gift-giving (120 children) • Distributing food parcels on 49 Martyred families within • Closing of a hand-knitting training (24 participants) the administration of Amedi Muhammed Mahdi Jawahiri center at Bahirka camp, Erbil Qadia camp, Duhok Governorate and Arabic (30 اGovernorate • Opening if literacy courses for Kurdish • Running a literacy course (17 participants) students) • Delivering a lesion for instruction against violence (20 • Organizing a party on the occasion of the World Children’s female) day (500 children) • Distributing gifts on the occasion of the World Children • Closing of hairdressing training course (25 participants) Day (20 children) • Opening a beauty salon for women BARZANI CHARITY FOUNDATION www.barzanifoundation.org [email protected] Food Distribution Sector Harsham camp, Erbil Governoarte • Distributing food parcels on 332 families Basirma camp, Erbil Governorate • Distributing food parcels on 273 families in • Distribution of eggs and white meat on 800 collaboration with the Turkish Red Crescent families Akre camp, Duhok Governorate • Distribution of white meat on 720 families • Food parcel distribution on 851 families in • Distribution of dry food parcels on 800 families collaboration with the UAERC with the UAERC Gawelan camp, Duhok Governorate Chamishko camp, Duhok Governorate • Distribution of dry food parcels on 1400 families • Delivering food parcels to a family whose house in collaboration with the UAERC had burned down • Distribution of chicken on 1400 families with a Dibaga camp, Erbil Governorate charitable person • Distribution of dry milk and other necessary items • Dry food distribution on 458 families in on 1441 families collaboration with the KRC • Distribution of dry food parcels on 560 families in Qushtapa camp, Erbil Governorate collaboration with the Iraqi MOMD • Distribution of dry food parcels on 1475 families • Distribution of dry food parcels on 1450 families with a charitable person in cooperation with the Peoples Land organization • Distribution of dry
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