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AMAR RUNS HEALTH CLINICS FOR THE 2 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY DISPLACED IN IRAQ. WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING IN THE INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE (IDP) CAMPS SINCE JUNE 2014, WHEN THE INVASION BY ISLAMIC STATE FORCED MILLIONS FROM THEIR HOMES. WHEREVER POSSIBLE, WE EMPLOY LOCAL PEOPLE AND USE LOCAL RESOURCES TO BRING ABOUT SUSTAINABLE CHANGE.
THE music starts softly. Some of the #Yazidi performers hum and clap while others rhythmically tap a framed drum. These women sing about the dawn, the harvest and the Sinjar mountain. Help @AMARLondon to elevate their voices: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/donation-web/c… Retweeted by AMAR International
With rows of white tents filling a windswept hillside, the Khanke camp in northern #Iraq shelters about 14,000 men, women and children from the #Yazidi religious minority. They have been here since ISIS invaded their home villages in 2014. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2021/04/in-ira… Retweeted by AMAR International
After a successful upgrade to the vocational training centre,lessons resume at the Educating Women in Iraq project.AMAR with ROO,for the Social Welfare Fund of the Southern Oil Company,gives vocational training to the ladies of Al Khora, BasraAl Khora,Basra,to improve livelihoods
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