Take action for the children of Iraq

Education is a powerful tool that can help to alleviate poverty, promote gender equality and avoid early marriages. When girls have access to quality education, they are more likely to grow up to be healthy, productive citizens who can contribute to their families, their communities and their countries. 

The Iraq Health Access Organization in cooperation with the Iraqi Children Foundation are currently in the process of rehabilitating the Shahda Bint Al-Abri high school for girls. Upon completion, this will see a new space for afterschool courses in computing, English and much more. 

In Baghdad, the Iraqi Children Foundation also run three mobile schools called the Hope Buses. These deliver tutoring, healthcare and social support to orphans, street kids and displaced children living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods across Baghdad. 

As we mark Human Trafficking Awareness Month, according to the Iraqi Observatory for Victims of Human Trafficking; “children under 16 make up two thirds of victims in Iraq”. One organization working to help end this are the Iraqi Children Foundation, whose Street Lawyers Program is a beacon of hope for children who have fallen victim to human trafficking.