by Orla Straz | January 26, 2022 | Stories of survivors, Urgent cases
Eight years in a tent The Yazidi community is one of the social groups, or ethnic minorities to be more accurate, who are the main beneficiaries of our aid. Why are we still helping them despite no war activities currently taking place in Iraq? In November last year,...
by Orla Straz | June 25, 2021 | Education, Urgent cases
We help wherever we are needed The help we provide takes many different forms. We can’t focus exclusively on development projects as sometimes we need to act to address unpredictable events. That was the case during the fire in the Shariya camp. At the beginning of...
by Orla Straz | January 2, 2021 | Eaglewatch in Iraq, Great job, Urgent cases
What did we manage to do in 2020? A short summary and plans for the future. This year has been a real test for humanitarian organizations. Restrictions, movement bans, and many other inconveniences were a significant challenge for us as well. However, we managed to...
by Orla Straz | October 31, 2020 | Education, Medical assistance, Urgent cases
Will the pandemic results bring another humanitarian crisis? The situation in the world which we have been witnessing for several months is not conducive to humanitarian activities. Since March, many humanitarian organizations have been forced to stop their work in...
by Orla Straz | September 21, 2020 | Urgent cases
Help during the time of the pandemic, part 2. In March this year, a lockdown was imposed in Iraq which lasted until half of August. For a long time, many shops as well as roads between the provinces were closed. Humanitarian organizations halted their activities....
by Orla Straz | March 27, 2020 | Eaglewatch in Iraq, Urgent cases
About small, human needs Browsing through the data about war activities, crises, or even the coronavirus pandemic, it is difficult not to have the impression that the world loves statistics. Every day we observe charts and graphs presenting new infections. However, I...