by Orla Straz | June 25, 2021 | Education, Urgent cases
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 June, our friends in Iraq started...
by Orla Straz | January 2, 2021 | Eaglewatch in Iraq, Great job, Urgent cases
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 work continuously and bring help without larger interruptions. I wrote about...
by Orla Straz | October 31, 2020 | Education, Medical assistance, Urgent cases
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 Iraq and Kurdistan.It was caused by the ‘lockdown’ which we...
by Orla Straz | September 21, 2020 | Urgent cases
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. Residents of camps for internally displaced people...
by Orla Straz | March 27, 2020 | Eaglewatch in Iraq, Urgent cases
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 will not relate to the...
by Orla Straz | January 23, 2020 | Eaglewatch in Iraq, Urgent cases
In the 10th episode of “Z wody w piach” (Polish only) Bartek talked about a project of the purchase of powdered milk for children living in wild camps, which we implemented thanks to Caritas Poland’s support. He emphasized that the most important...
