by Orla Straz | August 31, 2021 | From the water to the sand, Stories of survivors, Video
In this episode Bartosz Rutkowski talks about his latest trip to Iraq. You will find out, among others, about the project of board games which Bartosz brought for children from our befriended educational centers. You will hear about requests from local communities as...
by Orla Straz | July 8, 2021 | Great job, Video
A locksmith’s workshop was one of the first two GREAT JOB projects. It was in 2017, shortly after Qaraqosh was liberated from ISIS. The town’s biggest problems were widespread destruction and a lack of professionals who could help the locals rebuild it. At the time,...
by Orla Straz | April 17, 2021 | Great job, Video
Teleskoff – a town rebuilt from the rubble Teleskoff is a small town located a few kilometers away from Mosul. It’s calm and pleasant atmosphere hides the memory of war which in the last years raged through these territories. In summer of 2014, ISIS took over...
by Orla Straz | January 17, 2021 | Construction of houses, Video
After taking control of Sinjar, terrorists started looting. They robbed shops and houses before blowing them up. By the end of 2019, we had built 65 houses for families that fled ISIS. It was the first phase of reinhabiting the entire region. Now we are trying to...
![Helping brings me joy [Interview with Shamoo]](https://www.orlastraz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Shamoo-1080x675.jpg)
by Orla Straz | April 6, 2020 | Stories of survivors, Video
This is an interview with Shamoo, the volunteer of the Shengal Charity Organization, which we have been collaborating with for almost three years. Shamoo is a very humble man with a huge heart. The only thing that matters to him is helping others, and this, as he...
![I fought for my land [Interview with Majid]](https://www.orlastraz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Majeed-1080x675.jpg)
by Orla Straz | March 20, 2020 | Featured, Stories of survivors, Video
In 1991, he joined the Iraqi army, where he served for 6 years. He is a journalist. In 2014, when ISIS took Mosul, he did not hesitate for a moment. He joined a self-defense unit formed by the APP (Assyrian Patriotic Party), for which he was a spokesman. Majid is an...
