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Everything for the sake of people that we help
People often ask us why we help in Iraq. We answer that someone has to and we can. Obvioulsy, it’s a simplistic way of putting it since we have our personal motivations which we have expressed many times. We are also helping on a smaller scale in other countries where...
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A girl with Kalashnikov
A picture of a young girl walking down the road in the mountains with Kalashnikov on her back went viral. It was taken in August 2014. At the time, terrorists from the so-called Islamic State were carrying out a genocide against the Yazidis in Sinjar. They murdered...
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A country of contrasts
Associated mainly with wars, terrorism and the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussain, Iraq has got a label of one of the most unstable countries in the world. The era of chaos has lasted for almost two decades there, but before it had not been much calmer either. In the...
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Iraq. Our Mission
The Eaglewatch was created in 2016. What were the beginnings of our activities? Whom and how do we help? Before the foundation’s establishment, its founder Bartek Rutkowski was working as the chief training at the Diving and Deep Diving Training Center of the Polish...
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FROM THE WATER TO THE SAND #17 – These people are very tough
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...
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[A close point of view] Place of birth: A camp for internally displaced persons
I would like to devote this article to the issue which is rarely touched upon, which at the same time is a serious problem affecting thousands of children living in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Recently I watched a fragment of a reportage in which a...
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Only you haven’t deceived me
In the last two articles, Bartek reported, among others, on his visit to Iraq, including the Khanke and Shariya centers where he delivered board games. I will only remind you that the aim of the project is to support children development through educational games. You...
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Board games as an educational support. Has the project been successful?
Children have a natural ability to learn and quickly gain new skills. If, additionally, they are conferred in an easy way, for example in a form of a game, education can become pleasure. I have been a fan of board games for years. Long time ago I started wondering how...
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We are here to help
Our second this year trip to Iraq is taking place during the exceptionally hot summer. But as usual, we have too many things to do and no time left to complain. One of the goals of this trip, although not the only one, is to launch the board games project. But I will...
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GREAT JOB – A locksmiths’s workshop in Qaraqosh
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,...
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Everything for the sake of people that we help
People often ask us why we help in Iraq. We answer that someone has to and we can. Obvioulsy, it’s a simplistic way of putting it since we have our personal motivations which we have expressed many times. We are also helping on a smaller scale in other countries where...
A girl with Kalashnikov
A picture of a young girl walking down the road in the mountains with Kalashnikov on her back went viral. It was taken in August 2014. At the time, terrorists from the so-called Islamic State were carrying out a genocide against the Yazidis in Sinjar. They murdered...
A country of contrasts
Associated mainly with wars, terrorism and the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussain, Iraq has got a label of one of the most unstable countries in the world. The era of chaos has lasted for almost two decades there, but before it had not been much calmer either. In the...
Iraq. Our Mission
The Eaglewatch was created in 2016. What were the beginnings of our activities? Whom and how do we help? Before the foundation’s establishment, its founder Bartek Rutkowski was working as the chief training at the Diving and Deep Diving Training Center of the Polish...
FROM THE WATER TO THE SAND #17 – These people are very tough
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...
[A close point of view] Place of birth: A camp for internally displaced persons
I would like to devote this article to the issue which is rarely touched upon, which at the same time is a serious problem affecting thousands of children living in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Recently I watched a fragment of a reportage in which a...