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[A Close Point of View] What mistakes to avoid when providing aid?
Several months ago, in the article „“Is our help still needed in Iraq?”I’ve touched upon the topic of the evolution of humanitarian help in the context of ever-changing needs. But it is worth elaborating and discussing several important issues that are not often...
We have fixed rooftops of nearly 100 houses
A house without a roof is not a house. Perhaps it is not a very original statement, but it is not often that we ponder the role that a simple rooftop over our heads plays in our life. Literally and symbolically. War always causes great destruction. In a moment it...
A hairdresser, a mechanic shop, an upholstery shop – what type of businesses do we open in Iraq?
We have already opened more than a hundred small businesses as part of the GREAT JOB project. Some of them operate in an unusual, sometimes even surprising way. A month ago, I wrote about the main assumptions of the GREAT JOB project in the article "What is GREAT...
We are rebuilding a school in Iraq
We have been building the school in Zomani for several months now. We were forced to overcome many obstacles on the way. But luckily, they are all behind us now and the construction is currently in its final phase. The walls are already standing, the screeds and the...
Is our help still needed in Iraq?
The last few months have been very intense for us. Since February, we have visited Iraq three times and Ukraine twice. Apart from that, we are travelling around Poland telling about the needs of the people to whom we provide aid. Trips abroad are just a small part of...
What is GREAT JOB?
The GREAT JOB project was born during one of our trips to Iraq in 2017. We have been carrying it on to this day, and during these five years, we have opened 100 workplaces. Everything started in Qaraqosh, a city located 30 kilometers south of Mosul. In 2014, it was...
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[A Close Point of View] What mistakes to avoid when providing aid?
Several months ago, in the article „“Is our help still needed in Iraq?”I’ve touched upon the topic of the evolution of humanitarian help in the context of ever-changing needs. But it is worth elaborating and discussing several important issues that are not often...
We have fixed rooftops of nearly 100 houses
A house without a roof is not a house. Perhaps it is not a very original statement, but it is not often that we ponder the role that a simple rooftop over our heads plays in our life. Literally and symbolically. War always causes great destruction. In a moment it...
A hairdresser, a mechanic shop, an upholstery shop – what type of businesses do we open in Iraq?
We have already opened more than a hundred small businesses as part of the GREAT JOB project. Some of them operate in an unusual, sometimes even surprising way. A month ago, I wrote about the main assumptions of the GREAT JOB project in the article "What is GREAT...
We are rebuilding a school in Iraq
We have been building the school in Zomani for several months now. We were forced to overcome many obstacles on the way. But luckily, they are all behind us now and the construction is currently in its final phase. The walls are already standing, the screeds and the...
Is our help still needed in Iraq?
The last few months have been very intense for us. Since February, we have visited Iraq three times and Ukraine twice. Apart from that, we are travelling around Poland telling about the needs of the people to whom we provide aid. Trips abroad are just a small part of...
What is GREAT JOB?
The GREAT JOB project was born during one of our trips to Iraq in 2017. We have been carrying it on to this day, and during these five years, we have opened 100 workplaces. Everything started in Qaraqosh, a city located 30 kilometers south of Mosul. In 2014, it was...