Our Projects - Iraq
Iraq
Background
Although Iraq is no longer in the news, the country remains one of the most violent in the world. Approximately 200 – 500 people, children, women, and men, are being killed per day.
Shootings, suicide bombings and car bombs are commonplace causing a massive loss of life.
Huge numbers of people remain displaced and millions of children orphaned. In this hell on earth Action for Street Kids supports the Baghdad Shelter an independent project run by local Iraqi’s to care for up to 20 children who have been orphaned.
Iraq is in a state of civil war with tens of thousands of killings every year. Huge numbers of children are now orphaned, destitute and traumatized by the conflict. An Iraqi engineer, who returned to Baghdad after the fall of Saddam Hussein and saw the poor state his country was in, decided to raise the necessary funds to convert his house into an emergency shelter for these children. The Baghdad Shelter now provides a safe haven for 20 children.
The Baghdad Shelter
Whilst the children in Iraq are amongst the most vulnerable in the world, funding for the Shelter has not been forthcoming as many donors are reluctant to channel money into a war zone. ASK have provided vital funds for the initial set up and ongoing funds to enable the Shelter to continue operating.
Estimates/costs of setting up a day center
All in sterling
• House rent/month £200
• guard /month £150
• chef /month £200
• Administrator/month £200
Setting up which will include shower rooms. cooking facilities (from scratch) fridges, freezers,pots pans etc,me diam size generator,dinning table and chairs,fully facilitated room for medical examination/checking,well set up room for storing food stuffs,small pick up vehicle/transport,permission from the ministry of social affairs.
Over all and roughly set up costs will be £10,000
Monthly costs to feed 30 individuals and get them to use the day center's facilities will be £2,350 per month.
