The Goals of the Network

The IHRN has a set of goals for Iraqis and other Arab American immigrants living in the United States and in other immigrant countries. The IHRN will help them adjust to their countries of immigration and establish connections between their homelands and their countries of immigration. Here are some of the main objectives:

1.     Assist new Iraqi as well as Arab American immigrants coming to the U.S. by helping them physically and psychologically establish new homes in their countries of immigration.

2.     Activate the interconnections and relationships between Iraqi people and their countries of immigration.

3.     Facilitate the integration and participation of immigrants in American society. At the same time, the IHRN will work to prevent Iraqi and Arab immigrants from disintegration in their countries of immigration.

4.     Provide appropriate conditions for immigrants living in their countries of immigration. 

5.     Resist the disappearance of the sense of belonging to their native countries of origin, especially among Iraqis in the U.S. by organizing language, cultural, social, and sport activities to revive their sense of belonging.

6.     Provide appropriate conditions for intellectual and Iraqi scholars to perform their educational and cultural roles for the benefit of Iraqi immigrants.

7.     Sponsor and protect the intellectual production of Iraqi individuals in communities by providing them with assistance.

8.     Honor Iraqi immigrants for their outstanding accomplishments and achievements through special ceremonies.

9.     Conduct English language and citizenship classes to educate the adults in the midst of the growing population of refugees and immigrants coming to the U.S. and living in Michigan.

10.  Promote project aimed to give scholarships to qualified Iraqi and Arab needy students and provide them with the necessary resources to help better reach their educational goals and career paths.

The IHRN also has goals abroad. For the Iraqis living in their homeland country of Iraq, IHRN will assist them in all their needs and hardships. This can be done in various ways. Here are a few objectives:

1.     Provide appropriate living conditions for Iraqis living in Iraq through collaborative fundraising and charity events.

2.     Provide medical help to young children and the disabled who are denied access to medical treatment and have life threatening diseases so they be treated.

3.     Help the innocent victims of war and crime through various projects arranged by the IHRN.

4.     Assist young orphans who have lost their childhoods in the shadows of wars by helping them establish new lives and beginnings.

Date: January 8, 2007