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IHRN Projects in the United States (Michigan)
Immigrant Citizenship Project
Many of today’s wars
and political conflicts have caused people to flee
their homelands. A record 11.4 million people were
driven from their home countries last year alone,
and another 26 million were displaced within their
own countries. Iraq is the leading country of origin
for oversea refugees. Today, approximately four
million Iraqis are living outside the country.
Adding to the thousands, this year almost 14,000
refugees have gravitated to Detroit, home to
America's largest Arab population as well as a
sizable Iraqi Christian or Chaldean community.
Coming here to the U.S., Iraqis must learn to speak
English and earn citizenship in order to become
active members of this society. This can be done by
conducting English language and citizenship classes
to educate the adults in the midst of the growing
population of refugees. Donations are needed for
classrooms, instructors and other materials for
teaching.
Student Scholarship
Educating our
future generation is an important yet highly
difficult task. Many immigrant students here in the
U.S. are financially struggling to pay college
tuition and other expenses. This places a limit on
their abilities to become educated and successful
community members. This project aims 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. This can be achieved through
donations
and collaborative fundraising and charity events.
Help us ease the tuition burden from our future
society-contributing intellectuals.
IHRN Projects Abroad
Gave a Child the Greatest Gift of All:
Clean Water
The lack of clean
water is undervalued in today’s developed world.
However, did you know that unsafe drinking water
kills more people per year than AIDS and cancer
combined? Children are the ones who suffer the most
because of their fragile immune systems. More than
4000 children die every day because they simply do
not have access to an adequate supply of clean
water. A petite gift of $50 is enough to provide two
families with a refillable 18-cup PUR Water
Dispenser and will supply safe drinking water for a
whole year. This is the greatest gift to the many
families who lost children due to water-borne
diseases.
The
Children Relief Fund
Throughout
life, children are always the main concern of a
family. The young children of Iraq, like all
children, need care, love, and support in order for
them to live productive lives. This is especially important if they
are ill or have disabilities. Unfortunately, there are
millions of children in Iraq with severe diseases
and disabilities living in harsh living
circumstances. Many do not have access to the medical treatment they desperately need. Not to mention
the love and support to make them strong fighters. The
Children Relief Fund was established to ease the
pains and lift the spirits of young sick children by
helping them with their medical needs and even bringing them to the United States
for the medical care that is unavailable in their
homeland. Donate to this great cause and help a
child in need.
Blankets for Warmth
Although it does not
snow in Iraq, the winter days are still bitter cold.
Without proper clothing and shoes, many of Iraq’s
children become sick. Even worse, without blankets
and heating supplies some young children become
vulnerable to diseases and die. This is because an
estimated 5 million Iraqis have become refugees in
their own country, forced to move and leave
everything behind. Living in small tents, most of
their needs are not met. This makes a warm blanket
for a child to cuddle in unavailable to many. Help
us bring warmth to the children of Iraq by donating
to the IHRN.
Dress the Poor
In Iraq there are
thousands of young children dressed in worn-out
clothes and walking barefoot in the street. Many are
orphans and others have parents who simply cannot
afford to buy their kids new clothes and shoes. So,
even during holiday seasons, the children are left
in old rags and broken hearts. They are the
forgotten children of Iraq. Help us remember them
and bring smiles to their innocent faces by donating
to this great cause so we can make this year a new
start for them. |