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AGRICULTURE
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CULTURAL PRESERVATION
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EDUCATION
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HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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MEDICAL SERVICES
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RECONSTRUCTION
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TOTAL 2007 AAS PROJECTS
| NO. | Project Type | Timeline | Project Name/Description | Benefiting Area(s) | Summary | Total Beneficiaries | Measurements | Sponsors/Funding |
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| 1 | HUMANITARIAN RELIEF | 2004 to 2008 | Relief Program for IDPs & Needy Families | Barwar Region Dohuk Nineveh Plains Sapna Region Zakho | Due to the poor security conditions in the cities of Baghdad and Mosul, the exodus of hundreds of families from the cities to the towns and villages in northern Iraq and the Nineveh Plains continued. The number of displaced families is about five thousand families and the number continues to increase with time. Hundreds of families left their homes to the north villages and towns seeking security & peace, living with their mostly poor relatives and friends. It was our humanitarian duty to support them when they were in a very need for any type of support; therefore, we have executed many relief programs in the recent years. These programs took place in Sapna, Zakho, Barwar region, Duhok city centre and Nineveh Plain villages and towns and were delivered as follows: Distributed food supplies s and blankets to 594 families in Duhok Governorate in coordination with SALT Foundation Inc from Holland. This program will continue through to 2008. Distributed food supplies and blankets to 500 families in Nineveh Plain in coordination with the International Medical Corp (IMC) Distributed food supplies and blankets to 1100 families in Nineveh Plain in coordination with the Mercy Hands Organization Distributing basic house materials to 4783 families in Nineveh Plain on two separate occasions, in coordination with the Qandel Organization from Sweden. Distributed food supplies and blankets to 1300 families in Nineveh Plain by AAS-I Distributing food substances and blankets and house materials to 130 families in Nineveh Plain in coordination with the Ministry of Immigration and the Internally Displaced People (IDPs)/ Nineveh Branch It is worth mentioning that AAS-I will continue implementing these programs for 2008 to help needy and refugee families by distributing essential aids from our main office in Duhok city. AAS-I presents various types of aid to needy families in different areas, according to applications presented. | 594 familes in Dohuk 1600 families in Nineveh Plains Basic housing essentials for 4783 families in Nineveh Plains | AAS - America AAS - Australia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg, (Stuttgart) - Germany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stuttgart, Bavaria (Munich) - Germany Qandeel Organization, Sweden SALT Foundation Inc., Holland International Medical Corp. (IMC) Mercy Hands Organization Ministry of Immigration and Internally Displaced People (IDPs) Solidarity Group of Tur Abdin and Northern Iraq (Germany) |
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| 2 | MEDICAL SERVICES | Medical and Therapeutic Aid | Alqosh Bartella Batnaya Sarsing Shekhan Tel Esqopa | After the improvement of the conditions in the northern region, the medical field tours were stopped, and this activity was limited to presenting therapeutic services to needy and internally displaced people (IDPs) from our charitable pharmacies in Sarsing, Alqosh, Bartella, Tel Esqopa, Batnaya and Shekhan (which will be moved to Karamles). | AAS - America AAS - Australia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg, (Stuttgart) - Germany Solidarity Group of Tur Abdin and Northern Iraq (Germany) |
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| 3 | HUMANITARIAN RELIEF | Financial Aid | Hundreds of people benefited from financial aids, especially needy Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and patients who were in need to urgent operations | AAS - America AAS - Australia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg, (Stuttgart) - Germany Solidarity Group of Tur Abdin and Northern Iraq (Germany) |
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| 4 | HUMANITARIAN RELIEF | Supporting Displaced families - Nineveh Plains Branch | Alqosh Baashiqa Bakhdida Bahzan Baqofah Bartella Batnaya Ain Sifni Karemlis Other Sharafiya Tel Esqopa Tel Keppe | AAS-I (Nineveh Branch) distributed food supplies to the displaced families in the villages and towns of Nineveh Plain, including, Bakhdida, Baretla, Karemlis, Baa'shiqa, Bahzani, Tel Keppe, Batnaya, Baqofah, Tel Esqopa, Sharafiya, Alqosh, Einsifni, and other surrounded villages. In addition, the following was completed by AAS-I: Offered financial assistance and food supplies to the widows and elderly families living in Nineveh Plains Distributed food supplies to some displaced families with the participation of Migration and Displaced Bureau in Mosul under the supervision of AAS-I Distributing beds and other food supplies in coordination with the International Medical Corp. (IMC) to some displaced families under the supervision of AAS-I (Nineveh branch) Distributing beds and other food supplies in coordination with the Qandel organization to some displaced families under the supervision of AAS-I (Nineveh branch) Organized the records and files of the displaced families to facilitate transferring of their ration cards from Baghdad and other unsafe governorates by the Migration and Displaced Bureau. In cooperation with Migration and Displaced Bureau in Mosul, the AAS-I undertook: a. Transferring of health cards for those who suffer from chronic diseases to their new living places. b. Transferring retiree cards to their new locations Supported the activities of Assyrian Women Union in Nineveh Plains | AAS - Iraq | |||
| 5 | RECONSTRUCTION | March 16th, 2007 to October 5th, 2007 | Assyrian Cultural Center Building: First Floor | Dohuk | Since the centre was founded in the early 1990s, a plot of land has been allocated to build a special building to be used by youth and students with the support of some national institutions in the diaspora, particularly in the United States. Only a parking lot had been built (the basement), which is currently used for the establishment of the centres activities and after a big Hall was constructed. The two main floors of the building were not built to lacking of funding. AAS-I felt it was necessary to at least build the first floor for of the main building to support in hosting activities and cultural functions. The project began on March 17th, 2006 and is still in progress. Total area is 300m2, consisting of five rooms, long corridor, kitchen, bathroom, etc. It was completed and opened by AASI President, Mr. Napoleon G. Patto and Father Horst Oberkampf from the Solidarity Group of Tur Abdin and Northern Iraq (Germany) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg, (Stuttgart) - Germany on Oct. 5th, 2007. | x | 1 floor completed 300m2 | AAS - America |
| 6 | EDUCATION | Assyrian Primary Schools Support | Baghdad Dohuk Erbil Nineveh Plains | AAS - Iraq covered the costs of all transportation expenses for the Assyrian primary schools for (15) days of September all over Iraq. Supported Assyrian schools in Duhok, Erbil, Nineveh plain and Baghdad, including paying salaries to the lecturers, helping needy teachers, and providing some basic needs for the schools in addition to what the Ministry of Education is presenting to schools administrations, teachers and lectures. Shared the expenses with the Ministry of Education to cover transportation costs of all students and teachers in Dohuk and Erbil Covered all the expenses for the Assyrian schools in Nineveh Plains and Baghdad. Covered the expenses of Assyrian Teaching Committee in hosting various types of educational activities. This included support for the entire school year Payed the salaries of the cleaners in the Assyrian schools who are not officially employed by the government. Covered the costs of special celebrations honouring the gifted students for all primary schools Covered the shortage of textbooks for primary and secondary schools by printing hundreds of copies in our office AAS - Iraq covers the transportation expenses for the primary schools in Duhok and Erbil and is awaiting reimbursement from the Ministry of Education at the end of the year | AAS - America AAS - Australia AAS - Canada AAS - Europe AAS - New Zealand Evangelical Church in Rhineland (Düsseldorf) in Germany Evangelical Church in Westphalia (Bielefeld) in Germany Evangelical Church (Hannover/ Berlin), EKD. - Germany |
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| 7 | EDUCATION | Assyrian High Schools Support | Deralok Dohuk Erbil Sarsing Semele Zakho | AAS - Iraq covered the costs of all transportation expenses for the Assyrian high schools for (15) days of September all over Iraq as ministry of Education starts paying them from beginning of Oct. Paid monthly salaries to the lecturers, bonuses for teachers. Also paid salaries for the teachers who are not officially employed by the government. Shared expenses with Ministry of Education in covering the costs of transportation of the students and the teachers. This included support for the entire school year Covered transportation expenses for all the teachers and lecturers going from Duhok city center to the Assyrian high schools outside the city (Zakho, Semel, Sarsing and Deralok high schools). Hosted special celebrations to honour the gifted students for al schools. Shared expenses to cover the costs of training teachers in Duhok city. Covered the shortage of textbooks for primary and secondary schools by printing hundreds of copies in our office Ministry of Education covers $16 monthly per student for transportation expenses and AASI covered the remainder | AAS - America AAS - Australia AAS - Canada AAS - Europe AAS - New Zealand Evangelical Church in Rhineland (Düsseldorf) - Germany Evangelical Church in Westphalia (Bielefeld) - Germany Evangelical Church (Hannover/ Berlin), EKD. - Germany |
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| 8 | EDUCATION | Dormitories | Dohuk Erbil | AAS - Iraq covered the expenses for rooming and boarding of 5 teachers and 118 students who were mostly internally displaced people (IDPs) from Nineveh Plains. All the students living in these dormitories were studying high school and universities. AAS Iraq covered the expenses of food, medication and other essentials as needed. Financial aid was also provided per requests. | AAS - America AAS - Australia AAS - Canada AAS - Europe AAS - New Zealand Evangelical Church in Rhineland (Düsseldorf) - Germany Evangelical Church in Westphalia (Bielefeld) - Germany Evangelical Church (Hannover/ Berlin), EKD. - Germany |
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| 9 | EDUCATION | Assyrian Schools in Nineveh Plains | Bakhdida Bartella Perozawa Tel Keppe | AAS - Iraq supported the Assyrian education program in Nineveh Plains using the following methods: Transpored students of the Assyrian schools in Bakhdida. Transported students of the Assyrian schools in Bartella Transported students of the Assyrian schools in Tel Keppe Transported students of the Assyrian Schools in Perozawa villages and suburbs to Einsifni. Payed monthly salaries to the lecturers in the Assyrian school in Bakhdida. Payed monthly salaries to the lecturers in the Assyrian school in Bartella. Distributed bonus to the teachers, lecturers and supervisors of the Assyrian Education program in Nineveh Plains | AAS - America AAS - Australia AAS - Canada AAS - Europe AAS - New Zealand Evangelical Church in Rhineland (Düsseldorf) - Germany Evangelical Church in Westphalia (Bielefeld) - Germany Evangelical Church (Hannover/ Berlin), EKD. - Germany |
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| 10 | EDUCATION | School Celebrations | Baghdad Bakhdida Bartella Dohuk Einsifni Erbil Kirkuk Nineveh Plains Tel Keppe | With a special fund from AAS - America, special Christmas and New Year celebrations were held for the Assyrian primary schools where we distributed gifts as follows: For the 1st and 2nd stages of all the primary schools in Duhok City Centre, we distributed to 254 students in 4 schools For the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th stages in Duhok City Centre and the surrounding areas, we distributed to 822 students in 22 schools For the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th stages in Erbil, we distributed to 140 students in 2 schools For the 1st, 2nd and 3rd stages in Nineveh Plains, we distributed to 180 students in 4 schools within Bartella, Bakhdida, Tel Keppe and Einsifni For the 1st, 2nd and 3rd stages in Baghdad, we distributed to 35 students in one school For the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th stages in Kirkuk, we distributed to 600 students in 2 schools | 2031 students in 35 schools received gifts | AAS - America | ||
| 11 | CULTURAL PRESERVATION | Supporting the Civil Society Organizations - Assyrian Women's Union | Dohuk Erbil Nineveh Plains | Continuous support for the Day Care Center in Erbil and Dohuk. By a special fund from AAS - America, Ramail Daycare in Duhok and Damail Daycare in Erbil were able to purchase two mini buses for transporting children Supported the activities of Assyrian Women Union in Nineveh Plains | AAS - America AAS - New Zealand Solidarity Group of Tur Abdin and Northern Iraq (Germany) |
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| 12 | CULTURAL PRESERVATION | Supporting the Civil Society Organizations - Chaldoassyrian Students & Youth Union | Baghdad Barwar Region Deralok Erbil Nahla R. Nineveh Plains | Support the Assyrian Student & Youth Union in achieving its different activities in Baghdad, Nineveh Plain, Erbil and Duhok. With the support of the Assyrian Aid Society, the ChaldoAssyrian Youth & Students Union - Duhok Branch held the football championship of martyrs Ashur in Barwari Bala area on July 11th Dohuk branch held the mini-football stadiums championship of martyr Piers in Nahla area on August 12th Held the mini-football stadiums championship of martyr Samir in Deralok area on July 7th Held the Sapna football championship on March 3rd Held the Narsai David football championship. Final match was held in March 30th Held the commencement party for Duhok and Nineveh universities in the Assyrian Cultural Centre. It included distribution of AAS gifts to the graduates and also to the gifted students of the Assyrian schools in the final stages (sixth-primary, third-secondary and sixth-high school) Held a charitable party in the Assyrian Cultural Centre on March 23rd Supported the activities of ChaldoAssyrian Youth & Students Union in Nineveh Plains Supported the ChaldoAssyrian conference held on Oct. 10th | AAS - America AAS - New Zealand Solidarity Group of Tur Abdin and Northern Iraq (Germany) |
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| 13 | Supporting the Civil Society Organizations -Other Societies | Nineveh Plains Tel Esqopa | Supported Cultural & Athletic Centers in achieving various types of activities Supported Augen Manna Cultural Center in holding cultural activities Covered the costs of the center celebration AAS Iraq, Nineveh Plains branch supported the activities of Augen Manna Cultural Center in Tel Keppe | AAS - Iraq |