In this part you can read the "Activities Report 2007 of Assyrian Aid Society-Iraq", Dohuk. They mention various projects they supported last year sponsered by donors from outside.

AAS-I Activities Report 2007

DEPARTMENT: RELIEF & AID 

As it is known, that since the foundation of AAS in 1991 as a result to the tragic conditions to our people and the economic blockage imposed on the area, the Relief and Aid Dept. started its work which was confined to the following sides: 

1. The Relief Team: to assist the destroyed villages and the IDPs.
2. The Medical Team: to assist patients and needy people in the remote villages.
3. Financial Aid: to assist people who are in need for operations outside the country.
4. Supporting the Civil Societies Organizations.
5. Supporting the athletic activities.

 PROJECTS: 1.      Relief Program for Refugees & Needy Families: 

Due to the bad 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 Plain continued. As 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 last years. 

These programs took place in Sapna, Zakho, Barwaribala area, Duhok City center and Nineveh Plain villages and towns, as: 

1.      Distributing food substances and blankets to (594) families in Duhok Governorate in cooperation with SALT Foundation Inc from Holland. This program is still going on in 2008.

2.      Distributing food substances and blankets to (500) families in Nineveh Plain in cooperation with International Medical Corp. (IMC).

3.      Distributing food substances and blankets to (1100) families in Nineveh Plain in cooperation with Mercy Hands Organization.

4.      Distributing basic house materials to (4783) families in Nineveh Plain, for two times, in cooperation with Qandel Organization.

5.      Distributing food substances and blankets to (1300) families in Nineveh Plain by AASI.

6.      Distributing food substances and blankets and house materials to (130) families in Nineveh Plain in cooperation with Ministry of Immigration and IDPs/ Nineveh Branch.  

It's worth mentioning that our society will continue implementing these programs for 2008 to help needy and refugee families including distributing basic food materials from our main office in Duhok city center. 

Our society presents different types of aids to needy families in different areas, according to applications presented to our society.  

FUNDING:

• AAS of America
• AAS Australia
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg      (Stuttgart) / –     in Bavaria (Munich)
• Qandeel Organization
• SALT Foundation Inc., Holland
• International Medical Corp. (IMC)
• Mercy Hands Organization
• Ministry of Immigration and IDPs
     > “Solidarity Group Tur Abdin and Northern Iraq” in  Germany  

2.      Medical and Therapeutic Aids: 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 IDPs from our Charitable Pharmacies in:

• Sarsing.
• Alqush.
• Bartella.
• Tellisquf.
• Batnaye.
• Shekhan (which will be moved to Karemlesh).

 3.      Aids Dept.: Hundreds of people benefited from financial aids, specially needy IDPs and patients who were in urgent operations.  

FUNDING:

1. Assyrian Aid Society of America.
2. Assyrian Aid Society of Australia
3. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg (Stuttgart)
4. Solidarity Group Tur Abdin and Northern Iraq” in Germany

1.      Offering financial assistance and food substances to the harmed families living in Nineveh Plain (widows and old people).

2.      Distributing food substances to some displaced families with the participation of Migration and Displaced Bureau in Mosul under the supervision of AAS-I.

3.      Distributing beds and other food substances with the participation of International Medical Corp. (IMC) to some displaced families under the supervision of AAS-I\ Nineveh Branch.

4.      Distributing beds and other food substances with the participation of (Qandel) organization to some displaced families under the supervision of AAS-I\ Nineveh Branch.

5.      Organizing the records and files of the displaced families to facilitate transferring their ration cards from the unsafe governorates by the Migration and Displaced Bureau.

6.      In cooperation with Migration and Displaced Bureau in Mosul, the AAS-I undertook:
a.       Transferring Health Cards for those who suffer from chronic diseases to their new living places.
b.       Transferring retiree cards to their new living placed.

7.      Supporting the activities of Assyrian Women Union in Nineveh Plain.

     DEPARTMENT: CONSTRUCTION  

PROJECTS:  
Assyrian Cultural Center Building (first floor) Since the founding of the center in the early 1990s, a plot of land has been allocated to build a special building for this purpose and 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 Center's activities and after a big Hall was built.

The two main floors of the building were not built waiting for support to be completed.Therefore, we feel at least the first floor of the main building to be built in the completion of the Center's activities and cultural functions, especially now, with the direct and important role in helping and leading of similar cultural centers in villages and towns in Nineveh Plain.

Therefore, we have tried our best to allocate the support given to this project. 

The Project: Starting of this project was in Mar. 17th, 2006 .The total area is: 300 m2 Consisting of five rooms (administration, magazine, library, finance and secretary rooms) with long corridor, kitchen, bathroom …etc

The project was opened by AASI President, Mr. Napoleon G. Patto and Father Horst Oberkampf from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg (Stuttgart) / Germany in Oct. 5^th, 2007.   

FUNDING:·         AAS of America 

  DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION & TEACHING  

1.      Assyrian Primary Schools : 

-                      AASI bears paying all transportation expenses of the Assyrian Primary Schools for (15) days of Sep. allover Iraq.

-                      Supporting 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.

-                      Sharing with Ministry of Education in covering the transportation expenses of all pupils and teachers in Duhok, Erbil

-                      Paying all the expenses of the Assyrian Schools in Nineveh Plain and Baghdad.

-                      paying the expenses of Assyrian Teaching Committee in holding different types of educational activities. This support is for all the teaching season period.

-                      Paying the salaries of the cleaners in the Assyrian schools who are not officially employed by the government.

-                      Honoring all the superior pupils in all the Assyrian Primary Schools in special celebrations.

-                      Covering the shortage in the curriculums by printing (copying) hundreds of copies in our office.

-                      AASI undertakes the transportation expenses for the Primary schools in Duhok and Erbil until Ministry of Education will, THANKFULLY, pay them back at the end of the year. 

2.      Assyrian High Schools : 

-                      AASI bears paying all transportation expenses of the Assyrian High Schools for the first two weeks of Sep. allover Iraq, as ministry of Education starts paying them from beginning of Oct.

-                      Paying monthly salaries to the lecturers, bonuses for teachers, plus pay salaries for the teachers who are not officially employed by the government.

-                      Sharing with Ministry of Education in covering the costs of transportation of the students and the teachers. This support is for all teaching season period.

-                      Paying transportation expenses of 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).

-                      Honoring all the superior students in all the schools in special celebrations.

-                      Sharing in covering the costs of training teachers in Duhok city.

-                      Covering the shortage in the curriculums by printing (copying) hundreds of copies in our office.

-                      Ministry of Education undertakes paying ($16) monthly/ student as transportation expenses, and AASI covers the rest.

 3.      Dormitories: 

-                      AASI covers the expenses of Housing and Feeding (118) students, most of them are IDPs, specially from Nineveh Plain. In addition to (5) teachers. All are (123), including the Assyrian Education students.

-                      All the students living in these Dorms are studying in High schools and Universities.

-                      Undertaking the expenses of Food, Medication, Comforts and also giving financial aids to some needy according to their request. 

4.      Assyrian Schools in Nineveh Plain: 
AAS-I is supporting the Assyrian Education Process in Nineveh Plain through:

·         Transporting students of the Assyrian Schools in Baghdeda.
·         Transporting students of the Assyrian Schools in Baretla.
·         Transporting students of the Assyrian Schools in Baretla.
·         Transporting students of the Assyrian Schools in Perozawa villages and suburbs to Einsifni.
·         Paying monthly salaries to the lecturers in the Assyrian School in Baghdeda.
·         Paying monthly salaries to the lecturers in the Assyrian School in Baretla.
·         AAS-I had distributed bonus to the teachers, lecturers and supervisors of the Assyrian Education Process in Nineveh Plain.

  This year, by a special fund from AASA,  tremendous celebrations were made in the occasion of Christmas and New Year for the Assyrian Primary Schools, in which AASI distributed gifts to the pupils who were filled with joy and happiness, as:  

-                      To the pupils of 1^st and 2^nd stages of all the Primary Schools in Duhok City Center, (254) pupils in (4) schools for.

-                      To the superior pupils of the 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th stages in Duhok City Center and the surrounded areas, (822) pupils in (22) schools.

-                      To all pupils of 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th stages in Erbil, (140) pupils in (2) schools.

-                      To all pupils of the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd stages in Nineveh Plain, (180) pupils for (4) schools, in Bartella, baghdeda, Telkef and ein sifni.

-                      To all pupils of the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd stages in Baghdad, (35) pupils  for one school.

-                      To all pupils of the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th stages in Kirkuk, for (600) pupils for (2) schools.   

FUNDING: 

·         We depend in covering the teaching process costs mainly on AAS of America and AAS branches in Europe, Australia, Canada, and Newzland
·         Evangelical Church in Rhineland (Düsseldorf), Evangelical Church in Westphalia (Bielefeld), Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD). 

DEPARTMENT: SOCIAL  PROJECTS:
Supporting Civil Societies

Assyrian Women Union: 

• Continue supporting the Day Care Center in Erbil and Duhok.
• By a special fund from AASA, Ramail Daycare in Duhok and Damail Daycare in Erbil were able to buy two mini buses for transporting children.
• Supporting the activities of Assyrian Women Union in Nineveh Plain.

• 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 hold the football championship of martyr Ashur in Berwari Bala area in Jul. 11^th.

• Also the Union- Duhok Branch hold the mini-football stadiums Championship of  martyr Piers in Nahla area  in Aug. 12^th.
• holding the mini-football stadiums Championship of  martyr Samir in Deralok area  in Jul. 7^th.
• Also holding Sapna Football Championship in Mar. 3^rd.
• Holding Narsai David football championship, final match was held in Mar. 30^th.
• Commencement Party for Duhok and Nineveh Universities, held in the Assyrian Cultural Center. It included distributing the AAS gift to the graduates and also to the superior students of the Assyrian Schools in the final stages (sixth-primary, third-secondary and sixth-high school).
• Holding a Charitable party in the Assyrian Cultural Center in Mar. 23^rd.
• Supporting the activities of Chaldoassyrian Youth & Students Union in Nineveh Plain.
• Supporting the Chaldoassyrian conference held in Oct. 10^th

  FUNDING:

• AAS of America
• AAS- NZ
• “Solidarity Group Tur Abdin and Northern Iraq” in  Germany

  2.      Other Societies: 

• Supporting Cultural & Athletic Centers in achieving different types of their activities.
• Supporting Augen Manna Cultural Center in holding cultural activities.
• Covering the costs of the center celebration.
• Supporting the activities of Ogen Manna Cultural Center in Telkif, done by AAS-I \ Nineveh Plain Branch.

FUNDING: ·         Assyrian Aid Society- Iraq.

  Finally 
Through this annual report, we, as Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq, would like to present our appreciation and thanks to all of our supporters (Assyrian Aid Societies worldwide, non-Assyrian friends and organizations), those who tried and are still trying to assist our Nation to stand and be powerful through its education and Culture.