They Call Themselves ''Street Lawyers'', and their Clients are Boys and Girls 6, 10, 14 .... If you are desperately poor, 6 years old, and picked up by police in Baghdad for begging, who will come to your defense? We are not permitted to show their pictures and will use aliases but here is the story of two little brothers - […]
We Have Lift Off Delivering legal protection, access to school, health care and so much more for Iraq's most vulnerable children. After weeks of mobilizing support at the Dubai "Dine for Hope" event and the Washington, DC area "In Their Shoes" 5K, the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) has deployed the first tranche of seed money to provide […]
By Simon Kent. The Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF), is hosting its fourth annual "In their shoes" 5K Run/Walk in Alexandria, Virginia on Saturday, May 14th to benefit Iraq's most vulnerable children – its orphans, street children and kids fleeing ISIS. Funds raised provide social services and legal aid to children at risk of trafficking and recruitment by terrorist […]
Register Now for "IN THEIR SHOES" 5k to Benefit Iraqi Children It's that time again! The Iraqi Children Foundation is hosting its 4th annual "IN THEIR SHOES" 5K to benefit Iraq's most vulnerable children on Saturday, May 14, 2016, in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Race course is USATF certified and will be timed. Not a serious runner? […]
YOU are the hope for some of the world's most vulnerable children From our friends Ali Allawi and Shirin Rahimi, a special invitation for November 11: "Join us at the Hope For Humanity Fundraiser event benefiting the refugee crisis for an evening with internationally renowned music composer and player Ramy Adly, on November 11, 2015, 6:30 […]
Building on the energy created by a coalition of four veteran-led organizations, the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) and its "Soccer Salam" partners announced this week the launch of "One Team, One Dream" to provide $20,000 more in aid to Iraqi kids and families fleeing ISIS. After a December airlift of 5 tons of winter aid and soccer balls, the Soccer Salam coalition - ICF, […]
With more than 300 participants, the recent "IN THEIR SHOES 5K" nearly bested the previous 2 annual 5Ks combined. The largest team to register was EPIC, with USIP right behind, both with more than 20. Other teams included Cobec, Michael Baker International, Road Runners, the Tortoise and Hare, and the Flying Tigris. And when the last donation arrived, days after […]
Four US Charities Team Up to Deliver Emergency Winter Supplies, Soccer Balls to Iraqi Children and Families fleeing ISIS A coalition of four US-based charities founded by veterans of Desert Storm and the Iraq War are mobilizing emergency winter aid for Iraqi families fleeing ISIS and delivering soccer balls to Iraqi children who deserve a […]
The Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) hosted its second annual “IN THEIR SHOES” 5K fun run/walk at Cameron Run Regional Park in Alexandria, VA, on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Participants ran to benefit desperately poor Iraqi orphans and street children after years of war. Iraq’s Ambassador to the US Lukman Faily ran as this year's Distinguished […]
By John Lee. For our more athletic readers in the US, we are pleased to announce a special charity event in Alexandria, Virginia on the 10th of May. Impressively, Iraq's Ambassador to the US Lukman Faily (pictured) will be the Distinguished Guest Runner having recently run in the Boston Marathon. This looks like a fun […]
Building on the theme of UTN1’s music video “While We Can,” the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) is launching a year-end fundraising campaign to raise $15,000 for food, tutoring, and a safe place for Iraqi orphans and street children to go during the day. After 10 years of war in Iraq, bombings and killing are on […]
