Eid Gifts for Iraqi Orphans and Widows

The Baghdad office of Life for Relief and Development recently concluded a two day project that provided Eid gifts to hundreds of orphaned children and their widowed mothers.  Read more...

Food Arrives Just in Time for One Iraqi Widow and Her Orphans

“It’s a miracle!”  That’s what one Iraqi widow exclaimed as she watched the aid workers from Life for Relief and Development bring food for Ramadan into her home.

Her tears of joy and relief were uncontrollable.  “I swear, there is nothing to eat in this house,” she said.  “I was worrying all day about how I was going to feed my children, and here you come with this food, sent to us from heaven.”  Read more...

Iraq: The Republic of Orphans and Widows

They are anxious for a one-way ticket out of a crumbling country-- a dystopia with a shattered social system.  According to a survey by the Johns Hopkins University, more than 655,000 Iraqis were killed in the first four years of war following the US-led invasion of the country. This figure corresponds to three percent of the country's total population.  Other studies have painted a much more horrific picture with an estimated 1.5 million killed and over 2 million wounded. But this is not the whole story.  Read more...