Today, Iraq is working to reestablish its identity, resisting Iranian influence and major internal divisions that have emerged in the aftermath of the US-led invasion. Major challenges include an ongoing ISIS threat, Iranian militia and political influence, Turkish airstrikes and interventions, and Kurdish aspirations for autonomy.
More than twenty years since Saddam Hussein's ouster, Iraq is still working to reestablish a new identity. However, internal divisions and external pressures from historical rival Iran and regional power Turkey complicate the path to stability. These complexities have prolonged each humanitarian crisis, with displacement, violence, and inadequate services continuing to affect our friends and neighbours here. Many parts of Iraq are doing relatively well, proving that good governance, local leadership, and international support can make a world of difference. Still, millions of internally displaced Iraqis bear the brunt of the conflict. With a significant number of homes and neighbourhoods damaged and destroyed, the need for ongoing support is essential to rebuilding hope and keeping the terrorists and sectarian militia at bay.
Iraq's struggles are complex. Persistent ISIS threats, Turkish interventions, Kurdish aspirations for autonomy, and divisions within both Kurdish and Arab blocs underscore the complexities that hinder the nation's progress. Displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees alike struggle with joblessness, food insecurity, and limited access to essentials, as they lack homes to return to and resources to meaningfully restart their lives.
Your support helps us transform lives and alleviate suffering at the family and community level. Internally displaced people, refugees, women, children, the elderly, and those with disabilities face exacerbated challenges due to the conflict and displacement. But your support helps start new jobs and businesses, ensures people have what they need to survive, and brokers cooperative work for peace.
Yes, over a million people are still displaced. Syrian refugees in Iraq are often unable to legally work and support themselves. They face challenges in accessing basic services. While many internally displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees alike struggle with food insecurity and limited access to essentials. Your donation helps start new jobs and businesses so more and more people can stand on their own two feet and rebuild their own futures.
HUMANITE was born in Iraq. And we spend each day building on our decades-long legacy of filling gaps, stopping violence, and loving our neighbours. Your support fuels our holistic approach to peace, before, during, and after war. When you give, you amplify our local efforts. Here’s an overview of how we work in Iraq:
Rapid delivery of food, medicine, and other essentials to help survive violence and displacement. You’ve delivered tens of millions of meals; a billion Litres of clean water; and thousands of lifesaving surgeries across Iraq.
Start-up grants, restart grants, and new jobs to help communities rebuild after war. You’ve helped thousands of our displaced neighbours establish and reestablish small businesses and jobs to support their return home.
Trauma support, exercise and movement, and community healing programs. You’ve helped thousands of women on their journey through war with therapy, yoga, and skills-based job programs.
Boosting access to jobs, fostering entrepreneurialism, and increasing global readiness. In a region where youth unemployment creates a tinder box for terrorism, you’ve helped thousands of students and recent graduates advance their careers and country in spite of war.
Outreach, education, cooperation, and media to stop division and multiply peace. You’ve created millions of touchpoints across enemy lines that uphold our shared humanity and upend the hateful story that we were born to be divided.
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At HUMANITE, we work to help you maximize your impact in the lives of those affected by conflict and the terror it brings. Due to the volatile, dynamic nature of the situation in Iraq, donations given through this page will be used where needed most.
