IAC1967 in Action -OUR CAUSES & PROJECTS
humanitarian aid
This year the IAC donated towards developing a mobile medical unit fleet to be deployed in Gaza. Where there were hospitals, there is now rubble - these units are desperately needed.
The International Medical Education Trust (IMET) 2000 works in areas of extreme deprivation, refugee camps and war zones to provide specialised training for psychiatrists, physicians, surgeons, nurses and allied professionals in primary trauma care, notably war wounds and burns, rehabilitation, and the mental health of children and adolescents.
https://imet2000.org/imet-2000-pal/
The IAC Dr. Esmat Al-Said School
At the IAC's very own school, the aim is not just to keep alive the beautiful Arabic language, but also to encourage the students from different regions and race to become more compassionate, creative, analytical and critical learners who understand and accept the others and their differences.
Founded in 1976, the Dr. Esmat Al Said School, in London
has helped to educate hundreds of British Arab children and places high value on passing the GCSE exam. It currently employs 13 teachers with an intake of 180 pupils per annum.
promoting culture
Helping Amputees in Lebanon
The London Palestine Film Festival, a UK non-profit initiative, has been a
longstanding recipient of support from the IAC. This cultural institution originated at SOAS University of London in the late 1990s and has organized its annual two- week festival in London cinemas since 2001.
The festival is organized and managed by a network of volunteers, incurring
minimal overhead costs, and relies on donations, sponsorships, and institutional funding. The London Palestine Film Festival offers a diverse selection of films created by and about Palestine, reaching thousands of viewers annually. It serves as a platform that brings together filmmakers, artists, scholars, and the
public to foster vital dialogues about Palestine’s film industry, culture, and
politics
https://www.palestinefilm.org.uk/
Helping Amputees in Lebanon
Helping Amputees in Lebanon
We set up centralised clinics that specialise for amputees – a one stop shop that will help them with funding, medical treatments, physiotherapy, rehabilitation as well as provide the limbs. We joined forces with Response International (www.hmdresponse.org.uk) who produced a 200 page proposal for us which was submitted to various funding bodies to finance the project. The project received $200,000 from DFID (Foreign Office) to establish the clinic.
Supporting the mental health of Gazan children
There are roughly one million Palestine refugee children living under continued Israeli blockade in the Gaza strip, a 365 square-kilometer enclave, and are growing up amidst a decade of recurrent conflict, deepening poverty and increasing restrictions on movement. Most of Gaza’s children have lived through three major conflicts in six years and have never been able to leave Gaza. PTSD is a part of
daily life for them. This programme not only provided counselling for children in Gaza, but it also trained adults to be counsellors in order to help with mental health for both children and adults.
FQMS Education Scholarship
The IAC's donation will support Mustafa, a second-year medical student at Al-Najah University in Nablus, Palestine. Through our partnership with FQMS, this funding will help cover his tuition fees, enabling him to continue his education and contribute to the future of Palestinian healthcare. We're here for you Mustafa!
"Through our partnership with the medical schools, as well as local and international charities our programmes aim to improve the quality and range of teaching on offer at the Palestinian medical schools" - FQMS
Children's MENTAL HEALTH
Partnering with the World Bank to improve water quality in Baghdad
Convoy for North Iraq with the Syrian Orthodox Bishop in the UK
IAC's donation will support the extremely vital services provided by The Spafford Children’s Center that treats 450-500 children that are traumatised each year, tragically affected by the political violence. Based in East Jerusalem the centre offers remedial education, various psycho-social therapies and empowerment activities. It is dedicated to bringing healing, hope, and prosperity to Palestinian children and their families by delivering programs and services that enhance health in mind, body, and spirit.
Convoy for North Iraq with the Syrian Orthodox Bishop in the UK
Partnering with the World Bank to improve water quality in Baghdad
Convoy for North Iraq with the Syrian Orthodox Bishop in the UK
The convoy was organised by the Syrian Orthodox Church, and supported by the Prince’s Trust. The aim of the convoy was to give aid, shelter, medical supplies, and much needed support for Iraqis displaced by hostilities.
Partnering with the World Bank to improve water quality in Baghdad
Partnering with the World Bank to improve water quality in Baghdad
The IAC partnered with the World Bank to improve wastewater services in a targeted Baghdad neighborhood, benefiting more than 5,000 people. The project enhanced sewage discharge by directing wastewater to the existing Rafah treatment plant, reducing the risk of epidemic diseases, helping eliminate groundwater pollution, and preventing wastewater flooding caused by faulty septic tanks.
earthquake relief
On February 6, 2023, two powerful earthquakes, measuring 7.7 and 7.5
magnitude, struck Turkey’s southeastern border with Syria. These earthquakes occurred early in the morning during the peak of winter, catching many people in their beds as buildings collapsed around them.
The IAC donated both to the Earthquake Relief Operation in Syria, run by UNHCR and its partners, for the provision of assistance, protection services, core relief items, and shelter/Non-food items (NFI) support for affected families.
And then also made an additional contribution to the Syria Earthquake Emergency Response –specifically RTE Food & Hygiene kits, managed by the UK registered charity Action for Humanity (AFH)
children of war need to play too
IAC proudly contributed to a nine-month program in aid of some 400 traumatised Gazan children. They will receive psychological therapy to help them cope with trauma and hopefully restore some semblance of happiness, education, and the childhood they deserve.
The incidence of trauma among children in Gaza is extremely high, with UNICEF estimating it to affect over a quarter of a million children. The population in Gaza,including its children, suffer from Chronic Traumatic Stress Disorder due to the enduring siege, frequent bombardments, and attacks by Israel.
Hope & Play, , has dedicated itself to supporting Palestinian children in the occupied territories and refugee camps, focused on providing psychosocial therapy and education to the children. Hope and Play has successfully implemented programs benefiting more than 3,500 children since 2015.
More power to the Women breadwinners
With donation from The IAC, GUPAP ( Gaza Urban & Peri-urban Agricultural Platform) has provided 50 women farmers with capacity building in technical and managerial skills, strategic framework development, marketing, advocacy and policy influencing to defend and claim their rights.
GUPAP strives to help empower women agripreneurs of Gaza by rebuilding and restoring their farms, livelihoods and food sovereignty. More than 50% of the women’s farms were damaged or completely destroyed, as a result of eleven days of sustained and devastating bombing in May 2021.
Supporting young scientists
Training for Moroccan street children
promoting Syrian women's training
The exhibition will serve approximately 200,000 elementary, middle, and high school students in Kafr Yassif, Acre, and the Western Galilee. As part of their elementary and middle school education, students are required to attend at least two science exhibition visits. In addition, the exhibition will train teachers and mentors to integrate science and technology into the educational process through a range of innovative teaching methods.
promoting Syrian women's training
Training for Moroccan street children
promoting Syrian women's training
The Syrian Embassy organised for our trustees to visit Syria to promote women’s training programs to help them integrate into the job market. Accordingly, the IAC sponsored a few of these projects to help women become more independent.
Training for Moroccan street children
Training for Moroccan street children
Sponsoring forum on child cancer in Iraq since the '90 Gulf War
A fund raiser was organised by Moroccan members of the IAC to help street children by offering them practical work experience and vocational training in areas such as mechanics and carpentry.
Sponsoring forum on child cancer in Iraq since the '90 Gulf War
Sponsoring forum on child cancer in Iraq since the '90 Gulf War
Sponsoring forum on child cancer in Iraq since the '90 Gulf War
The IAC sponsored an oncological forum to show the shocking increases in cancers and birth defects since the first Gulf War in 1990 where the use of depleted uranium was strongly suspected.
Other IAC contributioins & areas of support
Sponsoring forum on child cancer in Iraq since the '90 Gulf War
Other IAC contributioins & areas of support
- Supporting the work of the Red Crescent which was managing to reach Syrian refugees delivering blankets and medical aid during winter months at a time when other organisations were struggling to do so
- Providing aid for war-trauma victims from Iraq, Syria and Palestine with hospital expenses.
- Provide for several Iraqi families in Iraq on an annual basis.
- Contributing to the Lebanese Red Cross for the 2006 war in Lebanon for emergency assistance.
- giving to emergency appeals such as the Tsunami and Pakistan Earthquake disasters.