The Fight between Carnival and Lent

By Peter Bruegel

FRME Update - 4 February

Iraq and Jordan - An Update

Congratulations to Dr Sarah Ahmed, FRRME's newly-appointed Director of Operations in the Middle East. In her new role, Dr Sarah will help oversee operations in both Iraq and Jordan. 

Dr Sarah Ahmed, FRRME's new Director of Operations in the Middle East, receiving the FRRME Peace Prize in the House of Lords last week

Iraq - The situation in Northern Iraq is getting worse. Many NGOs, including the UN, are scaling back their operations and are only providing aid to the most needy. However, thanks to your support, FRRME is continuing to provide food packages, hygiene kits, medical care, and schooling for hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons. We are now working across 17 camps in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan and will continue to distribute vital relief as long as we are able to. 

FRRME's team on the ground  in Erbil distributing aid packages last week

  

Jordan - As well as looking after 500 Iraqi refugee families now living in Marka (a suburb of Amman), this month we provided £3,500 worth of aid to Syrian refugees - the money was spent on heating, rent, food and medical relief. This support comes on the back of recent reports about Syrians starving to death in Madaya. We want to do what we can to help and so we are working with the Syrian Orthodox Church in Jordan to assist those we can. 

FRRME is now providing vital relief to Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Jordan

The Emergency Appeal for Iraqi Refugees - Our emergency appeal is at 17%, with £43,000 raised. Thank you to all those who have made a donation, your support is very much appreciated. To those who would like to make a donation, please click on the image below.

For more information about The Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East (FRRME), please click here.