Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project

The Observer Human Rights Center (OHRC) recently completed a report about the lake of water in Radawiyah (a district south of Najaf in Iraq), in conjunction with long-term training by the International Human Rights Law Institute – DePaul University in Sulaymaniyah. To read the report (in Arabic), click here.

معاناة الآلاف من المواطنين نتيجة شحة المياه وقلة الجهود المبذولة من قبل المسؤولين الحكوميين وعدم إيجاد الحلول

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Below are images from schools and a mosque in Najaf, Iraq, where water filtration units were recently installed by the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project and our partner, the Muslim Peacemaker Teams. Thanks to donors St. Augustine Church, Cohasset, MN; Albuquerque Mennonite Faith Community, Albuquerque, NM; and Community Presbyterian Church, Cohasset, MN.

Water for Peace is a partnership between Iraqis and Americans to restore access to clean water in Iraqi schools and hospitals. It is a way for Americans and Iraqis to work together to build trust and partnership in place of conflict and fear. To learn more, visit http://waterforpeaceproject.org.

The fertile crescent of Mesopotamia, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is referred to by many as the Cradle of Civilization. The irrigation and water management techniques that flourished in the region were some of the most advanced in antiquity and once provided an example to the rest of the world. Yet, despite the plentiful water in its ancient past, recent Iraqi history is marred with unsanitary living conditions and contaminated drinking water as a result of political and environmental hardships.

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A recent article in the St. Thomas Bulletin describes a Water for Peace project by Students for Justice and Peace at the University of St. Thomas. In collaboration with other student groups and departments, Students for Justice and Peace raised more than $1,400 last spring to pay for a water-filtration system that is now used by the 300 students at the Imam Redha Elementary School for Girls in Najaf, Iraq.

To read the article, click here.

Water for Peace is a program of the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project and our partner the Muslim Peacemaker Teams. It is a service-learning project that connects Iraqis and Americans in partnership to bring clean water to schools in Iraq.

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