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Oral Prevention and Screening and Teaching Children’s Mouth Hygiene
500 kits of toothpaste, toothbrush and toys as well as pharmacy kits were distributed to children at L’AFAM school. 500 screening kits and pharmacy boxes were also made available to the team of hygienists. A member of this team, a student specialized in dentistry, was trained to carry out oral
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Tribute to Mr Abtine Sassanfar
L’AFAM’s actions in favor of women, victims of exactions by terrorist groups, and children orphaned by the war began at the end of 2015 Mr. Abtine Sassanfar, a man with great humanist values, values that he put to the service of many causes, contributed financially to the start of these
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L’AFAM Carpentry on job training course
L’AFAM NGO has started the carpentry workshops in Kabarto2 camp. Starting with a group of 17 young refugees and IDPs The workshop lasted 32 days for a daily 3 hours course. Objectives and achievements of this course: 1- Teach new skills to the students 2- Creating a new chance for
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International Refugees day
June 20th 2017 was International refugee Day so what better day to have L’AFAM’s Peace Education Football cup? L’AFAM President Shirin Azadpour attended the joyful event with representatives from the Kurdistan regional government, the department of displaced persons and refugees, Pepsi Cola and Korek sponsors, and representatives from Barzani Foundation,
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International Children’s day in Duhok
By Romane H. On June 1st 2017, in the camp of Sharya, the International Children’s Day took place. This event was organized thanks to the collaboration of several actors who contributed to its organization: the l’AFAM local team in Duhok, the Barzani NGO team, the Mission East NGO and the
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Sharya football and Volleyball Teams
by Romane H. Football tournament The rehabilitation of young people living in the camps is one of the priorities of our NGO. As a vehicle for social cohesion, respect and tolerance, while being a source of pleasure and relaxation, sport is an appropriate means of action. With this in mind,
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l’AFAM activities ongoing in Sharya camp
l’AFAM NGO school in Sharya camp The Hygienist group of l’AFAM continues the health mapping of the Sharya camp and provides hygiene and health advice to the refugees The AFAM NGO sewing workshop is moving to permanent shelter. The workshop is preparing an ethnic line of clothes for sale
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l’AFAM’s new mobile health unit
In support of the AFAM hygienist group, we have proudly commissioned a mobile health unit in the Sharya camp. This ambulance will be staying in the Sharya camp and available for transport of people in need to the medical facilities of Duhok. Our team continues the health mapping. They will continue
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L’AFAM helps refugees in Shinjar (Shingal)
L’AFAM NGO and the Department of Migration and Displaced People have brought, in partnership, humanitarian aid including 200 portable kerosen heating units to 50 families in Shinjar The representative of l’AFAM NGO, the doctor supervising the Yezidis medecine students hired by l’AFAM NGO in the camps of SHARIA and KAPRATOU
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Creation of a health care and orientation group
L’AFAM has set up a health care and orientation group in the camps of Kabarto 1 and Sharya in Duhok This group of hygienists is formed by a team of medical students recruited in the camps under the supervision of a Doctor from the camp as team leader