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Mud and Fire
Firstly dear friends, many thanks to those who gave finance to help bring the Yezidi girls back from captivity and reunite them after...
Mar 21, 20234 min read


Rising Stars
Welcome to our March E-Mag: Rising Stars which showcases our super-talented young footballers who have risen above their stone-throwing...
Mar 14, 20231 min read


Photo Diary
URGENT APPEAL: One of our staff has finally located his three sisters and one nephew who were taken into captivity almost nine years ago....
Mar 6, 20231 min read


And The Oscar Goes To...
I would like to showcase one of our photography student’s photographic work this week. It will be a short article as Sabah Elias is most...
Feb 27, 20234 min read


A Change of Weather
Huge thanks to all who continue to check up on us, and to those who have helped us by giving to the Emergency and Disaster Fund that we...
Feb 20, 20235 min read


Wake Up Call
Monday, February 6th, around 04.00 was a wake up call for the Kurdish Region of Iraq when one of the 42 earthquake aftershocks emanating...
Feb 14, 20233 min read


The Mantle of Adoption
A huge thank you to those who were able to respond to our request for help for Hanin and her siblings. They were and are moved, and...
Feb 6, 20234 min read


Oxygen of Hope
This is Nawal’s story as given to our Psychotherapist Noori whilst sitting in the garden drinking tea on a cold but sunny winter’s day. ...
Jan 30, 20233 min read


The Birthing Chair
I was tagged in a Facebook post this week. I am tagged in many by tent dwellers who want their voice to be heard, the majority of which...
Jan 24, 20235 min read


January E-Mag
Welcome to our January E-Mag. As the sealing of 2022 was on the horizon, a question that I put to both our staff and artists was both...
Jan 16, 20231 min read


Baggage Friends
"And David said: For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage, they shall share...
Jan 10, 20231 min read


Time.
Dear Friends of Springs of Hope, As the year draws to a close, we all begin to reflect over the things the past year has brought. When...
Jan 3, 20238 min read
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