Our Stories

In June last year, during the afternoon siesta in the heat of the day, a black cloud covered our village indicating that a terrifying...

Due to Lisa’s travel to London there will be no update this week. Enjoy a few photos from our week. See you next week!

All too often we hear local Yezidi camp youth say, "I will leave the country because Iraq is not good. Iraq has nothing to offer anyone."...

­ Zawa Mountain is a mountain range which comfortingly overshadows the village. Until recently it was a barren mountain, home to a few...

Our village park is of no comparison to the glories of London’s Hyde Park or New York Central Park. In fact, if you blink you will have...

Many thanks to those who responded so affirmingly to our request for help to rent a small store in the village for Sewing Hope. Your kind...

­ I have the most wonderful friend back in my hometown, who pushes to sell her designer clothes using a phrase now so familiar, and...

Every encounter with our two (currently two, we are waiting for a sonogram to tell us whether Nawroz is pregnant, something we have...

One of my favourite pastimes is people watching, particularly when it comes to our students. I watch their faces and oh how I have seen...

“So you know all about me?” asked the boy. “Yes,” said the horse. “And you still love me?” asked the boy. “We love you all the more.” - ...

One month has passed since we held a formal opening of Horses for Hope. It was a bitterly cold day, totally miserable, the skies...

Dear friend, March was a freezing month so much so that it was hard for us all to push through. March came at a time where the mental...