For Immediate Release July 24, 2015 – Washington, DC – After raising over $30,000 for humanitarian aid and soccer balls, the Soccer Salam coalition issued an appeal today for $20,000 in humanitarian support for Iraqis fleeing from ISIS-related violence. The appeal follows the coalition’s successful airlift of 5 tons of aid earlier this year from […]
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Meet a Woman Who’s Rolling Up Her Sleeves to Help Families in Need
The current situation in Iraq is bleak. According to UNOCHA, 7.8 million people need access to essential health services. 4.1 million need access to water sanitation and hygiene, and 4.4 million require food assistance. 45% of these people are children. Many are unaware of the full extent of this crisis, and those that are may read […]
Special Report: The Forgotten Displaced Families of Anbar
by Cathy Otten with introduction by Ahmed Ali Introduction On March 20th, Erbil-based reporter Cathy Otten and I visited Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Anbar to document their living conditions and situation. Starting in January 2014, Iraqi families from the Fallujah area in eastern Anbar were part of the first wave of forced migration caused […]
EPIC Welcomes Ahmed Ali as Visiting Senior Fellow, Launches Iraq Security and Humanitarian Monitor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2015 Contact: Erik Gustafson Phone: (202) 682-0208 Email: info@enablingpeace.org Washington, DC – EPIC Executive Director Erik Gustafson announced today that leading Iraq analyst Ahmed Ali has joined EPIC as a Senior Visiting Fellow and will serve as Director of the Iraq Security and Humanitarian Monitor (ISHM), an important new project […]
Wheels Up: Plane Departs for Iraq Carrying Five Tons of Emergency Humanitarian Aid and 1,000 Soccer Balls for Iraqi Children and Families Fleeing ISIS
December 19, 2014 – Washington, DC – A flight carrying more than five tons of emergency winter aid and 1,000 soccer balls left the United States today for delivery to extremely vulnerable children and families displaced by ISIS in Iraq. The Soccer Salam initiative, launched December 9, is making its first delivery of emergency humanitarian […]
Four US Charities Team Up to Deliver Emergency Winter Supplies, Soccer Balls to Iraqi Children and Families Fleeing ISIS
December 10, 2014 – Washington, DC – A coalition of four US-based charities founded by veterans of Desert Storm and the Iraq War are mobilizing emergency winter aid for Iraqi families fleeing ISIS and delivering soccer balls to Iraqi children who deserve a chance to play. “Soccer Salam” kicked off overnight with a social media “Thunderclap” on Facebook, […]
NGO Letter to Kerry
35 NGOs and Faith Institutions Join EPIC to Call for Stronger U.S. Humanitarian Engagement in Iraq For Immediate Release Contact: Erik Gustafson, 202-604-7413 August 1, 2014 (Washington, DC) – This week 35 nationally respected organizations and mainline faith institutions joined EPIC to call for a robust U.S. response to the growing humanitarian and human rights […]
TentEd Beginnings
U.S. combat veterans return to Iraq’s war zone on a humanitarian mission for Syrian refugee children FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Three U.S. military veterans have launched a special project to support the tented schools in the Syrian refugee camps in northern Iraq, sending the former soldiers back to Iraq’s battleground—this time with a mission to […]
Iraqis Head to Polls
As Iraqis head to the polls, citizens worldwide join EPIC in urging Obama to do more to support peace in Iraq FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – Concerned citizens around the world are joining the US-based Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC) in demanding that President Barack Obama and Congress devote more attention to Iraq and the […]
A Tale of Two Cities: Events in DC to Mark the Fall of Baghdad
Today, April 9, marks the 10th anniversary of the fall of Baghdad after the US invasion. Within the last decade, the international affairs community has dissected, discussed, and discerned lessons from the War in Iraq. With the anniversary of the early days of the war upon us, Washington is abuzz with events and panels to […]