Development And Relief Foundation

DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF FOUNDATION'S (DRF) PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP A HEALTHY, EDUCATED, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. DRF FOCUSES ON FULFILLING THIS PURPOSE IN IRAQ. TO MEET ITS PURPOSE, DRF PROVIDES GRANTS FOR QUALITY EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS, INCOME-GENERATING TRAINING FOR WIDOWS, DISTRIBUTING NOURISHING FOOD AND IN-KIND ITEMS TO UNDER-SERVED FAMILIES, SPONSORING ORPHANS AND LESS FORTUNATE CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HELPED CONSTRUCTING THE KARBALA HOSPITAL (IMAM AL-HUJJAH HOSPITAL (IHH)), A FULLY EQUIPPED AND SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. IHH STARTED PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AS OF MAY 23, 2017. THE HOSPITAL WILL REACH FULL CAPACITY AFTER THREE STAGES. IN 2022 IHH LAUNCHED THE OPEN-HEART SURGERY LED BY A TEAM OF CARDIAC SURGEONS FROM ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK. UPON COMPLETION OF ALL DEPARTMENTS, IHH WILL BE ABLE TO MEDICALLY SERVE A POPULATION OF 3 MILLION AT AN AFF

ORPHANS:DRF PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR OVER 7,000 ORPHANS AND THEIR FOSTER FAMILIES. SUPPORT INCLUDES FINANCIAL AID, HEALTHCARE SERVICES, CLOTHING, FOOD, AND IN-KIND ITEMS. DRF ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO ORPHAN SCHOOLS SUCH AS AL SADIQ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AL SADIQ PRESCHOOL, AL SALIHAT ACADEMY, AND AL-MASHARIQ SCHOOL.

HOSPITAL:2023 WAS AN ASTONISHING ACHIEVEMENT YEAR FOR IHH AND ITS MEDICAL STAFF. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF MEETING THE CORONAVIRUS CHALLENGES, IHH WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND BY ADVANCING ITS SCOPE OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES AS WELL, IHH LAUNCHED THEOPEN-HEART SURGERY LED BY A TEAM OF CARDIAC SURGEREONS FROM ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK. MOREOVER, THE HOSPITAL HOSTED MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. ON THE MEDICAL FRONT, IMAM AL-HUJJAH HOSPITAL REACHED ITS FIRST MILESTONE IN 2022. IHH DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY WAS RE-AWARDED THE ISO CERTIFICATE IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY THROUGH ISO ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER, THE IRAQI ACCREDITATION SYSTEM, IQAS. IHH IS PROUD OF ITS WELL-TRAINED ICU NURSES THAT CARE FOR PATIENTS ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS. IN ADDITION, THE SURGICAL DEPARTMENT HOSTED MEDICAL OPERATIONS IN MULTIPLEDISCIPLINES SUCH AS NEUROSURGERY, SPINE, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES, AS WELL AS ENT, COSMETIC, UROLOGY, OBGYN, AND GENERAL SURGERIES.DURING 2023 IHH PROVIDED HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 126,990 PATIENTS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IHH PERFORMED 4,544 SURGERIES, EITHER FREE OF CHARGE OR AT MAJOR DISCOUNTS. IN TOTAL, IHH EXTENDED ITS FREE AND DISCOUNTED MEDICAL SERVICES TO AROUND 16,812 PATIENTS, PROVIDING SERVICES WORTH OF $401,717 (US DOLLARS). IN 2022 IHH PROCURED $711,000 WORTH OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, RANGING FROM DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EQUIPMENT TO SURGICAL EQUIPMENT, AND DEVICES FOR LAPAROSCOPY, UROLOGY, ALONG WITH ENT SCOPES. IHH ALSO FULLY FURNISHED 10 ROOMS IN ITS ICU UNITS.

EDUCATION:DRF PROVIDES FUNDING FOR FOUR SCHOOLS, SERVING ORPHANS AND NON-ORPHANS. OVER 100 TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS SERVED AN ASTOUNDING 703 BOYS AND GIRLS EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST 15 YEAR. DRF PROVIDES FUNDING FOR IMAM AL-SADIQ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2007. STUDENTS STUDY COURSES RANGING FROM MATH, SCIENCE, HISTORY, SOCIAL STUDIES, ARABIC, AND ENGLISH, SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WHAT MAKES DRF'S SCHOOLD SO SPECIAL IS THE FACT THAT DRF HAS GONE BEYOND THE REQUIRED CURRICULUM BY ADDING COMPUTER SKILLS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSES.AL-SADIQ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS HAD A 100% PASS RATING FOR LAST YEAR. IN FACT, THE IRAQI MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AWARDED AL-SADIQ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A QUALITY EDUCATION AND A CLEAN, SECURE ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS COULD EXCEL AND PERFORM BEYOND EXPECTATIONS. FOOD, CLOTHING, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND TRANSPORTATION ARE PROVIDED TO ALL STUDENTS FREE OF CHARGE.DRF ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR A PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN THAT EXCLUSIVELY CATERS TO OVER 35 ORPHANS AND HAS PROUDLY STARTED TEACHING THESE FUTURE LEADERS AS OF SEPTEMBER 2018.SINCE NOVEMBER 2014, AL-SALIHAT GIRLS ACADEMY TEACHES HUNDREDS OF INTELLIGENT YOUNG WOMEN. GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AT PRESTIGIOUS AND ADVANCED UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS MEDICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL, DENTISTRY AND ENGINEERING SCHOOLS.IN 2023 DRF STARTED THE THIRD YEAR OF THE AL-MASHARIQ JUNIOR HIGH WITH 86 STUDENTS AFTER A SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF 2022.DRF OFFERS GRANTS FOR STUDENT LOANS. THESE LOANS ARE OFFERED TO OUTSTANDING LOW INCOME STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION AT PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITIES IN MAJORS SUCH AS PHARMACY, DENTISTRY, MEDICINE AND ENGINEERING. STUDENTS REPAY THE LOANS TO DRF-IRAQ WHEN THEY GRADUATE AND GET A JOB. THE FUNDS AVAILABLE AFTER REPAYING THE LOANS WILL BE USED FOR LOANS AGAIN.