Our Work

Our project in Shaqlawa is complete! Shlama from this historic town, where we have opened the Shaqlabad Youth Organization Center, thanks to all of our individual donors from around the world. Last year, we completely rehabilitated this house to make it usable again. This year, the 2nd phase included heating/cooling, curtains, furniture, gardening, and other smaller items. The center has already held many activities, including chess tournaments and celebrations of the Feast o

8 businesses opened! Shlama from Batnaya, where we are trying to bring life back to the town. Between 2014 to 2016, ISIS destroyed this town in Nineveh. For the past decade, the people have been trying to rebuild their historical town back, however they lost 90% of their population. With support from L'Œuvre d'Orient, we provided equipment, tools, stock, furniture, showcases, shelves, heating/cooling units, and much more in order for these self-employed individuals to open th

Greetings from the homeland where we just completed three robotic engineering workshop for secondary school students! With support from the 2025 Matthews Masterpieces Fundraiser, we were able to provide everything needed for recent Oakland University engineering graduate Ramiz Francis to lead three hands-on workshops designed to inspire the next generation of engineers. The workshops were held in 1. Shuqa Ateeqa Cafe, a community space we rehabilitated last year in Alqosh, 2.

Shlama from Baghdeda, where our team at Shlama Green Energy installed a 40-kilowatt solar energy system that will provide reliable electricity and power proper heating and cooling in classrooms for the first time in over 2 decades. In partnership with Stand With Iraqi Christians, this $35,000 investment also included 13 heating/cooling units, which will help create a better learning environment for the 365 students attending Ashurbanipal Primary and Mar Afram Secondary Syria

Greetings from the town of Sarsing, where we've improved the learning environment with 65 modern desks/chairs and other materials! Thanks to Rotary ‪Club of Los Altos, CA, we made the 9 classrooms more comfortable for the students at the Kha b'Nisan Syriac Primary School. Thank you from the homeland!

Shlama from Alqosh, where we’re proud to support a young female entrepreneur in launching her own business. With funding from the Iraqi Christian Relief Council, we helped bring a new makeup and nail spa to life in Shuqa Ateeqa. Between 2024 and 2025, the Shlama Foundation invested more than $43,000 into the restoration of this historic district. Alongside efforts by the Alqosh Church and the Assyrian Aid Society, these projects have helped spark a broader revitalization. For

Six months of hard work, summarized in four minutes. We are proud to share that the rehabilitation of the Youth Center in Shaqlawa is officially complete, transforming an aging house into a dedicated space for the Shaqlabad Orgnization For Youth Developement. We are now moving into Phase Two to furnish and equip the center so it can fully serve the youth of the community. This milestone was made possible by 200 generous donations from supporters around the world. Thank you fo

We are honored to support Syriac teacher ‪ Athra Kado with the printing of his first children’s book! Thanks to our friends at ‪ RinyoToons we printed 1,000 copies of Volume 1, which have now been distributed to four kindergartens. This week, we also visited a second kindergarten in Alqosh to deliver additional copies.

We’ve officially removed a major war scar in Batnaya. For the past six months, we’ve been rehabilitating eight storefronts that sat destroyed for more than 11 years, all made possible by the generosity of our French partners at L’Œuvre d’Orient and Région Auvergne Rhône Alpes. A special thank you to the landlord, who has agreed to a 70-month no-rent agreement, an extraordinary act of generosity. Thank you from the homeland!

Shlama from the gorgeous village of Armash where we've completed our second phase of building irrigation canals! With funding from L'Œuvre d'Orient, we were able to build 1,610 meters. Farming is one of the very few ways families generate income in this remote village. With this support, we'll not only help with their livelihoods, but this will also help prevent land encroachment as the area will now be used and not neglected. This is our second phase of this project, as we b

Shlama from Mosul, where we are helping to restore the Virgin Mary Chaldean Church! When ISIS invaded in 2014, all 45 churches in the city were destroyed, some reduced to rubble, others left in need of major rehabilitation. Thanks to the generosity of our individual donors and the 2024 Golden Key Group Gala, we installed heating-cooling units, and a full sound system for the Virgin Mary Church in the Darghazliya neighborhood. The parish itself spent years repairing the struct

Merry Christmas from the homeland to the world! 🎄Thanks to Assyrian Youth Federation of America and Canton Foot and Ankle, Santa and his team delivered 202 gifts across two locations in the town of Karamles, spreading joy and holiday cheer to so many little hearts. 🎁🎅🏽