by Orla Straz | November 5, 2021 | Stories of survivors, Video
A girl with Kalashnikov A picture of a young girl walking down the road in the mountains with Kalashnikov on her back went viral. It was taken in August 2014. At the time, terrorists from the so-called Islamic State were carrying out a genocide against the Yazidis in...
by Orla Straz | October 7, 2021 | Eaglewatch in Iraq, Great job, Video
A country of contrasts Associated mainly with wars, terrorism and the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussain, Iraq has got a label of one of the most unstable countries in the world. The era of chaos has lasted for almost two decades there, but before it had not been much...
by Orla Straz | September 18, 2021 | Eaglewatch in Iraq, Video
Iraq. Our Mission The Eaglewatch was created in 2016. What were the beginnings of our activities? Whom and how do we help? Before the foundation’s establishment, its founder Bartek Rutkowski was working as the chief training at the Diving and Deep Diving Training...
by Orla Straz | August 31, 2021 | From the water to the sand, Stories of survivors, Video
FROM THE WATER TO THE SAND #17 – These people are very tough In this episode Bartosz Rutkowski talks about his latest trip to Iraq. You will find out, among others, about the project of board games which Bartosz brought for children from our befriended...
by Orla Straz | July 8, 2021 | Great job, Video
GREAT JOB – A locksmiths’s workshop in Qaraqosh A locksmith’s workshop was one of the first two GREAT JOB projects. It was in 2017, shortly after Qaraqosh was liberated from ISIS. The town’s biggest problems were widespread destruction and a lack of professionals who...
by Orla Straz | April 17, 2021 | Great job, Video
Teleskoff – a town rebuilt from the rubble Teleskoff – a town rebuilt from the rubble Teleskoff is a small town located a few kilometers away from Mosul. It’s calm and pleasant atmosphere hides the memory of war which in the last years raged through these...
