Iraq is experiencing an urgent orphan crisis. There are an estimated 2.5 – 4 million orphans, and the number of street children may be as high as 500,000. These children are dangerously vulnerable to recruitment and exploitation by criminals or terrorists, as well as physical abuse, human trafficking, and other risks. The plight of this large a number of children poses a serious humanitarian crisis as well as a threat to the future security and stability of Iraq. The need is desperate and urgent.
On April 11, the Sponsor Iraqi Children Foundation (SICF) received a generous donation of $200 from four Girl Scouts in Ohio to help street children and orphans their own age in Baghdad, Iraq. The girls – Farah, Julie, Mallory, and Hannah – of Troop 46707 in Fairfield, OH, heard of the plight of the Iraqi …
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