Dima Foundation newsletter (2015)
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
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DIMA Foundation – Newsletter #5 July 2014 Mon 21st July 2014 This is the latest in a series of newsletters to thank you for your continued support and provide you with an update on this year’s events at the DIMA Foundation – a school for children with Special Needs and Learning Difficulties in Najaf, Iraq. 2013/4 Update Despite, the tragic headlines coming out of Iraq recently, you’ll be pleased to hear it is business as usual at the DIMA Foundation school in Najaf. Our teaching staff and 72 children continue to grow from strength to strength. The Dima Foundation remains the only school for disabled children in Iraq and is a real source of pride for the local community in Najaf. Thanks to your many generous donations, we now have a dedicated arts and crafts classroom at the school- the children love it and have benefited greatly from the ability to have fun and get messy! With the money we have raised from regular contributions we have also been able to provide monthly health checks for the children by a school doctor. Healthcare in Iraq is variable and often too expensive for the families at our school, so the ability to provide our children with medical support is invaluable. The school year ended in June with a graduation ceremony for all the students again and this year the kids had the benefit of brand new school uniforms, courtesy of one of our very generous individual donors. Fundraising in the UK In 2013/4 the DIMA Foundation was the fortunate recipient of generous donations from The Grammar School in Leeds, The Almoltaka Association, The Wareham Tangent Club in Dorset and The Iraqi Youth Foundation of the UK. You will recall that the Iraqi Youth Foundation raised money for a fully equipped arts and crafts classroom in 2012 allowing the children to develop artistic skills and have become one of our regular contributors. Regular contributors As always we greatly appreciate all your support and would like to thank and acknowledge all
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