May 04, 2026
Insect Hotels for Our Schoolyard
Summer is approaching and temperatures are rising. It is about time to whip our schoolyard into shape
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Reports, updates and stories from our daily work.
March 29, 2026
Our Team Workshops for a Better Education
Good education does not develop randomly it is the result of dedication, reflection and continuous growth. This is why our team workshops are a vital part of our everyday life at school.
March 10, 2026
Our Doors Stay Open
Despite current events, our doors will remain opened. Regular schools here in Iraq have been closed down until March 23, 2024. For many children, this means: No classes, no daily routine, even more uncertainty. Our students live in refugee…
March 07, 2026
A Day for our Heroines
We celebrated a very special day at our school today: International Women's Day. On not just this day, we want to celebrate the incredible strength, courage and lust for life of our women, specifically of the 30 widows that had to flee fro…
February 12, 2026
Festival of Joy - Our Special Carnival
Yesterday, we celebrated carnival with our students in our own way. We deliberately named it 'Festival of Joy'.
February 10, 2026
Visitors from the German School Erbil
Last week, we were able to welcome high school students as well as their teachers from the German School Erbil at our school. They had begun collecting donations in kind towards the end of last year and wanted to hand them out to our stude…
February 07, 2026
A Breath of Fresh Air in Our Classrooms
A lot of things were happening over the last couple of days. We tidied up and thoroughly cleaned our classrooms and the walls got a new coat of paint. With a lot of motivation, teamspirit and joy, even the children helped energetically. A …
January 04, 2026
Happy New Year!
From the bottom of our hearts, we'd like to wish all of you a healthy, happy and blessed new year.
December 31, 2025
New Year's at Our Bridge
We said goodbye to the previous year together with our children in a very special way. We had laughter, games and celebration at Our Bridge with many different game stations that provided joy, excercise and community.
December 29, 2025
A Moment of Warmth: Christmas Baking
This week, the Bundeswehr visited us yet again for some Christmas baking and made Christmas biscuits together with our children. Between diligent kneading, rolling out, cutting out and laughter, there was joy all around.
December 23, 2025
New Steps into the Future
This week, we were able to be part of a very special moment for our children: All of our 450 children received new, sturdy shoes For many of them, these things are not a matter of course. Their joy just got bigger as soon as they got to tr…
December 15, 2025
Christmas Packages for our Widows
30 widows are currently taking part in our daily knitting and sewing classes at our school. We accompany and support them continuosly: Our goal is to strenghten their independence, confidence and prospects.