Reports, updates and stories from our daily work.
September 11, 2024
A little while ago we mentioned that our employees and some of our students had participated in an important workshop regarding fire protection and first aid. Today, we're happy to announce that a second workshop for our children has succe…
August 25, 2024
Seven years ago, on the 26th of August, 2017, the doors to our orphanage in Northern Iraq opened a refuge for children that had to flee from the horros of ISIS. Today, seven years later, we proudly look at our school which offers a home a…
August 18, 2024
For almost a century, specifically since October 2014, we at Our Bridge e.V. have tirelessly been standing up for the refugee children from Sinjar. These children had to flee from the horrors of the self proclaimed Islamic State and now ma…
August 14, 2024
August 3, 2024 marks the 10 year anniversary of the genocide against the Yazidi. On that day, thousands of innocent people were brutally murdered, displaced and enslaved. Entire villages were obliterated and the survivors were forced to fl…
August 03, 2024
Yesterday marked the 10 year anniversary of the genocide against the Yazidi. Our students, who live in nearby refugee camps, have never forgotten that terrible period of time. For over a century now, they have found refuge and education wi…
August 02, 2024
Today, 3 August, 2024 marks the 10 year anniversary. One century ago, the Yazidi community was shattered by a horrible crime. From the ashes of this tragedy arose our educational center; a place to bring hope and new beginnings for many ch…
July 27, 2024
As many of you know, the American University Kurdistan and CAPA in Duhok have been supporting our project for quite some time now. Last wednesday, our students of class 2 had the wonderful opportunity of visiting the university.
July 22, 2024
At our school, we want to offer not just education but also hope and joy. Last thursday, we were able to invite 80 students who got particularly good results in their exams on a field trip. We took two busses to the nearby village Bendawa …
July 17, 2024
Today, on Mandela Day, we celebrate the birthday of an unforgettable symbol of freedom and justice: Nelson Mandela. His legacy lives on and inspires us every single day.
July 14, 2024
Malak is 11 years old and lives in the nearby UN refugee camp in Khanke together with her siblings and their mother. Ever since she was young, she has had a passion for art and spends every free minute getting her creative ideas on paper. …
June 04, 2024
We carried out a special project together with our students at our school in honour of World Environment Day. Our school for refugee children in northern Iraq transformed into a place of education and action in order to celebrate and promo…
May 31, 2024
Today, on International Children's Day, we want to draw attention to the importance of education and care for refugee children. Our school offers access to education, but more importantly hope and the chance for a better future to these wo…
