America's North Shore Journal

It seems like in many developing countries, groups like orphans and the elderly are almost forgotten about and little attention is paid to them. But not in Iraq. Here, the Kurdistan regional government and the United States Corps of Engineers clearly understand the importance of helping those in need in the Erbil area. In the heart of the city stood a dilapidated orphanage built in the mid-1960s. The building was a mere structure for the orphans to call home. But in 2007, nearly 40 years after the orphanage opened, the KRG along with USACE closed down the facility, and paved way for a new center for orphans and the elderly, dubbed the Erbil orphanage & senior center. “This is a packaged project consisting of an administration building, a multipurpose center and resident … Read entire article »