Kazin, who had once been a prominent tailor in Iraq, suffered as a political prisoner during the Saddam years. He fled with his family to Damascus, Syria where he earns a living by sewing women’s head coverings. “I want to return to Karbala,” says Kazin, “but I know that my shop was taken.” IOCC’s $1.98 million program for Iraqi refugees is helping thousands of people like Kazin with emergency supplies, school tuition, and vocational training.
Amal Morcos/IOCC-ACT International