Ecumenical Charity launches humanitarian aid programme in Iraq

The Hungarian Ecumenical Charity will launch a two-year humanitarian and development programme in Iraq, the organisation announced at a press conference on Thursday.

The 500 million forint (EUR 1.6m) programme, financed by the Hungarian government

as part of its Hungary Helps scheme, was designed to set up a centre near Mosul to provide support to people returning and help them prosper in their homeland, charity head László Lehel said.

The mission will provide construction and household materials to repatriated families, contribute to rebuilding local infrastructure, support education and provide welfare services, Lehel said.

The Ecumenical Charity has been active in Iraq since 2014;

it opened a permanent representation in Erbil in 2016, which has helped refugees that were forced to leave their homes but stayed within the country.

The government decided in September to contribute 622 million forints to missions in Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and Syria.

As we wrote on September, the construction of the school in the Iraqi city of Erbil, which is being funded within the framework of the Hungary Helps programme, is progressing according to schedule.

Source: MTI