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Working towards Millennium Development Goals:

Al-Hakim foundation through it s various activates is sharing the global interest toward achievement the Millennium Development
Goals by the year 2015.

In order to achieve these goals Al-Hakim foundation directing all activates that preformed by the foundation towards the 8 goals that
specified by the UN.

The foundation also trying to have the best ways of cooperation with different UN agencies and with other international institutes to
work together towards achievements of MDGs.

Al-Hakim foundation is strongly believe that the MDGs are important for reducing the suffering of millions all over the world and that’s
influence the foundation to create various programs that aiming to achieve these goals.

The foundation believe that civil society institutes have very important role to play in this field, therefore the foundation always
seeking to have cooperation with other institutes inside and outside Iraq and trying to enter in partnership programs with other
organizations which allow to exchange the experience and facilities to achieve the same sharing goals that’s include the MDGs.

Summary of Al-Hakim foundation activities towards MDGs.:

1- Eradication extreme poverty and hunger:
The foundation create many programs during the last five years aiming to reach this goal
The Department of Humanitarian Relief in the foundation establish various programs to help poor families, widows, orphans and
other needy social groups in Iraq
These programs help in reducing the suffering of these needy people through providing the grants assistance for them and
providing training programs which enable them to have necessary skills make them qualified to get jobs and also the foundation
help large number of needy people to start their own business through the (micro business opportunity programs)
In addition the foundation always encourage the Iraqi governments to create jobs opportunities for unemployed and in this field the
foundation hold many conferences and do studies to provide the governments and other interested institutes with necessary data .
Following are some examples of activities preformed by Al-Hakim foundation to eradicate poverty and hunger:

Orphan sponsorship
The total number of orphans sponsored by Al-Hakim foundation nearly one hundred thousand orphans.

Relief poor families:
The foundation provide assistance through its relief programs to (1391) poor and needy families
The Foundation provides grants and financial assistance in addition to the medical assistance to these families.

Food Assistance:
The foundation distributed food assistance to (3972) family

Relief victims of sectarian displacement:
Al-Hakim foundation support 52,638 families victims of sectarian displacement
The assistance includes financial assistance and distributing essential needs like blankets, food, tints, etc...

Eid Gifts:
Al-Hakim foundation distributed clothes and school bags to the (1750) orphan children on Holiday of Al-Eid

Collective feasts:
It designed to provide feast in the month of Ramadan to the families' victims of sectarian displacement to contribution in the
alleviation of their Suffering and sympathy in their plight. Collective feasts has been established by the foundation for (500) family
and (750) orphans

Sponsorship of orphan marriage:
During 5 years, Al-Hakim foundation sponsored marriage of (4767) orphan's young couples and arrange marriage ceremonies for
them.
The foundation also provides those newly married couples by furniture, electrical and full household equipments.

Urgent financial assistance:
Al-Hakim foundation provide urgent grants help for (8919) family which are affected and their homes damaged due to violence
events took place in Iraq

Distributing of wheelchairs
Al-Hakim foundation distributed wheelchairs for more than (350) disabled people in various regions of Iraq's provinces

2- Achieve universal primary education:
To achieve this goal Al-Hakim foundation establish (Al-Emam Ali schools) which provide primary education for children in different
parts of Iraq. The foundation has 14 primary and elementary schools in provinces of Al Najaf, Babylon and Al Dewanya. Thousands
of children enrolled in these schools to obtain there essential education. All these schools are licensed by Ministry of teaching in
Iraq.   

3- Promote gender equality an empower women:
Al-Hakim foundation and through the department of women affairs is directing their activities and programs to achieve this goal

The department of women's affairs in the Al-Hakim Foundation is working hard to raise the scientific and cultural level of Iraqi
women to play an effective role in society. The foundation believes that scientific awareness and cultural values play an active role in
making woman more powerful in the face of challenges and risks.
The foundation through its programs is aiming to enable women to obtain all their rights, including the right to contribute to decision-
making and equality in law and in entering the labor market. At the same time, the foundation strives to bring the voice of Iraqi
women to all international forums and meetings.

The department of women affairs is actively working to enable the Iraqi women from playing its actual role in building Iraqi
community and play an effective role in the new Iraq.
To achieve the 3nd MDG the department of women affairs establish many programs that aiming to empower women and enable
them to gain all rights in equal manor with men. Therefore various program was establish in democracy, human rights, political
affairs, and media and education fields.

The foundations hold many conferences in the last 5 years that discus all issues related to women, in the same time the foundation
actively participate in many international conferences and meetings related to women issue such us the commission of women
statues which take place at New York in 2008.
The foundation also establishes many workshops, seminars and periodic meetings to empower the role of women in the society.
The foundation issued many releases that specialized in women issues such as Alsedigha magazine and Dhifaf magazine and
Hawaona magazine which all provide important studies and researches that discuss most of the problems that women facing and
trying to put proper solutions for these problems
In the same field Al-Hakim foundation establish many training programs in computer, sewing and other skills necessary for gaining
jobs or starting small business for women in addition to the financial supports to the widows and needy women.
In the mean while the foundation encourage the government to provide more educational programs and jobs opportunities equally
with men.
The foundation is continuing in collecting data about women’s scientific and intellectual expertise in order to foster an educational
and information project for women; and application  of this expertise in women’s training and their rapid enrollment;
Al-Hakim foundation will continue in efforts to promote the role of women and help them to play a fundamental role in society equally
with men - through providing intensive courses and seminars, and urging the Government to provide employment opportunities for
women, and provide humanitarian assistance and support women affected by wars and conflict in Iraq.

4-The foundation establish many programs and did  various activities aiming to provide essential medical care for children, women
in poor and needy families, also work with official medical authorities to distribute and provide  important vaccinations for infants and
kids.                                                                       
Through the program of (Mobile Medical Unit) the foundation provide medical help and treatment to thousands of families in distant
areas in Iraq to the poor people that cannot afford the expenses of medical care through providing medical examination by
professional medical staff and supply these people by medication that they need. This program also play important role in early
diagnosis of variety of diseases.     The out come of all these programs and activities preformed by Al-Hakim foundation is working
towards achievement of MDGs 4th,5th and 6th.                                                                                                                                       

Regarding the 8th goal the foundation always seeking in its program to have partnership with other institutes and organization to
perform variety of programs that aiming to the development in all fields which include the social and sustainable development. The
foundation participate in most meetings hold by UN to discusses the social and sustainable development at New York and
participate in the Doha meeting which took place in November 2008. Al-Hakim foundation will continue in the efforts for participating
in global partnership programs for development with various UN agencies and local and international institutes.