The Students of Dar Al-Amal

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The Gulf Region Division is headquarters for three districts, Gulf Region South, Central and North. When I was in Iraq the first time (November 2004 - March 2005), I was the Public Affairs Officer for the district in the north.

One thing about being at the Division level is there are less opportunities to travel, which my husband and family probably don't mind in the slightest. The least amount of traveling I do the better. But that means I have to live vicariously through others.

In January employees from the Gulf Region South district took some toys and soccer balls to students attending Dar Al-Amal, a hearing-impaired school in Basra.

The school’s headmaster, Wafaa Mohammed, said, “Today is very special for them. The kids are very happy to see you. We get very few such visits and your kind gesture means a lot to them. It tells them they are important and people really care.”

The 28-year-old facility has eight classrooms where 25 teachers instruct 130 hearing-impaired students. I thought you would enjoy learning about this school and seeing pictures of the kids enjoying their gifts.

































































Comments

  1. Thomas DalrympleFebruary 5, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    You are correct honey, I do appreciate that you are not traveling as often. ;-)

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  2. debwonderFebruary 6, 2009 at 8:10 AM

    wonderful pictures! think of of you often!

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