Mission Statement
Streams Of Hope organization (S.O.H) seek to provide the most vulnerable IDPs with essential humanitarian aid including food, water, winter clothes, winter shoes, kerosene, health aids and small tents. Specialized teams evaluate cases offering psychological care and creating safe places to help IDPs recover psychologically, function healthily as families and re-enter normal li
fe. Our goal is to see IDPs recover fully – physically, mentally, emotionally and communally –from the ISIS Genocide and take their places as healthy, self-sustaining, contributing members of society. Mission Context
The most vulnerable people are minorities including widows and orphans ISIS Survivors men, women and children – have been impacted severely by war and regional instability that has led to the mass displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and the destruction of health, educational and community resources. Hundreds of thousands in war zones and post-war regions are now living in extremely poverty with little aid or support arriving at the ground level. The most directly affected area is Sinjar. On August 3, 2014, the so-called Islamic State "ISIS" launched its attack on the Sinjar region in Northern of Iraq, kidnapping 6,000+ women and children, killing nearly 5,000+ more than 80 mass graves have been found in Sinjar containing hundreds of Yazidi victims. Exhumation on most them has not started yet. Eighty-three mass graves have been found in Sinjar since ISIS attacked the area, in addition to tens of single graves, according to media reports. This assault led to displacement of hundreds of thousands of Yazidis. While some escaped from ISIS captivity, they suffer greatly from psychological trauma. Particularly impacted are Yazidi children who were abducted, mistreated, and taught ISIS’ ideology. SOH was founded and is operating by local Yazidi People who have lived through the Genocide and subsequent displacement. Staff have served the IDP population continuously in a variety of capacities and contexts. Specialized staffs that know best practices in IDP recovery and – being part of the community -- understand the people’s aspirations and evolving needs as they work towards long term recovery.
