Tens of thousands of Christian, Yazadi, and other minority groups have fled Iraq due to warfare and persecution over the past decade. Many have gone to the Kurdish region of Iraq and to Jordan and live in limbo, either in camps or as illegal immigrants. Some are not able go to a United Nations refugee camp for fear of persecution in the camps as well.

The Isaac Ishmael Initiative with local partners serve in refugee camps and towns and villages in Iraq to provide primary health care and education to families, most especially to women and girls. Our focus is on the most vulnerable populations.