Emergency Fundraiser - Bajed Kandala Camp
SCOOP has launched an emergency fundraiser to help rebuild Joint Help For Kurdistan’s community centre in the Bajed Kandala Camp, which was destroyed by a devastating fire in December, 2022.
The community centre is a lifeline to thousands of Yazidi people who survived ISIS’ genocide in 2014. For eight years the centre has delivered a range of vital services and primary healthcare to 12,000 people, including a doctor’s clinic, pharmacy, lab, women’s centre, sports activities, and education for young people and adults. On the 23rd December 2022, a fire broke out and destroyed the centre’s facilities.
SCOOP has worked with JHK since 2017, which is when we delivered our first-ever art programme alongside artist Shane Sutton. This naturally developed into ‘SCOOP Ed’, which saw an expansion of the programmes we deliver to refugees living in the Bajed Kandala Camp, including art, IT, design, music, basic English and film making. Due to the structural damage to the centre, SCOOP’s daily IT classes will be put on hold until the environment is safe to use again.
Help us rebuild the community centre
Please help us get JHK’s centre back up and running again and support our emergency fundraiser. Several rooms were destroyed or severely damaged, including a huge amount of broken and burned equipment, such as:
- Doctor’s Room: ultrasound & table, plus other vital equipment
- Lab: laptop, microscope, centrifuge, CBA machine & printer, spectrophotometer, plus other equipment
- Kitchen: refrigerator, water cooler
- Other: oxygen bottles, children’s play and educational materials, stationary, tables & chairs, windows, air conditioning units.
The clinic’s electrical system was also destroyed, therefore the funds will help re-wire and implement a new system. If you would like to donate to SCOOP’s fundraiser, please make a donation using the form below.
A big thank you for your generosity and support.