Location: Baghdad
Timing: 10 April – 25 May 2004
Budget: $10,140

• Beit Al Tuful Is a Home for Boys who:
  • are abandoned for economic and/or social reasons.
  • live in the street but who maintain contact with their families.
  • have run away from their families.
• This project involved repairs and improvements to the facilities of Beit Al Tuful:
  • 8 doors replaced.
  • 780 sq feet of windows replaced.
  • One new toilette and two new shower facilities installed.
  • Painting the facility indoors.
  • Installation of two outdoor drinking fountains.
  • Installation of three air-conditioning units.
  • Erecting of a wooden partition which enabled a new computer room.
• In order to maintain the improvements to the facility the following were incorporated into the project:
  • Beit Al Tuful staff were given a one day training on facility maintenance and provided with a tool kit of basic tools and supplies.
  • During the rehabilitation there were informal awareness sessions with the children on proper care and maintenance of the improved facilities.
• Quote from the project manager:
  • There has been a striking change in the behavior of the children – much calmer and serene - I presume it is not only due to the rehabilitation work, but I am sure it contributes.