Walking to raise

money to fund the

life-saving activities
in Iraq

South Station to Watertown on April

2nd , 2010
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 Iraq Facts and
Statistics
- QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS

•Iraqis Displaced Inside Iraq, by Iraq War, as of

May 2007 - 2,255,000

•Iraqi Refugees in Syria & Jordan - 2.1 million to

2.25 million (2009)

•Iraqi Unemployment Rate - 27 to 60%, where

curfew not in effect

•Consumer Price Inflation in 2006 - 50%

•Iraqi Children Suffering from Chronic

Malnutrition - 28% in June 2007 (Per
CNN.com, July 30, 2007)
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 Iraq Facts and
Statistics
- QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS

•Percent of professionals who have left Iraq

since 2003 - 40%

•Iraqi Physicians Before 2003 event - 34,000

•Iraqi Physicians Who Have Left Iraq Since 2005

events - 12,000

•Iraqi Physicians Murdered Since 2003 event -

2,000

•Average Daily Hours Iraqi Homes Have

Electricity - 1 to 2 hours, per Ryan Crocker, U.S.
Ambassador to Iraq (Per
Los Angeles Times, July
Taken 27,
from 2007)
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 Iraq Facts and
Statistics
- QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS

•Average Daily Hours Iraqi Homes Have Electricity -

10.9 in May 2007

•Average Daily Hours Baghdad Homes Have

Electricity - 5.6 in May 2007

•Pre-War Daily Hours Baghdad Homes Have

Electricity - 16 to 24

•Number of Iraqi Homes Connected to Sewer

Systems - 37%

•Iraqis without access to adequate water supplies -

70% (Per CNN.com, July 30, 2007)

•Water Treatment Plants Rehabilitated - 22%

Taken from www.axisoflogic.com/ as of
Walk for Ir aq
South Station to Water town

Event: Walk for charity

When: April 2nd , 2010
Objective: To raise money to fund life-saving activities in
Iraq
Distance : 14 kilometres

The goal is to get all funds raised from this event to be supplied to
the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iraq,
in helping to carry out their life-saving work throughout the country. 

The following are just a few of their many initiatives that you would
be contributing to directly by sponsoring our walk: 

-          Food distribution

-          Provision of hygiene parcels
-          Provision of household necessities
-          Providing access to clean water
-          Providing access to sanitation services
-          Provision of medical services
-          Support for hospitals
-          Providing access to life saving medical treatments
-          Re-uniting loved ones through a tracing program

Once we have a sponsor that all donations go to and to be supplied

to the ICRC, an online donation page will be created. Where you can
also give a donation. If you are overseas, you can still participate by
converting your local currency into US dollars.
Any amount you can put towards our efforts is most appreciated. It
is your support that will drive us forward!
To send a cheque or make a cash donation, please e-mail
walk4iraqboston@gmail.com