A New School for Orphans

Iraqi education ministry established a new school for orphans who lost both parents through violence in Baghdad, Radio Sawa reported this morning. The radio station’s website quoted the director of the Rusafa Education Directorate saying that the idea of establishing this school came “due to the increasing number of [the orphans] because of the violence that targets civilians.”

An orphan crying at the opening of the new school. © AFP

The director added that this school, which includes 1000 female and male students, is the first of its kind to be established in the country. It aims to prevent these orphans from falling in the trap of becoming tramps.

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