Project Idea

Provide safe and dignified housing for poor families who have no adequate shelter, easing hardship and ensuring minimum safety, stability, and decent living conditions.

Project Justification

1. Many homes of poor families are severely deteriorated and cannot be repaired or restored, and families cannot rebuild due to poverty.
2. Many families live in rental houses that are not suitable for safe living.
3. Limited financial allocations from governmental entities for these families.

Project Objectives

1. Build a house for a poor family in Salah al-Din Governorate.
2. Contribute to creating a healthy and safe environment for the family.

Beneficiaries

Direct beneficiaries: Orphan and poor families who own houses that require complete rebuilding.

Indirect beneficiaries:

• The local community in general.
• Workers in construction and building trades.

Project Location

• Governorate: Salah al-Din
• District/Subdistrict: Al-Duluiya / Al-Baij (Subdistrict)

Salah al-Din Governorate is located in central Iraq, north of Baghdad. Its center is Tikrit, and major cities include Samarra and Balad. The governorate area is about 23,398 km² (around 5.6% of Iraq). Population is approximately 1,595,235, with a rural share close to 55%.

General Eligibility Criteria

• The family must reside within the targeted geographic area.
• The family must be classified as poor and in need of assistance.
• The family currently lives in an unsafe/unfit house that cannot be maintained, or lives in rented housing and is unable to pay rent while owning land.
• The house or land must be fully owned by the family.
• Total land area for the house should not exceed 250 m².

Expected Results

• A poor family obtains safe housing suitable for a dignified life.
• Documented success stories.