Shlama was created to connect the Assyrian Chaldean Syriac diaspora to our people in the homeland so that they can live quality lives and prosper. #GiveShlama
Shoutout to our 3 amazing solar engineers! Amanda, Adera, and Rami led the design/installation of our latest solar energy project in Baghdeda, which provides electricity for 365 students. They make up the Shlama Green Energy & have implemented countless solar projects since 2020
70 solar panels have arrived! โ Shlama from Baghdeda, where we installed a 40-kilowatt solar energy system that will provide reliable electricity and power proper heating/cooling in 13 classrooms. Thank you to @StandWIraqiXns, @AmericanFRRME, @assyrianaid and @WeareDTI ๐ฅฐ
Open for business! Congrats to Lilian & Emilia on opening their gifts/home dรฉcor shop in Batnaya! ๐คฉ This project is a two-phase, $40k investment that brought back a building that had sat destroyed for 10 years due to ISIS. Thank you @OeuvredOrient and @auvergnerhalpes ๐ซ๐ท๐
2/2 As part of our business support project, Shragha now has a sustainable source of income that will help it continue serving its people. A big thanks to @OeuvredOrient & @auvergnerhalpes for helping us equip 8 small businesses with everything they need w/ 50 months no rent๐
1/2 Congratulations to our friends at the Shragha Volunteer Team on opening their chairs and tables rental business! Shragha is a group of young people who have returned to their beloved village of Batnaya and are working to improve their community through various activities.
Congratulations to Bushra on opening her new tailoring shop in Batnaya! With complete support from @OeuvredOrient and @auvergnerhalpes, we were able to help Bushran strengthen her livelihood. We're rebuilding Batnaya one day at a time! โ Thank you from the homeland!๐
In 2021, we installed 104 solar-energy streetlights in Tesqopa, Ainbaqre, Bandwaya, Garmawa, and Karanjok. 5 years have passed - 95% still work, giving tremendous benefits for residents! Thousands of dollars have been saved, as normal streetlights only last 1-2 years in Iraq
For the first time in the 22-year history of Ashurbanipal and Mar Afram Syriac Schools in Baghdeda, students will have proper heating and cooling in classrooms! As part of our ongoing solar energy project, we're now installing 13 heating/cooling units powered entirely by โ๏ธ
Greetings from the town of Sarsing, where we've improved the learning environment with 65 modern desks/chairs and other materials! Thanks to @Rotary, we made the 9 classrooms more comfortable for the students at the Kha b'Nisan Syriac Primary School. Thank you from the homeland!
Greetings from the town of Sarsing, where we've improved the learning environment with 65 modern desks/chairs and other materials! Thanks to @Rotary, we made the 9 classrooms more comfortable for the students at the Kha b'Nisan Syriac Primary School. Thank you from the homeland!
We're in the town of Sarsing, about an hour's drive north of Duhok. We're assessing the Kha b'Nisan School, where students are using old, outdated desks/chairs. Thanks to @Rotary Los Altos CA, we'll soon be providing 65 new, modern desks and chairs, along w/ supporting materials
Weโre continuing to bring life back to Batnaya! Congrats to Marina on opening her new accessories shop. With support from @OeuvredOrient and @auvergnerhalpes, weโre helping equip 8 small businesses. Beneficiaries also receive 50 months rent-free to help them grow &succeed.
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the team at EPIC Music and to all of the individual donors and sponsors who made the 2026 Sunset Social such a success! Together, you raised $2,101 in support of Bakhetme Primary School. Basma giyanokhn! ๐
Itโs been 10 years since ISIS was kicked out of Batnaya, but there is still so much more work. Please help us bring back as much of it as possible. [email protected]
Congratulations to Lorans on opening his real estate office in Batnaya! After being destroyed during the ISIS occupation, these offices were fully rehabilitated. With support from @OeuvredOrient and @auvergnerhalpes , 8 small businesses are reopening.
Weโre investing $35,000 in solar energy for Ashurbanipal Primary & Mar Afram Secondary Schools, bringing reliable electricity and heating/cooling to 365 students for the first time ever. Step 1 is underway: building the iron bases! Thank you to @StandWIraqiXns@AmericanFRRME
Weโd like to give a big shoutout to CASA MSU, including its board and all of its incredible members. Weโre also deeply grateful to the amazing sponsors who helped make the 2026 CASA Hafla such a success. Thank you ๐