Earlier this year in April, MRDS organized photography workshops in partnership with the NGO directorate in the Kurdish Region of Iraq. The workshops are an extension of arts-focused work based out of Cairo, Egypt that is a part of...
The Republic of Iraq has seen the rise of fall of successive civilizations since 6th century BC. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is known as the cradle of civilization, and it is here where writing and...
The Quintessence of Life Sometimes my daughter Emma surprises me with the videos that she likes. This week has been the movie “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. Emma happens to have autism spectrum disorder and doesn’t talk so...
A story to warm your heart… on a cold winter’s night Over this last year I’ve written several newsletters about our work in Iraq, so I had it in my heart to write about something different at year end....
Introducing ONE-SHOT
The ONE-SHOT Project non-profit initiative bringing opportunity through vocational training to children living in adverse conditions. We provide photography and multimedia training, while teaching peacemaking values to children.
ONE-SHOT has two strategies.
The first is short-term, based on workshops which supports local organizations, groups, and schools that are already working with children in adverse situations.
The second, a long-term goal, is to use these workshops to identify talented children and support them with care, education, and training so they have an opportunity to become professional visual communicators.
This is a great project we are proud to partner with in Iraq. The One Shot Project takes kids in Northern Iraq and teaches them photography. If you want to know more about this project click here.