DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF FOUNDATION
7944 N MAPLE AVE STE 115, FRESNO, CA 93720 www.drfcharity.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF FOUNDATION'S (DRF) PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP A HEALTHY, EDUCATED, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. DRF FOCUSES ON FULFILLING THIS PURPOSE IN IRAQ. TO MEET ITS PURPOSE, DRF PROVIDES QUALITY EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS, OFFERS INCOME-GENERATING TRAINING FOR WIDOWS, DISTRIBUTES NOURISHING FOOD AND IN-KIND ITEMS TO UNDER-SERVED FAMILIES, SPONSORS, ORPHANS AND LESS FORTUNATE CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONSTRUCTED THE KARBALA HOSPITAL KNOWN AS IMAM AL-HUJJAH HOSPITAL IHH, A FULLY EQUIPPED AND SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, WHICH WAS COMPLETED AND HAS STARTED PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AS OF MAY 23, 2017. THE HOSPITAL WILL REACH FULL CAPACITY AFTER THREE STAGES. UPON COMPLETION, KARBALA HOSPITAL WILL BE ABLE TO MEDICALLY SERVE A POPULATION OF 3 MILLION AT AN AFFORDABLE COST AND SUPPLY BETWEEN 600 TO 900 JOBS.

The Year 2020 was by far one of the most challenging yet very inspiring year for Imam Al-Hujjah Hospital (IHH). On one front, the world witnessed a brutal pandemic. COVID-19 caused global humanitarian and financial crises in addition to healthcare predicaments that claimed many lives. However, 2020 was an inspiring year for IHH and its medical staff. By not only meeting the coronavirus challenges, IHH went above and beyond by advancing it scope of medical and surgical services as well. While receiving COVID-19 patients in the ER, the hospital still organized several workshops aiming at educating the public and raising awareness on the pandemics mechanism of infection, severity of the illness, and ways of mitigating the adverse effects of the coronavirus. The hospital hosted medical college students for training purposes as the public hospitals were reeling from the contagious aspect of the pandemic and underwent closures. IHH donated several of its diagnostic kits to the public health ministry so it could expand its PCR diagnostic tests to the general population in the province of Karbala. On the medical front, Imam Al-Hujjah Hospital reached its first milestone in 2020. IHH diagnostic laboratory was awarded the ISO certificate in clinical chemistry through ISO organizations partner, the Iraqi Accreditation System (IQAS). The second important achievement of IHH in December 2020 was the expansion of its state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit (ICU). With six fully isolated glass-walled patient rooms, fully equipped with monitoring systems, ventilators, defibrillators and other life sustaining equipment. IHH is proud of its well-trained ICU nurses that care for patients on a one-on-one basis. In addition, the surgical department hosted medical operations across multiple disciplines such as neurosurgery, spine, orthopedic surgeries, as well as ENT, cosmetic, urology, OBGYN, and general surgeries. IHH is planning to open the cardiac surgeries center and expand in its neurosurgeries by mid 2021 as the effect of pandemic slows down. During 2020 IHH provided healthcare services for more than 176000 patients. IHH has offered free and discounted medical services worth over $302K Throughout the year, IHH performed around 150 surgeries, either free of charge or at major discounts, grossing over 57 million IQD or, $47,500 US dollars. In total, IHH extended its free and discounted medical services to around 8200 patients, providing services worth over 361,500,000 IQD or $302,000 US dollars. In 2020 IHH procured $711,000 worth of essential medical equipment, ranging from diagnostic imaging equipment to surgical equipment, and devices for laparoscopy, urology, along with ENT scopes. IHH also fully furnished six rooms in its ICU units.

DRF PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR OVER 4800 ORPHANS AND THEIR FOSTER FAMILIES. SUPPORT INCLUDES FINANCIAL AID, CLOTHING, FOOD, AND IN-KIND ITEMS. DRF also provides grants to orphan schools such as Alsadiq Elementary School, Alsadiq preschool and Al-Salihat Academy.

Development and Relief Foundations Imam al-Sadiq elementary school was established in 2007, exclusively serving orphans. Over sixty teachers and administrators served an astounding four hundred fifty boys and girls for the last 14 years. Students study courses such as: math, science, history, social studies, Arabic, and English, Saturday through Thursday. What makes the Development and Relief Foundations school so special is the fact that DRF has gone beyond the required curriculum by adding computer skills and physical education courses. Al-Sadiq Elementary school has had a 100% pass rating for over eleven years and counting. In fact, the Iraqi Ministry of Education awarded Al-Sadiq Elementary school with a certificate of appreciation for providing students with a quality education and a clean, secure environment where students could excel and perform beyond expectations. Food, clothing, school supplies, and transportation are provided to all students free of charge. DRF also opened a preschool and kindergarten that exclusively caters to over 100 orphans, and has proudly started teaching these future leaders as of September 2018. Since September 2017, Al-Salihat Girls Academy teaches over 250 intelligent young women. Graduates of the school have been accepted at prestigious and advanced universities such as medical, pharmaceutical, dentistry and engineering schools.

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