ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Rudaw’s Ramadan Berpirsyar program concluded with 16 families housed, nearly $110,000 donated, and cases highlighting urgent humanitarian needs across the Kurdistan Region.
A woman from Erbil who benefited from the program told Rudaw, “Only if I become an owner of my house, I don’t mind even if I die afterwards.”
She was among 16 families across the Region who received keys to a home through the initiative, a community-driven charity effort that concluded during the holy month after distributing more than $152,000 to vulnerable families.
The program, hosted by Rudaw’s Shahyan Tahseen and aired during Ramadan in February and March, documented the stories of individuals and families facing hardship, including lack of income, chronic illness, displacement, and unstable or absent shelter. Cases were matched with donors, with contributions tracked and reported in a final transparency report.
Beneficiaries included individuals requiring urgent medical treatment, widows and orphaned children without a breadwinner, displaced families, and households lacking stable shelter or basic furnishings. Many cases involved multiple hardships at once, such as illness, young children, no income, and unpaid rent.