UPDATE ON OUR WINTER APPEAL February 19, 2018 by Kim This year’s winter campaign focused on the suffering of victims the recent earthquake in Kermanshah. We were deeply moved by the amazing generosity of our supporters. Here is a round up of the fundraising activities and how the substantial amount of money raised so quickly, will be used to help some of those affected by […]
ZAHRA RUNS AGAIN FOR OMID February 15, 2018 by Kim Ultra-marathon runner Zahra Ashrafi (above) is running again to raise funds for OMID in the Antelope Canyon 100 Mile Race and also The North Face Endurance Challenge. She is running to raise funds for OMID’s sports actvities. All sums raised will be used for funding the mountain climbing and running program at OMID (operating costs, […]
DBT FINAL STAGE TRAINING REPORT February 7, 2018 by admin In December 2017, after months of training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, as well as hours of hands-on work at the center in Tehran, the OMID team embarked on it’s last phase of training in this discipline. The OMID team of psychologists, social workers, Management and education department went to Dubai to attend a one-day assessment […]
PEER EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORT February 7, 2018 by admin OMID has just completed a new phase of our Peer Education and Leadership training program. At the end of a six month period, it was planned that eight of the participants in this new program, also known a Simorgh, were to be selected, based on their performance through the program, in order to be allocated […]
RECAP: STRINGS OF HOPE EVENT IN SAN DIEGO February 7, 2018 by admin The Strings of Hope Persian-Indian fusion music concert supported both the OMID Foundation and International Association of Human Values (IAHV) in San Diego, CA took place on the evening of January 20, 2018. IAHV.org provides trauma relief and non-violent empowerment programs for refugee children in Jordan and Syria. The concert, held at the Art of […]
Zainab and Ava’s Post Surgery Progress Update February 1, 2018 by admin Last Nowruz we were successful in raising sufficient funds to help two young women, Zainab and Ava, get the plastic surgery they urgently needed after horrific attacks. Thanks to your generosity and following successful surgeries both are now recovering, re-building their self confidence and doing well in their studies at OMID. Zainab was the victim […]