UK Troops Help Disabled Families in Basra

UK troops working with Multi-National Forces in southern Iraq have been helping with a project that has seen 200 wheelchairs donated to needy families in Basra.

The wheelchairs were donated to Sheik Monsoor AL-Tmimi and the Mercy Foundation, a charity based in Basra which helps Iraqis injured by acts of violence in the city such as mortar attacks.

The success of the project is a result of strong support from all the organisations involved. Mr Kareen, Deputy General of the Department for Displaced and Migration, has been a key figure, playing an instrumental role in bringing about the donation of the much-needed wheelchairs.

This is the third joint project between the Mercy Foundation, the Iraqi Red Crescent, the Department for Displaced and Migration and Multi-National Forces.

(Photo: Lieutenant Chris Lipson, right of picture, with Sheik Monsoor AL-Tmimi and the donated wheelchairs [Picture: HQ MNDSE] )

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