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Many of them, along with their widowed mothers, face the challenge of rebuilding after experiencing loss and trauma. At our Luminous Stars Centres, we are committed to changing their futures through holistic, sustainable care.
Our Luminous Stars Centres in Iraq are designed to break this cycle of deprivation by offering sustainable, long-term support. These centres are more than just facilities—they are lifelines, transforming the lives of vulnerable orphaned children and their families. As Al-Ayn’s largest and most ambitious project to date, the Luminous Stars Centres stand as a testament to our commitment to creating lasting change.
To date, we have established 11 Luminous Stars centres across Iraq. More than just facilities, these centres offer a lifeline to orphaned children, widowed mothers, and entire families. With a focus on sustainability, we provide long-term, comprehensive care that addresses every aspect of life.
Every month, guardians of orphaned children visit our Financial Aid Halls to collect their stipends. These funds help them meet the essential needs of their children and ensure they can provide for their families. Our collection halls are thoughtfully designed to look like banks to maintain the dignity of the families collecting their aid.
Our medical centres are equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by dedicated volunteer medics, ensuring that every child and family receives the highest standard of care. These centres offer a wide range of healthcare services, from routine check-ups to emergency care, addressing both the immediate and long-term medical needs of the children under our care.
Our medical services include:
To date, over 133,000 medical cases have been treated and over 2,900 surgeries have been performed.
We register orphaned children into our psychological rehabilitation programme upon assessing their needs. We offer tailored support to help children process trauma, build resilience, and thrive. To date, over 3,700 children have successfully been registered in our programme.
Specialised play centres where children undergo psychological assessments. This space allows our staff to identify their needs, provide early interventions, and offer appropriate referrals to ensure their emotional and mental well-being.
A unique initiative, designed to provide a safe space where orphaned children visiting our Luminous Stars Centres can shop for essential clothing and footwear with the support of our staff. This initiative not only meets their basic needs but also creates an environment where children feel valued, loved, and cared for, reinforcing their sense of dignity and belonging.
Our workshops and training programmes are designed to equip orphaned youth and widowed mothers with valuable, marketable skills, empowering them to secure stable employment. To date, over 1,120 participants have successfully graduated from our vocational training workshops, gaining the tools they need to thrive independently.
Our vocational training programmes include:
Families receive extra support during various periods throughout the year. This includes Ramadan food baskets filled with essential provisions, winter aid to essential supplies, Qurbani meat parcels to ensure families can enjoy a nutritious meal during Eid, as well as Eid Clothing. Additionally, we distribute other items such as school supplies for the start of the academic year and emergency relief as needed.
We facilitate various programmes for families to attend, creating a sense of belonging. These events include celebrations for religious and cultural holidays, and recreational activities that promote social interaction.
The Luminous Stars centres provide orphaned children with a second chance at life. Each centre aims to rebuild the lives of orphaned children and youth by providing access to psychological rehabilitation and vocational training workshops to allow for orphaned youth to transition into adulthood.
We want to support them into transforming their tragic past into a bright future. We want them to find the confidence to dream big, fulfil their dreams, and inspire others to do the same. We want to see orphaned children leading future generations and representing an important fraction of their communities.
The clinics provide the following services:
Dental care, General medical care, Optometry, Ears, Nose and Throat care (otorhinolaryngology)
In addition, there is a pharmacy that offers the best medicines sourced internationally. Needless to say, all of this is offered to orphaned children and those in need free of charge.
All these departments are equipped with the latest technology and run by qualified specialists, who volunteer their time and expertise to provide care and attention to orphaned children and their families.
The Medical Centre also caters for regular patients, whose examination fees are used for the benefit of orphaned children supported by Al-Ayn.
At Al-Ayn, we strongly believe that mental health matters. That is why psychological rehabilitation has been at the forefront of our mission for years. Though over 1700 cases have already been registered, many more children are awaiting critical interventions to address their various mental health needs.
The Psychological Rehabilitation clinics at 16 Luminous Stars Centres in Baghdad, Basra, Diwaniya, Muthanna, Najaf, Karbala, Al-Hilla, Diyala and Wasit, not only improve access to vital care for orphaned children wherever they may live but also deliver essential vocational training workshops to children who are gifted outside of formal academic education, so they can find their true career path.
Our vocational training programme helps orphan children transition into adulthood and become more independent. Some of the workshops that are running today include hairdressing, mobile repairs, sewing, IT skills, catering and many more! The children are then presented with a graduation certificate before they successfully transition into employment.
To date, we have had 426 graduates!
Haider was one of the first graduates from the first Luminous Stars Centre. Similar to many orphaned children in poverty, there were very little opportunities for him to transition into adulthood.
Thankfully he was able to register to attend the barbery course taking place in Al-Ayn’s Luminous Stars Centre. He was taught the necessary skills to start working as a barber.
Haider also received training in life skills and micro finance, as well as mentorship to enable him to open up his own Barber shop. Today, Haider is an active contributor to his community.