The current ISIS onslaught has aggravated humanitairan crisis
in Iraq and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder of International Association
For Human Values & The Art of Living, has
taken it upon him to come the rescue of the distressed Iraqis,
especially the Yazidi community.
Yazidis are an ancient community on the verge of extinction. Over the
last few decades, this community of over 23 million people have been
reduced to a mere million. Thousands stranded at Mt.Sinjar relief camps,
deprived of basic amenities like food, water, medication, clothes and
more cry for help and rescue!
The Art of Living in partnership with the International Association of
Human Values has been working tirelessly in reaching out to these
wounded souls. So far 2700 Iraqi families from 5 camps have received
relief items from our volunteers in Iraq. The Art of Living and IAHV,
along with local NGOs in Iraq have collected 110 tonnes of food and
supplies in Iraq. 40 tonnes of food, water, tents, and warm winter
clothing and blankets have been already air dropped by the Iraqi army in
the past few days and it is continuing.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar had earlier called on Governments of Europe,
America and India to save the thousands of Yazidis trapped in the Sinjar
Mountains In Iraq. Terming it as one of the worst genocides of the 21st
century, the humanitarian leader had urged people to come forward to
help the people of the strife-torn land in any way they could.
Sri Sri will be visiting Erbil, Iraq as a keynote speaker for the IAHV
Peace Conference and is also due to visiting relief camps at Mt.Sinjar
on the 19th/20th November 2014.
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