Background El-Sharifa Fatima Fund

Background

El-Sharifa Fatima Fund was founded by HRH Dr Princess Nisreen El-
Hashemite. Since 2007, Her Royal Highness became dedicated to
improving the lives of disadvantaged people in Iraq, and began The Fund to
deliver on that commitment.

Until 2003

The Wonders of Coffee art collection was very personal to HRH Dr Princess
Nisreen El-Hashemite. The Wonders of Coffee is a collection of coffee
paintings inspirationaly created by The Princess.

In September 2003, The Princess received a phone call from a renowned
physician in Iraq asking her to financially support underprivileged families in
Baghdad. The Princess, who was an employee of Harvard Medical School at
that time, did not have the enough fund to do so as her salary was hardly
enough to support her living in Boston.

The Princess’s mother, Her Highness El-Sharifa Fatima El-Hashemite,
suggested selling the coffee paintings and generating fund to help her
people of Iraq.

Since 2003

October: the first art exhibition for the Princess was held in Boston (MA-
USA), in December another art exhibition in New York City, and then
exhibitions followed.

The fund generated and sent to whoever is in need in Baghdad.

Since then, all proceedings of the Princess’s Coffee paintings are directed to
support her people of Iraq, and whoever is in need for help.

2006

As humanitarian situation in Iraq got worse, affecting more women, children,
and young people. The Princess decided to direct proceedings of her art
collection into educational and health programs in Iraq.

El-Sharifa Fatima Fund was launched as a program of RASIT.

The fund named after Her Highness El-Sharifa Fatima El-Hashemite, to
honor her as the idea initiator

2006 – 2008

No particular programs was initiated in Iraq due to the security situation.
However, El-Sharifa Fatima Fund supported widows and underprivileged
families in Baghdad, Basra, and Mousil cities.

2009