El-Sharifa Fatima Fund
RASIT
Royal Academy of Science International Trust
helping change
Iraqi women & children lives
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.  

  • 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
  • With the improvement of the security situation, programs started in Iraq.
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