Over the last six months, SoA has been working with the U.S. Consulate in Erbil to support the peace education and social cohesion efforts of the Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies at the University of Dohuk (UoD). To accomplish its mission, the Center...

Since ISIS took over Mosul in the summer of 2014, Spirit of America has steadily invested over $80,000 into the Peshmerga, the Kurdish military force that is fighting and stopping ISIS. Our latest contribution consisted of urgently needed Individual First Aid Kits...

Greetings, One of our main efforts at Spirit of America is helping end the barbarity and evil of ISIS. To that end, we have provided metal detectors (generously donated by Garrett Electronics), first aid equipment, and more to help Kurdish Peshmerga forces stop ISIS...

In a region stunned by violent conflict and instability, few non-governmental organizations operate like Spirit of America (SoA) does in the Middle East. Our mission is straightforward: leverage private sector funds and expertise to support the mission of U.S....

Greetings, Today we'd like to share an update about the support Spirit of America has provided to those on the frontlines in the struggle against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, in northern Iraq. For months, we have been helping make the Iraqi Kurdish...

In a corner of the world ripe with religious strife and ethnic discord, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is setting itself apart as an island of stability. The semi-autonomous region is home to peoples from a multitude of creeds and traditions, attempting to live under a...

Serendipity can be defined as the intersection of ability and opportunity. It was my time in military uniform followed by my overseas aid work that bequeathed upon me the necessary skills (ability). And it was during a chance encounter with Isaac Eagan and Matthew...

Today we would like to share two projects that, while very different, represent the unique ways the United States is countering the Islamic State and extremism through very local and personal impacts. In a complex environment like the Middle East, it is important to...

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we've been able to give 40,000 of the most vulnerable children who escaped ISIS boots to protect their feet from raw sewage and the mud, rain, and snow of winter. Still more boots are on the way. This has been an inspiring...