| The Anwars | Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
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The Anwar family has been selected as EFI’s third partner family. Hastiar Anwar is requesting a $5,000 loan, which will allow him to add a second story to his mother-in-law’s home in Sulaymaniyah. At the moment, he and his family are renting a three-room apartment they cannot afford and are sharing a single bedroom between the four of them. Please click here for more information. |
| The Jalals | Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
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The Jalal family was EFI’s second partner family. Rebeen Jalal, his wife Banaz, and their two young sons are currently renting half of Rebeen’s mother’s home in Sulaymaniyah, a city in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. EFI was able to loan them $3,000 to help them begin construction on their new home. Please click here for more information. |
| The Mahmouds | Bestansur, Iraq |
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Extended Family International’s founder discovered the Mahmouds and their extreme need near the end of 2008. It was the critical condition of this family’s home that sparked the creation of EFI, and it is the transformation we have witnessed in the lives and spirits of these individuals that fills our hearts and keeps us moving onward. Please click here to learn more. |



