JumpStart International

JumpStart International has started its first project in Iraq, under which it will clean the Ministry of Electricity's Moustanzeria Warehouses.

The organization met on Tuesday with the general director of the Ministry for Electricity in Baghdad and toured the six warehouses which had been looted and burned after the American takeover of Baghdad. The Baghdad official said the project was of the highest priority and asked for our assistance. The six warehouses are needed to store and protect large incoming shipments of international aid supplies for Iraq's electrical infrastructure.

On Wednesday the initial funds were disbursed, on Thursday the hand tools and supplies were purchased, and on Saturday 30 workers, three supervisors, and two overseeing engineers from Zozik, JumpStart's subcontracting partner, were there to begin the initial rubble and rubbish removal. At the end of the first day, dozens of tons of material had been removed from the structures, including some metalwork and shelving units that will able to be re-used after cleaning and repainting.