>> my name is mona malik with the aging society of america. i was born in baghdad. i was very young, visited iraq a couple times and plan to be there again shortly. i'm up here because i am representing someone who wasn't allowed to leave the country to be here. if you see me reading my answers i want them to be his answers and i am his voice. syrians have no right and are not in any position to dictate to the syrians living in the homeland as to what they should be doing or not doing. and we tried to work with the crisis on a humanitarian perspective, with the focus, that focus has been shifted. and refugees and turning back to the focus of education and infrastructure in the homeland. >> actually in the foundation. >> speak slower. >> actually, in that sector, the foundation is and iraq basis in iraq, including america and uk and other countries, trying to increase the offering of turk money in iraq and outside iraq to the facility. we are working in media work, depending on simple facilities, many agencies rather than official media attending international effici

my name is mona malik, i was born in baghdad, i left when i was very young, i have visited iraq a couple of times and i plan to be there very shortly. reason why i'm here today is because i'm representing someone who wasn't allow today leave the country to be here the president of the society of iraq, if you see me reading most of my answers is because i want them to be his answers and i'm representing, i am his voice and the assyrian aid society of america. as we as syrians we have no right and are not in any position to dictate to the syrians living in the homeland as to what they should be doing or not doing. we are here speaking for them in his words and answers and how we have try today work with the crisis is on a humanitarian perspective when -- assyrian aid society has focus and the focus has been shifted for the last years because the funding has to go to helping idp's and refugees and we are hoping that we return back to our focus of education and infrastructure once again to help syrian christians in the homeland. >> thanks, mona. >> i think it's working. yeah, good morning, i