On 1 February, the journalist Saeed Yerevan, based in Washington, has launched crowdfunding site IndieGoGo, a campaign to help the family of Hujam Surchi, a Kurdish peshmerga décapitté by ISIS on 25 January.

The request is unusual for a journalist. But he said, “When the forces of darkness as the Islamic State threatens all of us, it makes us accountable to each other and call us to be grateful for those who protect us by their heroic actions. ” (article HERE)

The reason that pushed Saeed Yerevan to engage in this fundraising campaign, due to the situation of the family of Hujam Surchi. A family living below the poverty line, consisting of his wife and 10 children.

The journalist in his message ensures that every penny will go to the soldier’s family, in coordination with the Representation of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Washington DC. It also understand that the question of trust vis-à-vis itself, but relies on the public understanding since it is known – (see his blog here) . Besides, if you had to persuade, Aram Hamparian Suren, Executive Director of the ANCA Washington knows him and relayed the call itself Yerevan Saeed.

IndieGoGo visit HERE . The latter presents the collection of funds in dollars, which poses no problem. The amount will be debited from the bank in Euros.