$300,000
Power Phase 2 Complete
Over a dozen villages impacted positively. Public spaces are cool, heated and off-grid.
$75,000
Cooling Phase Complete
Up to 30 schools, churches, public spaces temperature controlled.
$350,000
The Shimsha Project Complete.
Cooling Phase & Power Phase are complete. Mission achieved to Power, now Retention & Growth are more likely to be achieved.
$150,000
Power Phase 1 Complete.
Transition to backup energy after AC. ~12 public spaces given battery backup resilience.
$600
Average monthly income in rural Assyrian villages.
80+
Villages mapped without stable electricity access.
17%
Assyrian income allocated to faulty energy costs.
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Mission: To make leaving optional, not necessary.
Lighting a Path Back Home
We equip schools and homes in Northern Iraq with off-grid electricity, starting with air conditioning for children and expanding toward long-term energy resilience.
Founded by a first-generation Assyrian American, The Shimsha Project exists to preserve culture, protect life, and power peace.
Where is Assyria?
Assyria is an ancient region in the Middle East, once part of Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization.
Today, it spans parts of northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran, though most Assyrians now live in diaspora communities around the world.
Despite centuries of displacement, Assyrians remain deeply rooted in their ancestral villages, especially in northern Iraq, where The Shimsha Project focuses its efforts.
The Assyrian
Homeland
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Boots on the Ground
The Shimsha Project is teaming up with the Shlama Foundation, a respected Assyrian nonprofit, and their local solar team, Shlama Green Energy. They bring trusted experience on the ground, and we bring the tools and funding to support them.
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In 2019, before USAID was defunded, Shlama installed 30 solar water pumps and 24 streetlights in Assyrian villages — all still working today. We're proud to build on that success and bring off-grid power where it's needed most.
Our 3-Part Mission
Power.
We begin by bringing off-grid electricity to schools, homes, and community spaces. Access to power immediately improves quality of life and restores dignity in daily living.
Retain.
With better infrastructure and comfort, families have more reasons to stay in their villages. This helps slow — and eventually stop — the heartbreaking pattern of displacement.
Grow.
Stability leads to opportunity. As quality of life rises, so does the chance to rebuild Assyrian communities for generations to come.
