ICF 2026 GLOBAL "IN THEIR SHOES 5K" Run/Walk to Benefit Orphans & Vulnerable Children

Join us August 29 at 8 AM for our 14th annual 5K run/walk to benefit Iraqi orphans and vulnerable children! Participate in-person at beautiful Burke Lake Park in Fairfax, VA or join us virtually from ANYWHERE in the world.  Come for the run/walk.  Stay for the after-party with snacks, music, and other activities.  Check-in starts at 8am.  No race day registrations.  

Together, we can do more than we can alone!  Organize your own 5K team or start a fundraiser for Iraqi children.  Awards go to the largest 5K team and the biggest fundraiser.  The run/walk is on, rain or shine unless there is dangerous weather.  No refunds.

The Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) intervenes in the lives of Iraqi kids who are vulnerable to abuse, neglect, and recruitment by criminals, traffickers, and extremists. Across Iraq - from Baghdad to Mosul and Fallujah - ICF provides loving care to orphans and vulnerable children through education, legal protection, nutrition, rescue from the streets and child labor, medical and disability care, and fun!  ICF is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian US based, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charity (26-1394773). Learn more about us here.

The Iraqi Children Foundation is honored to announce the following Honorary Co-Chairs for the 2026 "In Their Shoes" 5K:

• General David Petraeus – Retired U.S. Army General

• Ambassador Stuart Jones – Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and President, Middle East Institute

• Ambassador Douglas Silliman – Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and President, Arab Gulf States Institute

• Bob Woodruff – Award-Winning ABC News Correspondent

• Dr. Jeremy Kohomban – President & CEO, The Children's Village

• Ian McDuffie – U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and Senior Manager, Amazon Global Military Affairs

• Dr. Kyleanne Hunter – CEO, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)

• Sura Khudairi – Managing Director, Al Nadir Trading Co. and First Iraqi Woman to Complete All Six World Marathon Majors

• Zenovia Jafar – Miss Arab USA 2024 and ICF Global Ambassador

• Andy Shallal – Artist, Restaurateur, and Founder & CEO of Busboys and Poets

• Steve Miska (Ret.) – Retired U.S. Army Colonel, Author, and Founder of Baghdad Underground Railroad

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