TEDxBaghdad 2011 - Jeremy Courtney

Jeremy will take you on a journey that began with the wish of a father to save his child, and led to his mission of eradicating the backlog of Iraqi children waiting for lifesaving heart surgery. Through this journey, he will describe how living a life of preemptive love can break down the walls of division in Iraq.

In his role as Executive Director and co-Founder of the Preemptive Love Coalition, Jeremy Courtney has helped fund lifesaving heart surgeries for 180 Iraqi children. His passion and love for the people of Iraq led him to move to Sulaimaniyah with his family and he is currently leading his organization in an effort to provide training for local pediatric cardiac doctors, nurses, and medical technicians across the country. His goal is to eliminate the backlog of Iraqi children waiting in line for heart surgery.

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[TheIraqiSpirit]

Very inspirational...

[alkafage99]

u r a great man Jeremy ...

[AhmedHasan1984]

We need more people like Jeremy in the world

[Lithiumgtr]

I hope that Iraqis think the same way this man thinks,, the walls created 100 years ago must be destroyed first before start rebuilding Iraq>>

[PreemptiveL0ve]

Thanks for posting this! It was an honor to have had Jeremy participate in your extraordinary event!

[DelonaVideo]

You Are Great Man... god bless all of you...

[Nawartamawi]

nice talk ... keep  the good work up !