) ▁is ▁a ▁non - g overn ment al , ▁non - polit ical ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁Er bil , ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁Kur dist an ▁Region ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁Mr ▁Mas r our ▁Bar z ani ▁is ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁B CF ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Found ers ▁and ▁directly ▁over se es ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁this ▁foundation . ▁ ▁The ▁B CF ▁has ▁legal ▁permission ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁char itable ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organization ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁K R G . ▁The ▁B CF ▁has ▁been ▁granted ▁a ▁Cons ult ative ▁Status ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Council ▁( E CO SO C ) ▁in ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁meeting ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Bar z ani ▁Char ity ▁Foundation ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁leader ▁Must af a ▁Bar z ani ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 7 9 ). ▁The ▁working ▁philosophy ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁statement ▁by ▁Bar z ani ▁where ▁he ▁says ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁privile ge ▁to ▁serve ▁one ' s ▁own ▁people ". ▁ ▁The ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁Kur dist an ▁Region - I ra q ▁have ▁contributed ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁B CF . ▁As ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁B CF ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0