Last month UN leaders expressed their support for the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to advance global well being for all. WRO is proud to be advancing its work on the ground towards Goal #5 Achieving Gender Equality and Empower all Women and Girls. We thank all of our Partners, Donors and Supporters for allowing us to Read More
WROs team in Koya has designed a campaign for engaging the community in Koya in Erbil Governorate which includes distributing a request for nominees for its Community Based Protection Committee (CBPC). The volunteer committee with act as a link between the community and local govn't and security officials in order to increase transparency and accountability by Read More
This week WRO’s Jian Center for Internally Displaced Women and Girls in Sharia Camp facilitated workshops that brought awareness to young girls and their parents of the risks of early marriage. The workshop for parents focused on why early marriage is a harmful tradition that is wrongly considered a practice that will protect their daughters from Read More
WROs amazing team in Koya joined the event marking the 1 year anniversary of the brutal attack on the Yizidis in the Sinjar Mountain by ISIS. Thousands lost family members in the attack and were left with nothing, severely traumatized physically and psychologically. The staff met with the families, discussing their situations and offering them support Read More
WROs Physician, Social Worker, and Case Manager conduct Gender Based Violence (GBV) Awareness Raising Workshops throughout Erbil. The sessions focused on identification and prevention of GBV such as early and forced marriage, domestic violence, harassment, women's rights under the Iraqi Family Law and the KRG Anti-Domestic Violence Law, and how they can get support though WRO. Read More
WROs dedicated and compassionate Mobile Team conducts family visits in Sharia camp to Yazidi IDPs to asses their needs and inform them of legal, vocational training, psychosocial support services available to them through WROs women center in the camp. In partnership with UNHCR.
Through its project partnered with WVI and UNHCR in Koya, WRO is working to establish a Community Based Protection Committee (CBPC) represented by members from the refugee, IDP and the host community and empower them to provide GBV protection support to the community through social cohesion. WRO in cooperation with WV held meetings with the Mayor Read More
WRO conducted a training workshop in Gangan City for our "Providing Legal, Health, and Social Services to Battered Women Project" funded by the Canadian Government. The workshop included training on mental health and psychosocial support, gender based violence GBV awareness, project overview and strategy assessment, etc, and was conducted by WROs program manager , project coordinator, Read More
We are pleased to share our psychosocial support for Internally Displaced women and girls in Sharia camp project in cooperation with our partner UNHCR. Through UNHCRs support we are able to provide vitally needed services though our Women Center to women and girls. The services and activities include a community mobilization team to reach the camp Read More
WRO's work continues by providing psychological support, vocational training programs, and referral services through our centers in Baharke and Sheikhan gives a glimmer of hope for the internally displaced females by supporting them in the re-creation of a new healthy life far away from what they have faced during the unspeakable difficulties of this devastating crisis. Read More
