WRO is very excited and pleased to announce the opening of our new Women's Center in Koya, in cooperation with WV and UNHCR. The center will provide much needed assistance to the IDPs, refugees and local community women and girls through protection and livelihoods support through psychosocial counseling, vocational training, legal service referrals, and facilitation of Read More
WRO's Executive Director, Ms. Jihan Mustafa Ibrahim and the WRO Staff meet with Mr.Holger Tillmann and Mr. Aras Kareem from the Federal Republic of Germany Consulate to discuss the progress on their shared Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) campaign which works to educate the community on the harms of this practice and end this violence against young Read More
Miss Jihan Mustafa from WRO, Nabeela Sweisat from UNHCR and Chris Loan from the Humanitarian Assistance Department of the Canadian Government visited Kasnazan's Community Protection Council to discuss the current situation and council's objectives and needs.
WRO staff, along with Nabeela Sweisat from UNHCR and Kathryn Hampton from World Vision visited an IDP community in Koya to see the living condition and needs of the families.
WRO's Jian Center in Koya,which provides psycho-social support, legal referral services, vocational trainings and works to establish a community based committee for the IDPs, refugees, and local members, was visited by Ms. Nabeela Sweisat from UNHCR and Kathryn Hampton from World Vision. Both organizations were very pleased with the motivated working staff and the center itself.
WRO meets with Godfried Wessels, the first secretary of the political affairs section of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to discuss coordination between the local NGOs and Governments and the situation of IDPs and Refugees.
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
Timeline: April 1, 2011 – April 31, 2011 Project Objective: To raise women’s awareness of the legal, health and religious implications of Female Genital Mutilation and work towards to eradication of its practice. Project Description: Provided local women with information and resources on the legal, health and religious aspects of FGM. Project Outcomes: 1,200 women in Read More
