This month saw great successes for our Child Protection partnership projects with UNICEF in retaken areas of Ninewa. In the area of Deril, Mosul district, our services have been providing children with the opportunity of making their own handicrafts such as jewelry and paintings. We were so impressed by the results produced by the children over Read More
WRO's mobile team, in partnership with UNICEF, held two awareness-raising sessions in the area of Kes-Khrab, to inform the community on the harmful effects of child labour. Child labour often means that education opportunities are often neglected, hindering these children from obtaining the same chances and prospects in the future as their peers. These awareness sessions Read More
In April this year we distributed core relief kits to residents of Khazer and Hasansham Camps. These kits consisted of clothes, shoes, blankets, mattresses and other dignity and hygiene items. Over the period of March and April WRO has provided these kits for 10,019 residents of these camps. Thanks to our generous donors, LWF, and the Read More
Misa came with her family from Mosul when she was in grade 12. Her dream was to study medicine but because of the bad situation she couldn’t achieve the high marks she needed, so she stayed at home. To add to this her ID was lost during displacement. When WRO's Jian Center opened near her house, she came Read More
'Finally, my dream come true" Zaineb, a young Syrian refugee, worked in a salon in Ainkawa before coming to the Jian center, but because of her lack of experience she couldn’t continue with her job. When she came to WRO's Jian center in Baharka she was desperate with no job and no support. She participated in a Read More
Amal, 25, a divorced Syrian refugee whom had been physically assaulted by her husband and denied resources to live from his parents. When she came to WRO's Jian center in Baharka, she was suffering from physical and mental assault. The social worker talked with her many times and Amal felt so comfortable that she started coming to the Read More
“Now I’m an independent woman and proud of myself. Thank you WRO for helping me improve my life” Nour, a refugee from Syria Baharka District, Erbil Governorate Nour had no money, no job and was in a very bad psychological state when she came to WRO’s center in Baharka. She was desperate and couldn’t work because Read More
Women Rehabilitation Organization has launched the new project "Capacity building and political engagement of civil society organizations engaging in gender equality programming in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq", funded by The United Nations Democracy Fund WRO is pleased to announce the launch of its 2 year program in partnership with the United Nations Democracy Fund, Read More
Women Rehabilitation Organization in coordination with Harikar Organization held an awareness session about the Early Marriage and Women's role in the International Women's Day in Bajid Kandala Camp with the presence of the Camp Manager and some representatives from Asaysh, Police and organizations. At the end celebration , balloons were raised to hold the people 's Read More
Shamee, 20 from Shingal, has been married to a man for six years who cannot have children due to a disability. During her upbringing, poverty and financially difficult situations did not allow Shamee to finish her studies and she left school after the 6th grade. She grew up with a large family, five sisters and four brothers. Read More
