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
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
