The first training delivered to our CSOs partners in Modules focusing on Organizational and Institutional Capacity: Fundamental Aspect of CSOs, Theory of Change, Applying the Theory of Change to CSOs Work, Civil Society Organizations and Good Governance. WRO project of Capacity Building and Political Engagement of Civil Society Organizations Engaging in Gender Equality Programming in the Kurdistan Read More
(Baghdad, 20 August 2017): Thousands of civilians are expected to flee from Telafar and surrounding communities during the Iraqi military operation to retake these areas from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). “Thousands of people are fleeing Telafar for safety,” said Lise Grande, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq. “Families are trekking for 10 Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4hv1PCQbik Full Story Helping displaced women heal in Iraq The same week that Salima Suliman Muza’a attained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, her family was forced to flee its home in Sinjar, Iraq, as ISIS was attacking the area. They left everything behind. While Salima was away at university, not living at home Read More
Project Team Leader WRO is hiring a team leader for an upcoming Child Protection (CP) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) camp-setting project. Responsibilities: Lead and supervise all team activities Oversee Case Management, PSS & Outreach Work Coordinate with service providers and local community members on site Coordinate with Project Manager Understand, develop and utilize referral pathways Read More
As a result of the recent conflict and internal displacement of hundreds of thousands to the Kurdistan region of Iraq, there is an increased risk of outbreaks of Cholera due to strains on housing, water supplies and sanitation. WRO and Harikar Organization, in partnership with UNFPA, conducted awareness-raising sessions in Shekhan Camp, Ninewa, on the causes, Read More
WRO, in partnership with UNHCR, conducted gender based violence (GBV) trainings to the community within Bajid Kandala Camp this month. These workshops aim to educate members on the roots of GBV, to help create protective and cohesive communities in which women can feel empowered. By working with the local community it is hoped that sustainable and Read More
Last month many local organizations met with WRO to discuss the fantastic opportunity of being selected to take part in our new Capacity Building program, in partnership with United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) This week the selection panel met to review the applications and determine the 10 organizations shortlisted. This two year program will help boost the Read More
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
