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
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
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
