At ARD, we continue to be committed to achieving our goals and celebrate the progress that has been made while adapting and adjusting our programs to respond to current realities.

Constructive approach

Ashor works to seek a constructive approach by looking to the conflict as an opportunity for change to maintain a good understanding and long-term relations among the individuals ,communities and the institutional structures.
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Cooperation & respect

Spreading a culture of cooperation and values-respect among multiple stakeholders including the local communities, governmental structures, international relief, and development agencies through reflecting the local community needs ‘key actor to access the local community’.
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Climate Change

Assess ,analyze and seeks for adaptive, local and need-based solutions for current international environmental challenges due to Climate Change.
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Empowering

Empowering the most marginalized groups such as youth, women ,minorities people with disabilities and other socially marginalized groups
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Economic

Respond the economic needs through sustainable, adaptable, realistic, and simple solutions.
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Violent Extremism

Deconstruct ,mitigate and prevent Violent Extremism thoughts, ideologies, and actions through a well-studied ,closely examined, and experimented methodologies
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Justice and rights

Advocate for justice and rights of people by the democratic ways .
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Trauma sensitive

Ensure human rights and trauma sensitive concepts in the whole intervention cycle.
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Latest Media

Through dialogue, we live together and achieve peace together! The ARD organized a consultative dialogue session in Nineveh Governorate as part of the "Returning with Hope" project Supported by GCERF, and funded by USAID. The session witnessed active participation from prominent community figures, decision-makers, government representatives, leaders of volunteer initiatives, and a number of returnees to their areas from displacement camps in Nineveh. …

Sports represent a vital space for countering and addressing violent extremism, as providing a suitable sports environment for communities helps channel their energies toward positive investments that enhance social cohesion and sustainable development!  In this context, the with Hebaa Foundation for Sustainable Development, in partnership with the ARD organized the opening ceremony of the indoor sports hall in Diyala Governorate, following its full rehabilitation under the "Tazeez" project funded by the GCERF. …

With Responsibility and Hope... A Dialogue Session Shaping the Features of the Future!  The ARD organized a consultative dialogue session as part of the "Returning with Hope" project Supported by GCERF, and funded by USAID …

The ARD organized a series of vocational and entrepreneurial training programs as part of the "Tazeez" project in Nineveh Governorate. The initiative was implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs – Vocational Training Department, and funded by the GCERF. These training sessions covered vehicle maintenance, solar panel maintenance, professional photography and video editing, employment skills, and business project management.A total of 90 trainees from diverse communities across Nineveh, including Bashiqa, Rashidiya, and Mosul city center, participated in the program. Both genders were represented, and the training took place over a 10-day period at the Vocational Training Directorate in Mosul. At the end of the program, participants will receive certificates of appreciation from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs – Vocational Training Department.The primary goal of the training sessions is to empower the youth in Nineveh by equipping them with …