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    Preventing Violent Extremism through Education (PVE-E) in Southern Iraq Location : Basra Governorate

    • July 2023 - February 2024
    • Basra Governorate
    • ZOA International / GIZ

    Conditions for future PVE through education programming for youth ages 7-18 are established in Basra

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    Supporting the stability in Hawija through Preventing Violent Extremism-Media

    • July 2023 - December 2023
    • Kirkuk Governorate
    • IOM

    Assess, Address and strength the peaceful media and narrative speech for youth community in Hawija .

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    Socio-Economic and Community Resilience for the Prevention of Violence Extremism in Ninewa

    • June 2023 - November 2023
    • Ninewa Governorate
    • World Vision / UNDP

    Establishing income adequacy, and income security through delivering vocational training and contributing in the resilience increasing access to a peaceful community

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    Project Environmental Capacity Development through Education in Dhi-Qar Governorate

    • March 2023 – April 2023
    • Dhi-Qar Governorate
    • Ashor internal/Core funding

    Ashor staff and volunteer team worked on the climate change intervention by Increasing students' and teachers' knowledge and improving their preparedness for climate change risks

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    Socio-Economic and Community Resilience for the Prevention of Violence Extremism in Ninewa

    • November 2022 - May 2023
    • Ninewa Governorate
    • World Vision / UNDP

    Establishing income adequacy, and income security through delivering vocational training and contributing in the resilience increasing access to a peaceful community

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    Improving Prospects for Peace and Stability in West Mosul

    • October 2022 – March 2023
    • Ninewa Governorate
    • IOM

    Strengthen youth and women’s resilience to online propaganda of violent extremist views in West Mosul by build the capacity knowledge and ability of youth and women audiences to recognize and critically assess online extremist content and propaganda is strengthened.

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    Organization and delivery of vocational training in civil works for unemployed people

    • May 2022 – November 2022
    • Ninewa Governorate
    • Aid Gate Organization

    Identify the fresh graduated and unemployed people in and implement small business development and vocational trainings for them to start the project and encouraging them to create their livelihoods .

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    Improve Community Resilience to Prevent Violent Extremism Location : Anbar and Salah Al-Din Governorates

    • November 2021 – June 2022
    • Anbar and Salah Al-Din Governorates
    • UPP – UNDP – GIZ

    Capacity building of local officials, community leaders, civil society, and peace actors developed to prevent violent extremism through law enforcement, education, and community awareness and stablish knowledge-sharing mechanisms .

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    Social Cohesion and Women’s Economic Empowerment

    • October 2021 – May 2022
    • Kirkuk and Anbar Governorates
    • Al-Ghad League for Woman and Child Care

    Strengthening social cohesion of Target areas and Women’s Economic Empowerment through delivering vocational trainings and Support Intra& inter-community-based organizations on conflict resolution strategies through training, and dialogues.

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    Improving child protection environment for conflict affected Location : Ninewa Governorate

    • January 2021 – December 2021
    • Ninewa Governorate
    • Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation

    Supporting the children and in needs and rehabilitate them through PSS, case management , PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome ) and expressive art therapy activities.

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    Integrated protection and education assistance to vulnerable families

    • March 2021 – October 2021
    • Salah Al-Din Governorate
    • Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation

    To improve the protection, well-being and resilience of vulnerable children and adolescents within their community and enhance access to education opportunities for vulnerable children and adolescents .

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    Building Resilience for children and their families

    • January 2021 – August 2021
    • Diyala Governorate
    • SIR BOBBY CHARLTON Foundation

    Improve the well-being of children affected by conflict and the COVID-19 context through provision of child protection services , GBV and legal support of them .

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    Ensuring Child Protection services to vulnerable children returnees and out-of-camp IDPs

    • February 2020 – July 2020
    • Kirkuk Governorate
    • Al-Ghad League for Woman & Child Care

    The project aims to aid the vulnerable (IDPs and returnees) in Ninewa with legal facilitation and civil documents. As well as conducting PSS for the children in the schools.

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    Provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Support to Out of Camp Affected Populations

    • December 2019 – May 2020
    • Diyala and Anbar Governorates
    • International Humanitarian Relief

    Improving the environment of living and delivering the basic services including water trucking ,Solid waste management ,HP ,..etc

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    Building Resilience for children and their families in Kirkuk Governorate.

    • November 2019 – Febuary 2020
    • Kirkuk Governorate
    • Al-Ghad League for Woman and Child Care

    Resilience Building and PSS, life-skills, emergency case management support, community awareness campaigns in Iraq.

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    Improving the psychosocial and livelihood conditions of Vulnerable females affected by the conflict

    • August 2019 – December 2019
    • Diyala and Anbar Governorate
    • International Humanitarian Relief

    Support the vulnerable people out camp and implement small business development training for them and provide them with grants to start the project and encourage their return.

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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 …