Economic Growth Iraq Project #54302

Educational centers for rural women in Iraq

by Bothoor ALkhaer organization for Relief and Development

Project Report | Oct 10, 2023
A life changed for the better

By Nafae Layth, | project manager

We were thrilled to hear this testimony from one of the women who has branched out in a new direction, using the skills she gained along the way by participating in the Bothoor Alkhaer program.

“Hello, my name is Souad, a displaced mother of 5 children, 3 girls, 2 parents. I sincerely hope that everything is fine with you, your health, your family, and your organization. I have been waiting for this moment to share with you what I am doing at this moment with everything your organization has planted in me for 13 years.” In general, I am cooperating in a project to establish a sewing workshop in a shelter in a camp for displaced people, with the aim of providing support to displaced and poor families who are fighting for a better life due to displacement and marginalization.

I will be responsible for educating and assisting these women in their emotional recovery, and I will put all the knowledge gained into practice. It was an experience full of many challenges as my flexibility allowed me to find teaching methods for this type of group of students and it reaffirmed that everything I learned was essential for me in this process and I am very grateful to you and the organization. He works very hard.

I know this story will make you very happy because indirectly your foundation is part of the fact that I can do this work to empower these women who have a very powerful reality. Yanina

Empowering economically disadvantaged women in Diyala and helping them develop leadership and initiative skills and achieve self-sufficiency is one of our goals, and we appreciate your support. It's a win/win when women can learn skills, earn income, feel productive, help others, and through all of this their communities become a better place for everyone.

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Apr 9, 2023
Improving women's access to economic opportunities

By Eanas najih | project manager

Dec 19, 2022
Gender equality and empowerment of women

By wasana Earif | project manager

SOCIAL PROTECTION TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ EMPOWERMENT

Equitable access to gender-responsive social protection has a significant impact on women’s and girls’ empowerment and opportunities, with wider positive effects for men and boys, their families and communities. Social protection systems that do not address gender inequalities risk exacerbating the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination women and girls face. We urgently need to increase our efforts to ensure social protection explicitly promotes gender equality. Failure to do so will hamper progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals – missing this vital opportunity to improve women’s and girls’ lives.

Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. There has been progress over the last decades, but the world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030.

The social and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has made the situation even bleaker. Progress in many areas, including time spent on unpaid care and domestic work, decision-making regarding sexual and reproductive health, and gender-responsive budgeting, is falling behind.

Women’s health services, already poorly funded, have faced major disruptions. Violence against women remains endemic. And despite women’s leadership in responding to COVID-19, they still trail men in securing the decision-making positions they deserve.

Commitment and bold action are needed to accelerate progress, including through the promotion of laws, policies, budgets and institutions that advance gender equality. Greater investment in gender statistics is vital, since less than half of the data required

The window of our organization is small projects for a group of women, and they were given a sewing machine with a kit to work with inside their homes to support their children, and they are a happy solution in these projects

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