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Project purpose:

support Christian minorities who have seen a deterioration in their living and security conditions as a result of the Iraqi conflict, the establishment of the caliphate and the phase of instability that has characterized the entire region for years.

The project takes place in the cities of Basra and Baghdad and involves three preschools accommodating 665 boys and girls.

Activities:

-Improving the skills of teaching staff in schools in Basra and Baghdad.

-Economically supporting families in hardship to ensure the right to education.

- Creation of vocational training and job placement pathways for the promotion of new income-generating professions in the field of economic development and cultural heritage protection with special attention to the inclusion of people with disabilities

- Improvement of assistance and information services for the promotion of Human Rights and the promotion of peaceful coexistence between Christian community and other religious communities 

-The activation in the territory of social services for guidance and assistance for the Christian community in Iraq, with special attention to families in distress.

-Vocational training activities in the fields of carpentry, hairdressing, tailoring and restoration of ancient manuscripts of the Christian religion. 

-The promotion of human rights in the family environment, especially for the rights of people with disabilities, institutional, through artistic expressions.

-The activation of a psychological support service for minors and their respective families who are victims of post-conflict trauma and forced migration.

The main result was to have enhanced the skills of 62 teachers, providing them with the necessary tools to stimulate and accompany children in the early years, which are crucial for physical, mental and behavioral development.