Success Stories » February 2012
Vocational Training Program Yields Early Results for Baghdad’s Displaced
With the preponderance of Iraq’s internally displaced persons (IDPs) living within the capital city, giving them a voice is critical to ensuring stability. A recently launched vocational training program is showing how this vulnerable population can help create new opportunities while building bridges between government and local communities. An outgrowth of... more
Filed Under: Civil Society, Economic Growth, Education, Jobs, Women & Gender, Middle East & North Africa, Iraq
Providing In-Kind Gifts to Children with Hearing Disabilities
The Chervonopartizanskiy orphanage for children with hearing disabilities, in Lugansk oblast, provides educational, psychological and medical services to 82 vulnerable children ages 6 to 17. IRD has been partnering with the orphanage since 2008, providing over $12,400 in humanitarian assistance. The facility’s dedicated teachers provide special education to de... more
Filed Under: Health & Hygiene, Education, Youth, Europe, Ukraine