Success Stories
IRD Distributes Clothing to Ukrainian Children’s Rehabilitation Center
The All-Ukrainian Children Rehabilitation Sanatorium “Chayka” (Seagull) is located in the Black Sea resort area of Yevpatoriya. Chaika opened in 1913 as a “private payment-free recreation facility for low-income families.” With a century of experience, the now state-run rehabilitation center has developed efficient and progressive methods for the treatment and re... more
Filed Under: Emergency Response, Relief to Development, Youth, Europe, Ukraine
Women First Participants Send Their Children to School
The Women First Group of Muliquela community in Ile district, Mozambique comprises 14 women whose ages range from 17 to 39. The group is trained, financed, and monitored by IRD’s Women First program. Since joining the group, 10 women have graduated and become independent entrepreneurs, using profits earned over five months to start their own businesses. “At... more
Filed Under: Health & Hygiene, Capacity Building, Economic Growth, HIV/AIDS, Women & Gender, Africa, Mozambique
Papuan-to-Papuan Business Development
JAYAPURA Indonesia – Papua ranks last of 33 Indonesian provinces in human development indicators, with lack of access to formal education, few opportunities for vocational and technical training, and low rates of job creation. SERASI supported Pancaran Kasih, a community learning center (PKBM) in Jayapura, in its mission to expand access to quality alternative education... more
Filed Under: Civil Society, Food & Agriculture, Capacity Building, Economic Growth, Education, Jobs, Women & Gender, Youth, Asia & Pacific, Indonesia
IRD Pakistan Launches the Conflict Victims Support Program
ISLAMABAD Pakistan – IRD launched the USAID-funded Conflict Victims Support Program December 13 in Islamabad. “Armed conflict in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has severely affected the lives of the citizens of this region,” said Fernando Cossich, deputy USAID mission director. “Through the Conflict Victims Support Program, we hope to support the Pakistani authorities in providing i... more
Filed Under: Civ/Mil, Asia & Pacific, Pakistan
New Curriculum Elevates Papuan Education
US Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel recently handed over a new elementary school curriculum developed locally by the Yayasan Kristen Wamena (YKW) teacher training institute to James Modouw, Head of the Papua Department of Education of the Ministry of National Education. The Contextual Papuan Educational Curriculum, which is comprised of first and second grade Indones... more