LTAEYUSH - Integrated and multidimensional community based processes of socio-economic inclusion and cohesion to strengthen the resilience of vulnerab
Iraq
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FinalisationAid type
Project-type interventionsIraq
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€ 799,900
Committed
Committed
€ 799,900
Used
Used
Description
The Action ALTAEYUSH stems from FOCSIV and its partners’ desire to implement integrated and multidimensional community processes of inclusion and socio-economic cohesion in order to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable ethnic-religious groups in Iraq, mainly in Hamdaniya District-Nineveh Governorate. The Initiative, with a duration of 24 months, has as its overall objective to "Contribute to reducing inequalities and discriminatory practices related to religion, gender, age, disability and economic status against the most vulnerable people, particularly Christian minorities, in the Governorate of Nineveh", in line with SDG 10. The partnership, after an accurate needs assessment, has observed a great ethnic, religious and cultural diversity among the communities displaced settled in the area of intervention. The fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003 and the occupation by the Islamic State in 2014 caused not only the complete destruction of all infrastructures, but also a deep sense of insecurity and unresolved conflicts at political, economic, social and religious level and a migration flow of religious minorities, especially Christians, abroad and internally to Iraqi Kurdistan. The process of reconstruction and communities return are still slow and difficult because of the absence of public institutions. The persistent lack of initiatives in the field of training this one conceived as a space for dialogue and social cohesion, weakens the relations and the opportunities for mutual exchange between the different ethnic-religious components of the local community. The percentage of unemployed people is growing, the agricultural sector, which represented the main productive sector, has suffered serious damages as a result of the occupation of lands, and there is a need to promote activities to strengthen the resilience and a peaceful coexistence. The results of the Initiative, which focus on the different ethnic-religious groups of Hamdaniya district, are related to the strengthening of resilience and dialogue, the increase of productive capacity in the agro-food sector and the facilitation of access to the labor market. All the activities of the Initiative are directed towards reducing vulnerabilities and fighting against inequalities. In Qaraqosh a community cultural center will be built, representing a place of meeting and exchange in order to reinforce the social cohesion of local population and to prevent future conflicts. Activities on the values of participation and active citizenship and related to the empowerment of community-based services of social assistance and protection will be implemented, addressing people irrespective of gender, giving priority to women, youth, children and people with physical or psychological disabilities and who have suffered post-traumatic stress.The productive capacities of families in the agro-food sector will be supported through the establishment of a cooperative, which will contribute to the creation of decent jobs, the promotion of an agricultural system centered around a sustainable energy supply and the establishment of interpersonal and collaborative relationships among members based on trust and co-responsibility, regardless of ethnicity and religion.Furthermore, work-experience and self-employment courses for men and women will be provided in order to promote the inclusion of beneficiaries in the local socio-economic fabric. The beneficiaries will be identified on the basis of particular criteria related to economic and social vulnerabilities and will be equally distributed by ethnic-religious identity. During the implementation of the project, communication, visibility and awareness-raising activities on gender equality and equal opportunities issues will be carried on, with the aim of inviting families to demolish cultural, religious or ethnic barriers and always respecting the social and community-based practices of different groups.
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Year | Committed | Used |
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2025 | € 0 | € 319,960 |
2022 | € 799,900 | € 479,940 |
Agency
Type | Name | Channel code |
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Government | AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development | 11000 |
Channel reported
Type | Name | Channel code |
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National NGO | FOCSIV - FEDERAZIONE DEGLI ORGANISMI CRISTIANI SERVIZIO INTERNAZ | 22000 |
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