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Monday, October 28, 2024

Amal’s Journey of Healing: Breathing to Find Comfort After Great Loss

After losing her son, Amal found comfort and resilience through breathing exercises and support from a community project, helping her family heal and rebuild.

A depiction of Amal, Shayan Nuradeen © World Vision 2024.

Amal’s Journey of Healing: Breathing to Find Comfort After Great Loss

After losing her son, Amal found comfort and resilience through breathing exercises and support from a community project, helping her family heal and...

Disaster Risk Reduction

Enhancing Communities' Ability to Adapt and Face Shocks, Crises, and Climatic Changes in Hatra, Ninewa

In recent years, the people of Hatra have been severely impacted by climate change, with the region facing persistent droughts. Each year, fires break out...

An artwork that depicts Fartma: Shayan Nuradeen, © World Vision 2024.

In the End, Hope Prevails

This is the story of twenty-one-year-old Fatma—a tale of strength, endurance, passion, and hope prevailing. Fatma is currently preparing for her final year...

Alaa is now more confident, self-reliant and is able to support her family

Alaa is now more confident, self-reliant and is able to support her family after her participation in the project of Supporting a Resilient Economic...

Samia* and Tabarak in the school. Ahmed Abid Lateef © World Vision 2024.

Little Tabarak’s struggle at school to access her classroom

A Story of Need: We believe it is critical to have accessible facilities to help children like Tabarak who are living with disabilities enjoy every moment...

Suha* helping Harith with washing his hand and face. Dastan Sabah © World Vision 2024.

Little Harith’s longing for inclusion and the ability to express

A Story of Need: Harith along with his eldest sister suffer from a condition in the brain that makes them suffer from poor sight, the inability to talk...

Naima with her three children who live with disabilities. Photo credit: Dastan Sabah & Ziryan Kamaran Sideq © World Vision 2024.

Naima’s need for financial support to sustain a life for her children

Story of Need: Naima, 56, is the mother of four children and lives in the heart of Tooz. Three of Naima’s children are suffering from disabilities and need...

Zanyar with his daughter. Photo credit: Dastan Sabah & Ziryan Kamaran Sideq © World Vision 2024.

Zanyar’s quest for independence

A Story of Need: Zanyar, (36), a father of one little child, became paralysed in his lower extremities ten years ago when he was attending to the business...

Empowering the People of Hatra, Ninewa, to Become Climate Resilient

In Hatra, Ninewa, dwellers of the villages suffered immensely due to the conflict of 2014 which led many families to leave their homes and lands and live...

Sakvan, The City's Tailor

As a consequence to the conflict in 2014, business owners in Ninewa have been struggling to run, improve, and expand their businesses due to a lack of...

Fawaz learns about modern farming methods in Hatra, Ninewa

In Hatra, Ninewa, most of the dwellers are dependent on agriculture and livestock to make a living. But in Hatra it has not been raining for several years...

Salim. Shayan Nuradeen © World Vision 2024.

Salim is Excited about School and Dreams for the Future

World Vision Iraq with funding from Japan Platform initiated the catch-up classes in 2022. Throughout these years, we have helped 720 children like Salim...

Duaa in her classroom. Shayan Nuradeen © World Vision 2024.

Duaa improves her spelling through Catch-Up classes

Duaa participates for six months in the catch-up classes that World Vision Iraq with funding from Japan Platform implements in West Mosul. Through these...

Buthaina writes on the board. Shayan Nuradeen. © World Vision 2024.

Buthaina Gains Confidence Writing on the Board

Buthaina these days proudly stands by the board to write. It is something she might have been fearful of doing in the past because she couldn’t recognise...

Rima* in a moment of reflection. Shayan Nuradeen. © World Vision 2024.

On the Road of Empowerment

When Rima*, 17, failed the first year of secondary school, it was the third time she had failed to pass exams that would enable her to progress to the next...

Ruwaida tailoring at her atelier within her apartment: Amna Falih, © World Vision 2024.

Ruwaida’s Dream Realized: From Fleeting Thought to Master Tailor

As a young child, Ruwaida often dreamed of working on her mother's sewing machine. Over the years, she has faced many challenges, but her mastery of...

An artwork that depicts Qadira: Shayan Nuradeen, © World Vision 2024 (2)

In Search for Peace

Qadira was married by her family when she was just thirteen years old. Despite her love and respect for her husband, she suffered immensely throughout...

Wijdan in a moment of reflection in her farm

A story of loss, endurance and restoring life

Supporting women like Wijdan, who lost her husband in 2014, World Vision Iraq in partnership with UNDP Iraq and with funding from BMZ, and KFW launched a...

Fatouma in the atelier of her home in east Mosul

Fatouma, the invisible warrioress of Mosul

Fatouma has a strong sense of pride in all she has done for her family but the journey was not easy. There were lots of difficulties that she had to...

Srusht from Rozh Society shares her experience working with World Vision Iraq on greater and more inclusive WASH.

Srusht from Rozh Society shares her experience working with World Vision Iraq on inclusive WASH.

World Vision Iraq celebrates Global Handwashing Day 2023

World Vision Iraq celebrates Global Handwashing Day 2023

Teachers in West Mosul help children find joy, aspire, and dream again.

Teachers of World Vision Iraq help children in West Mosul are able to find joy, dream, and aspire.

Noor shares her experience participating in the Safe Return project with World Vision Iraq

Noor shares her experience participating in the Safe Return project with World Vision Iraq

Hamudi and his reflections on participating in Arabic classes with World Vision Iraq

Hamudi and his reflections on participating in Arabic classes with World Vision Iraq