17/06/09 Rapareen II - Start of activities
Vocational trainings and social activities have been launched in Rapareen in the frame of the second phase of the project 'Promoting Peace Building in Rapareen'. Activities are very popular and include: mobile fixing and computer maintenance training for young people, decorative sewing training for women and theatre training for youth. Attendance is higher than planned and INSAN is taking adequate steps to ensure that all can take part to activities..
10/05/09 Closing registrations in Rapareen
During the last 20 days, INSAN received community members in Kirkuk al Salam Centre to fill applications to take part to new set of activities to be launched in the frame of the second project. Registration is now closed and selection of participants will be announced in the next week..
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Focus on current activities
INSAN is currently implementing a project in Kirkuk to promote peace building and peaceful co-existence between communities living in the same area.
In January and February 2009, grants were awarded to 30 individual entrepreuners to start economic activites. New shops and services have been opened in Rapareen, providing new dynamics to the comunity life and generating regular income to the young entrepreuners..
Below are two success stories: Miran opened a CD shop while Namam developed her hairdressing salon.
INSAN Iraqi Society
INSAN is a non governmental, non profit and non religious organization working in Iraq.
INSAN is operating in Iraq on a nationwide scale through offices based in Baghdad, Kirkuk and Kut .
INSAN is supported and funded by diverse international organizations and UN agencies.
The Case of Kirkuk
Kirkuk is an oil rich city located in Northern Iraq, traditionally populated by a mix of communities living peacefully side by side.
The status of the city of Kirkuk in Northern Iraq has yet to be determined. Meanwhile, gaps between communities are widening due to the political conflict.
INSAN has designed a strategy to mitigate conflct in the city of Kirkuk and to promote peaceful co-existence between communities in order to prevent a breakage of violence.
Download the Strategic plan of INSAN in Kirkuk