Current Activities

 

"Promoting Peace Building in Rapareen, Kirkuk" - 2010 - 2011

Project funded by D&P

Rapareen is a mix populated area of Kirkuk city where conflict is witnessed among the diverse communities and exacerbated because of difficult living conditions and low available services.

The project follows up on 1 year and half of activities conducted in Rapareen and funded by UNOPS.

This program sustains the presence of INSAN in Rapareen and prolongs the efforts to strengthen peace in the area.

Activites in the community centre which has become a new facility where communities can meet and create new links and relationships will continue and diverse vocational trainings and educational activities will take place..

In parralel, INSAN continues its effort with community leaders to build their capacity and achieve together with local authorites good and transparent governance.

      

 

Peace Building Program in Kirkuk & Baghdad

Project funded by UNOPS

Hurriya and Benuk are two areas in Kirkuk and Baghdad which are affected by conflict.

A similar approach implemented in both cities will build the capacity of focal points in conflict management and implement a seris of awareness raising and conflict tackling activities. Four other NGOs will be contracted by UNOPS and receive technical assistance from INSAN to support the peace building process.

NGOs accross Iraq will receive capacity building to better tackle peace and reconciliation issues.

Initiatives will serve as a base for advocacy to the National Government.  

 

Conflict Sensitive Journalism Training for 20 journalists in Baghdad and Diyala

Project funded by USIP

20 journalists will be trained to the concept of conflict sensitive journalism.

Two training workshops will bring conflict theory and conflict analysis skills to participants along raising awareness about the role of media to exacerbate conflict. Skills and techniques to conduct conflict sensitive reporting will be built.

Participants will receive 'on the job' training during 6 months as a profesional editor will review media reports produced.

Change projects to enhance the participation of media to peace building and reconciliation will be launched by each participant.

 

Peace Building Program in Panja Ali, Kirkuk

Project funded by CIDA

A participatory rapid appraisal process, conducted by 30 local volunteers, will analysze sources and issues of conflict experiences by Panja Ali. Community leaders, trained in conflict management, will gather to design the community response plan to conflict.

Advocacy will be conducted to local authorities to see the implementation of the community plan.

Social activities will create relationships among communities enhancing tolerance and knowledge of human rights: football tournament, wall painting in schools, food days, playground building.

 

Awareness against violence against women in rural areas in Kirkuk

Project funded by OSI

30 rural villages will receive awareness sessions on women's rights and violence against women. Booklets specifically created for the project will support the awareness campaign targeting women and men.

15 focal points from the villages will receive training in conflict management, human rights, women rights, violence against women to better detect the possible cases of violence in their village.

 

 

 Promoting peace building in Failaq, Kirkuk - Phase II

Project self-funded

Following to the implementation of a peace building project in Failaq, Kirkuk funded by UNOPS, INSAN has decided to continue supporting the efforts of peace building launched through self-funding a second phase to the project.

The project will provide opportunities for women take part to a sewing training largely requested by the community and will build capacities of community leaders in conducting advocacy to local authorities in order to take the community development plan developed previously forward to the diverse directorates. A series of meetings will be organized by INSAN.