Iraq: Sustainable livelihoods and environment

During the course of this project, PIN rehabilitated WASH facilities in 10 schools and distributed 2,860 hygiene kits to children in an attempt to improve the hygiene and general livelihoods of people in areas previously controlled by the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” who saw significant damage to local infrastructure. Additionally, PIN facilitated sanitary clubs and menstrual hygiene management sessions for boys and girls to teach children key behaviour techniques such as washing hands and de-stigmatizing menstruation.
 

Our livelihood and cash-for-work focused activities in the Bashiqa and Bahzani sub-districts strived to reduce local community’s vulnerability and support their resilience by increasing agricultural production and supporting immediate cash transfer to cover the immediate needs. Over 800 people in these districts benefited from the rehabilitation of critical irrigation schemes and crop and olive groves in 2019. These activities promote sustainability by re-activating or strengthening pre-existing livelihood opportunities while relying on and further developing already present human capital and skills through involvement of local labour force in the rehabilitation works.

In cooperation with our Alliance2015 partners, we provide multi-sectoral assistance to strengthen resilience of internally displaced persons and support recovery of host communities. Our joint programming focuses on the provision of tailored vocational and business trainings targeting urban households and distribution of business reactivation grants to support small to middle-sized businesses in regaining their momentum. Overall, we work toward the re-establishment of essential services, increased access to livelihood opportunities, improved access to water and sanitation facilities and generation of alternative sources of household income. As part of this project, we are partnering with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) in supporting their Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Access to Employment centres to ensure the sustainability of our livelihood efforts even after the project’s end.