Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq

by IsraAID
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq
Emergency Aid for Displaced People in Kurdish Iraq

Project Report | Feb 11, 2019
Training STEM teachers in Iraqi IDP Camps

By IsraAID Staff | Iraq

Amid rampant violence and genocide in northern Iraq following the rise of ISIS in 2013, many have been displaced from their homes and communities. Internally Displaces Person's Camps have been established in the Kurdish region of Iraq to support these communities-- among them, the Yazidi religious minority, who suffered atrocities at the hands of ISIS.

IsraAID has been working in the area since 2014, providing emergency relief, as well as educational and psychosocial support for these vulnerable communities, still unable to return home. As part of this work, IsraAID has implemented STEM modules within elementary schools, creating opportunities for young volunteers to gain teacher's training, and improving the rigor of local school curricula to include science and bolster curiosity among students.

Many of the young adults from the community came together to volunteer their time as STEM teachers in this program, citing personal motivations to serve their community through this work. These volunteers were excited by the hands-on nature of the educational program, which utilizes experiments and kinesthetic learning to develop skills among children, aged 8-13. Opportunities of this caliber are rare in these settings, where scarce resource limits community access to high-quality education. 

Furthermore, the training workshops for the volunteer teachers served as a community building activity, in which young volunteers were able to come together to further their career, many for the first time since they were forced to flee their homes. Groups of 15 volunteers were trained, reaching more than 2000 students throughout the camp.

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IsraAID

Location: Tel Aviv, Merkaz - Israel
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Twitter: @IsraAID
Project Leader:
Navonel (Voni) Glick
Deputy Director / COO
Be'er Sheva , Be'er Sheva Israel

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