Referral centre for child counselling and female empowerment in Talafar
Nearly 4 years have passed since Talafar District, Iraq, was liberated from extremist group military occupation, but significant challenges still prevent the recovery of the area. Lack of livelihoods and access to basic services pushes vulnerable groups, such as internally displaced persons and returnees, to normalise negative behaviours like domestic violence, gender based violence or armed group affiliation. Children and women are especially vulnerable in those situations, and they are the first to become at risk of being victims of diverse types of violence. The project, supported by Anne Frank Fonds, established a referral centre to provide psychological support to children and women survivors of gender based violence and other abuses. In parallel, we are conducting a community awareness campaign to promote children and women’s rights, and promote the role of the Iraqi Community Police in preventing violence against women and children.
