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Fighting extremism in Iraq through harnessing the power of kindness By Walaa Musheer Ahmed We invite diverse voices to contribute to our blog. The opinions in this blog reflect the personal views of the author and not One Young World. I remember when ISIS first attacked my people. They fell upon the town of Sanjar,…

On 30th July Better World Organization in coordination with Directorate of Youth in Duhok in the occasion of its project end under the title of “Strengthening the Capacity of Young Women for Meaningful Participation in Decision Making in their Communities” under Women Voice First Project with @Cordaidiraq conducted a closing event under the name “ Supporting Young Women Meaningful Participation in Decision Making and Peace Building”
The event presented the result of the project and conduct a panel discussion where stakeholders were invited to discuss how they can better support meaningful participation of young women focusing on UNSCR 1325 women, peace and security.

Ms. Ahmed was selected to present a speech in the peace and reconciliation session, where she shared her story about the initiative she created to support vulnerable communities, including internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees. Walaa also discussed the ISIS war in Sinjar and how her hometown of Duhok became a safe home to over a million IDPs.

It was an honor to receive a visit in our Better World office from UK General Consulate in Erbil ( represented by her excellency the General Counsel Rosy Cave, Head of Politcal Ella Hallums, and Political Officer Hanar Marouf. We had great discussion about Better World organization, the journey we went through, and our achievements so far.

Our “Women Peace Council ” in Sarsink part of our project “Strengthening the Capacity of Young Women for Meaningful Participation in Decision Making in their Communities” with support of @Cordaid restored a street with beautiful touches in a spot that people from the area and tourists regularly visit, in order to have a better environment and be a more comfortable place.

Opening Ceremony of Better World Center in Shekhan camp with support of @unicef_iraq. Better World currently is conducting Community Discussion Leaders, Awareness Raising sessions, GBV Case Management and PSS programs for Shekhan camp community through this center