Empowering Girls: Celebrating Diversity on International Women’s Day

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,…

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.

Meet Miss Walaa Musheer, our dedicated Director, whose journey exemplifies the transformative impact of determination and passion. Throughout her college years, Miss Walaa acquired essential skills such as assertiveness and effective communication. Graduating from the English Department not only facilitated her fluency in the language but also equipped her with the ability to engage with…

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.

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.

we are happy to start (Family Case Management and Counseling) as a piloting activity within our project with SOS “Enhancing Safe Environment in Families from Host Community in Duhok City ” and in collaboration with Directorate of Social centers within general directorate of care and social development in Duhok. We have just finished the first important step of the activity which was 12 days TOT training to the Directorate and BWO staff. Special thanks goes to Professors Dr. Chachan and the continuous support of Mr Khalid the Director of the Directorate. Together we are planing strategic plan for this activity.