Within the Cash-for-work program, WLI support 33 professionally women through series of handcraft -skills trainings in Kirkuk
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A group of beneficiary women are trained in cooking skills in Kirkuk Governorate. Photo: Courtesy of Women leadership Institute
WLI started the implementation of the Cash for Work program for 33 women in Kirkuk for the following handicraft skills (cooking, sewing) within the Leadership, Empowering, Access, and Protection (LEAPII) project which is implemented in partnership with UN WOMEN Iraq and support of the Government of Japan.
Cash for work programs include training the beneficiaries on these skills (cooking, sewing in addition to online marketing which will be started soon) to produce and market products inside the governorate of Kirkuk for the next period, to provide income for the beneficiaries besides keeping them active and productive inside their families and society.
This program will continue until December 2021 to focus and achieve the economic revival for the beneficiaries by providing temporary jobs opportunities, restoring the flow of income for their families and maintaining their families and society. These opportunities help the IDPs to return to their areas as well and avoid selling their properties and accumulate debts due to financial pressures due to displacement operations and the economic effect that resulted from the COVID_19 pandemic.