IAA Programs in the Field of Education
from 1995-2007
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In 1995, IAA organized a technical
workshop and a children exhibition in
Sulaimaniya.
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During the period 1996-2003, 2000 women
participated in the IAA classes to learn
how to read and right, in Kurdistan
region, including Erbil, Sulaimaniya and
Duhawk. 54 Women passed the final exams
successfully in 2003 in Sulaimaniya.
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A nursery school was built in the center
of training and education, in Erbil and
Sulaimaniya.
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In 1998 two centers were opened in Erbil
and Sulaimaniya, aiming initially to
develop women’s basic skills, which were
extended to include both male and female
society individuals. The initial aim of
each center was training and educating ,
it also included the courses that
applied a wide program for teaching
elders, training on feasible skills ,
like learning how to read and write,
handicraft and sewing arts, health and
physical fitness, students developing
courses, training on computer skills, in
addition to presenting legal and social
consultancy.
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In spring 1998, an exhibition for
children drawings was organized, under
the slogan (Environment, Peace, and
Children rights) with the participation
of Ministry of Education and some famous
artists. About 325 children participated
in the exhibition from Sulaimaniya,
Erbil and Chamchamal. A gift from the
children’s of France drawings was shown.
Most of drawings were presented to
France, Greece and Great Briton.
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In 1999, an exhibition for wall
throwaway / billboard was set in Kalar
under the slogan (Environment and
children rights) where 100 students from
secondary schools participated.
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During 2000, 2001,2002,2006,2007, IAA
with the participation of British
children protection box and other
organizations, organized celebrations in
the anniversary of Global child day.
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In 2002, IAA implemented a program for
legal and social awareness to about
23000 students in 107 secondary schools
and high education institutes in
Sulaimaniya and Kalar, the program
included a prelude in law and
jurisdictive system, an explanation to
gender and civil society concept, an
identification of personal status law,
and the law of youth custody.
Women
miscellaneous activities
Two workshops were
organized concerning (Development and social
kind) in Erbil and Sulaimaniya in July 2000,
60 trainees attended the workshop,
representing the civil society
organizations. It was considered the first
initiative to launch the gender concept
among NGO’s in Kurdistan.
Defense
In April 2006, IAA
along with other women groups, launched the
media campaign of Iraqi women march, under
the slogan (Yes to Equality not for
Discrimination), aiming to mobilize the
public opinion around the national unity
affairs, against terror and sectarianism,
for peace, stabilization, law sovereignty,
preserve law of personal status, launching
for international treaties of human rights,
agreement of exterminating all kinds of
distinguishing against women (SEDAW) and
security council resolution #1325 . Its wide
activities included organizing conferences,
festivals, workshops in Baghdad, Najaf,
Nasiriya, Basrah, Sadat Al-Hindiya, Hillah,
Erbil, Sulaimaniya and Kirkuk. Numbers of
Radio and T.V. programs were set in this
occasion.
Youth
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In 1996 IAA started the
cultural center in Sulaimaniya, in which a
lot of scholastic, cultural, artistic,
athletic and technical programs for children
and youth were implemented, besides
providing the young researchists with
scientific and notional sources. The center
continued its activities until 2002.
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In
spring 2002, IAA organized in Erbil, the
championship of Chess for youth clubs,
including the governorates of Erbil,
Sulaimaniya and Duhawk.
Human
Rights
In December 2002 until January 2003, IAA
organized nine scholastic quoits to the
students of Salahal Deen and Sulaimaniya
University under the slogan (Violence
Resisting and Launching Human Rights
Culture).
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