| Country: |
Iraq |
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Agency: |
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |
| Address: |
UNICEF
Baghdad Country Office
PO BOX 10036, Karadah
Baghdad, Iraq
Tel: (964-1) 7192319/ 7170169/ 7183809
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| Activity Title: |
1. Communication Programme
1-1 Gender and Adolescence;
1-2 Advocacy for the children of Iraq / CRC advocacy activities.
2. Education Programme
2-1 Area Based Educational Approach/ Sub project: Girls Education.
3. Child Protection
3-1 Childhood disability;
3-2 Children in need of family support.
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| Date: |
Country program 2002-2004 |
| Partners: |
1. Ministry of Information
2. Ministry of Education
3. Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
4. Ministry of Health |
| Objectives/Goals: |
Objectives of 1-1:
a. A national strategy is developed and implemented to improve knowledge on HIV/AIDS and other risky behaviors among adolescents;
b. To provide life skill training to adolescents using peer-to-peer communication methods;
c. To involve youth in planning, monitoring and evaluating programs in partnership with UNICEF and government ministries;
d. To increase the participation of young people in the national print, broadcast and telecast media so that their opinions are heard;
e. To encourage the community and families to participate in decisions that affect them, and to spread awareness regarding the rights of young people;
f. To initiate development programme by the National Committee that target vulnerable women;
g. Spread awareness on women rights among communities in order to encourage them to use the health, and education services available.
Objectives of 1-2:
National Child Welfare Commission (CWC) aims to ensure the effective implementation of the CRC as well as to report on the Child Rights.
Objectives of 2-1:
To increase primary school attendance rate for girls by 10%.
Objectives of 2-2:
To develop non-formal approaches targeting school dropouts in local communities.
Objectives of 3-1:
a. To improve the quality of basic education and assessment of life skills and other services for children with disabilities.
b. To improve the living condition of disabled children at institutions.
Objectives of 3-2:
Train the orphans, street working children and children in conflict with the law on basic education and life/vocational skills.
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| Support: |
Technical and financial support. |
| Brief: |
Fields of Implementation:
1. Education
2. Health
3. Juvenile delinquency
4. Human rights
5. Young women
6. Capacity building
The Programs / Projects implemented based on the Braga Youth Action Plan and the World Program of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond are in related areas of health, drugs and substance abuse education, participation and policy development are incorporated within the existing program. |
