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Friday, September 19, 2025

Children for Peace: Voices from Iraq’s next generation

Our peacebuilding workshop asked children, youth, local authorities, and faith leaders to imagine a more peaceful Iraq led by the voices of the next generation.

Kirkuk Peace building

Children for Peace: Voices from Iraq’s next generation

Our peacebuilding workshop asked children, youth, local authorities, and faith leaders to imagine a more peaceful Iraq led by the voices of the next...

Children in Iraq washing hands

Clean, safe, and inclusive: How WASH is transforming schools in Iraq

World Vision's new study shows that inclusive access to WASH facilities in Tuz is transforming education by improving attendance, health, and well-being.

Climate Smart Agriculture

Eleanor Monbiot visited Hamdaniyah, where WV Iraq implements smart farming practices

Eleanor Monbiot visited Hamdaniyah, where WV Iraq implements smart farming practices.

Early Child Development

World Vision Iraq supports early childhood development at Nergiz Kindergarten

The early years shape a child’s future and every child deserves a safe, clean, and joyful space to grow. In Kirkuk, World Vision Iraq has transformed...

Huda getting into her world of imagination while drawing in Rashad. Ziryan Kameran© World Vision 2025.

Need for support

No Water, No Toilet, No School: One Girl’s Daily Reality

Huda, 20, lives in isolation in rural Iraq. Disabled and in need of clean water, toilets, and medical care—her only escape is drawing and imagination.

Mahran and his father at their home in Rashad. Ziryan Kameran© World Vision

Access to basic rights

Mahran’s voice: a call for basic rights

Mahran, a 19-year-old with paralysis, dreams of a wheelchair, clean water, and dignity. His family struggles daily to meet even the most basic needs.

Asia in her home in Sinjar © World Vision 2025.

Claiming her rights: Asia’s path to advocacy in Sinjar

Asia, 21, gained confidence through advocacy training to speak up for Sinjar’s needs—uniting voices for water, equality, and peaceful coexistence.

Shakir in his home © World Vision 2025.

From Doubt to Advocacy: Shakir’s Journey of Empowerment in Ba’aj

In the remote town of Ba’aj, Ninewa, 25-year-old Shakir grew up facing daily hardship, with limited access to water, electricity, and jobs. Like many...

World Environment Day

World Environment Day Message from Eleanor Monbiot, Regional Leader for World Vision MEER

Iraq is among the countries most severely impacted by climate change. Rising temperatures, water scarcity, and land degradation are threatening the lives...

Partnering for Iraq’s Next Chapter

From Crisis to Transformation: Standing with Iraq Through the Next Chapter

After 11 years of presence, World Vision has stood alongside Iraq through its darkest days. We began our mission during the height of the 2014 conflict...

Mustafa at the class: Enas Hassan, © World Vision 2025.

Inclusive Education

As Ambitious as the Challenges: Mustafa’s Journey to Learn and Grow in Tooz

In the overcrowded schools of Tooz, 197 km from Baghdad, nine-year-old Mustafa, a boy with short-sightedness, faces multiple challenges in his education...

Elham teaching Fatma the Alphabets. Enas Hassan, © World Vision 2025.

Inclusive education

Fatma Finds Her Voice at the Writing Board

A decade after the 2014 conflict in Iraq, its effects still deeply impact children like ten-year-old Fatma, who suffers from stunting due to hardships...

An artwork depicting Hayat. Artwork credit: Shayan Nuradeen © World Vision 2025

Women Empowerment

“I chose peace over comfort.” – Hayat’s Story

Hayat*, a 34-year-old mother of six from Mosul, was forced into marriage at 16 through an exchange arrangement that cut short her education and childhood...

Salwan by the window in his home © World Vision 2025.

Dreaming Beyond Barriers: Salwan’s Story

Salwan, a young man from Al Ba’aj, Ninewa, was left partially paralysed by a high fever at just eight months old. Raised with love and care by his father...

Muthana at his class showing us his text book. Narmeen Ali, © World Vision 2025.

Education & WASH

Beyond Survival: Education and Hygiene Support for Displaced Children in Tooz

World Vision Iraq, with funding from a private donor, has supported 211 children in six schools to access Catch-Up Classes and rehabilitated washing...

Milia using the new washing facilities and learning proper handwashing with Narmeen. Mohammed Mansour, © World Vision 2025.

Water, Hygiene, and Sanitation

Closer, Cleaner, Safer: Giving Students in Tooz a Fresh Start

This is a story of Payam and her daughter Maili who both benefited from World Vision Iraq`s intervention in the school where Pyam teaches and Maili studies...

Faith leaders & climate change

World Vision Iraq Leads Dialogue on Climate Change & Its Impact on Children's Well-Being

World Vision Iraq Leads Dialogue on Climate Change & Its Impact on Children's Well-Being

Climate change & school energy supply

Installing a solar power system at one of Erbil’s most overcrowded preparatory schools for girls

Installing a solar power system at one of Erbil’s most overcrowded preparatory schools for girls

The Resilience and Recovery Pathways for Iraq (RRPI)

The Resilience and Recovery Pathways for Iraq (RRPI) programme is a collaborative initiative led by eight international and national NGOs, among them World...

Yusra Transforms Her Work Through the Safe Return Project

After participating in the Safe Return project, Yusra received a grant that allowed her to expand her tailoring business. Now, she can provide for her...

Saada and Her Family Find Joy Through Her New Business Venture

Saada laughs as she remembers the moment she received her tailoring machines in her new workshop through the Safe Return Project, an Australian Aid...

Iman in her tailoring atelier, Othman Khamis Hilal © World Vision 2024.

Threads of Empowerment Through a Women Led Tailoring Atelier

In Rummaneh, a conservative area district of Anbar, 248 kilometers from the capital of Baghdad, Iman, a 45-year-old divorcée and mother of one, opened an...

Basma looking through the window, Eylin Talal Najeeb © World Vision 2024.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Just believe me

For many Iraqi women, blurry recollections of childhood days are warm places they retreat to amid the darkness they experience later in life. Basma’s*...

Suad utilizes specially designed sanitary facilities to accommodate her needs. Mohamd Ahmed Ali © World Vision Iraq 2024.

Suad is more self-reliant now

Suad enjoys greater privacy and independence after being supported with rehabilitation of accessible WASH facilities within her reach.