WEP Baghdad Graduation - 3rd and 4th Cycles
May 12, 2010

On May 12, 2010, IF held the final graduation ceremony to honor the remaining 100 Iraqi widows participating in the Widows Empowerment Project trainings in Baghdad from both cycles 3 an 4. During this ceremony the participating widows received certificates and small gifts to commemorate this accomplishment. Joined by widows, who completed the training program in earlier, IF used this occasion to highlight conditions facing the widows and the urgent need for assistance and training programs.

The ceremony was covered by a variety of media outlets and newspapers and publicized throughout the country and region. In addition to the widows and their families, Iraqi ministry officials, including Samira Al-Musawi, head of the Committee on Women, Family and Children, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Human Rights, Baghdad Council, and the US Embassy, and IF’s Execuitve Director, Rend Al-Rahim, attended the event.