WEP Baghdad Graduation - 2nd Cycles
October 10, 2009

On October 10, 2009, IF held a graduation ceremony to honor the 50 Iraqi widows who participated in the Widows Empowerment Project's second training cycle in Baghdad. During this ceremony the participating widows received certificates and small gifts to commemorate this accomplishment. Joined by the women who completed WEP's first training cycle and an additional 50 widows, who will start the program's third training cycle in October, 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. In addition to the widows and their families, representatives from the Ministry of Human Rights, Commission on Integrity, Iraq's Parliament, US Embassy, and Iraqi and International civil society organizations as well as local businesses attended the event.