[Iraq] Voices from Participants to PWJ Vocational Training Course (2) ~ “Since I was a child, I always wanted to grow up and help my mother for family expenses” ~
2021.10.12
“Since I was a child, I always wanted to grow up and help my mother for family expenses.”
Ms. Sh.R.I., an active participant to Peace Winds Japan (PWJ)’s vocational training course, told a PWJ staff her motivation of participation in the course.
Since September 2020, PWJ has been providing vocational training courses in House Maintenance (electricity and plumbing), Beauty Salon, and Leadership to internally displaced persons (IDPs), women and youth from host communities inside and outside Shariya IDPs camp in Shariya Sub District, Duhok Governorate, Northern Iraq, in order to improve their livelihood skills or to develop human resources that can contribute to community cooperation. We will report voices received from the participants of the vocational training courses in four separate articles. In this second article, we will share with you the voice of Ms. Sh.R.I., who participated in the vocational training course for Beauty Salon.
For the first article, please go to: https://peace-winds.org/en/news/2564
Ms. Sh.R.I (20) is from Sinjar, Ninawa Governorate. She was displaced in 2014 from her home town due to an armed attack and she currently lives in a Shariya IDPs camp. When she was a child, her father died in a car accident, leaving behind him a family consisting of two daughters, two sons and a handicapped wife. When PWJ staff asked her about her motivation to participate in the vocational training, she said, “Since I was a child, I always wanted to grow up and help my mother for family expenses.” After her family fled from Sinjar and settled down in the camp in Duhok Governorate, she started working in the camp with an available NGO as a part-time worker to earn cash for supporting her family.
Her sense of responsibilities increased, when her older sister moved out to start her new family and Ms. Sh.R.I. became a responsible person for the family. When she heard about PWJ’s vocational training courses in her area, aiming at developing the capacity and increasing the job opportunities of the youth, she immediately enrolled to the Beauty Salon training course.
In the training course, specifically designed for female youth, she worked hard to build her vocational capacities in beautification and hair style dressing. After the 15-day intensive in-class activities, she passed an entry skill test and was successfully accepted by one of the business owners as an intern. Furthermore, with her hard working, Ms. Sh.R.I received a complement from the salon owner about her high motivation and working skills. With skills she improved, her chance to get opportunities will be higher than before.
Believing in the power of the youth, PWJ has been pleased to witness the training participants to gain confidence and broaden their job opportunities with their efforts. As it does for the Beauty Salon training course, PWJ will continue offering livelihood capacity building training, considering the cultural, social and job market characteristics in the targeted region, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the project impacts.
This activity was funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and generous donations from our supporters. Thank you for your continuing support.
- Recent Entries
- 【Iraq】Designing shelter more suitable for Syrian refugees with mobility challenges
- [Uganda] New WASH Project for the New Arrivals at Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in Western Uganda
- 【Iraq】”My longtime dream has come true!” said Peace Winds vocational training course’s participant.
- [Kenya]ALONG THE TRANSIT CORRIDORS PWJ ‘s intricate contribution to Kakuma and Kalobeyei Reception Centers
- [Ukraine] RAC (Refugee Accommodation Center) Support Activities Carry on to Their Sixth Month
- Category Archive
- Monthly Archive
- January 2023
- December 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- December 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- January 2018
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- December 2012
- August 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- February 2012
- December 2011