Community Centre
Lyssna

We used to watch the news and cry - Iraq

Years of conflict in Iraq and Syria has led to a high number of IDPs and refugees in settlements in the Northeast of Iraq. As a response three community centres were established as part of a psychosocial programme.

Lessons learned

  • Community Centres enable the implementation of a Community Based Psychosocial Approach through offering free and safe spaces to the community and individuals within it to interact and develop. Considering that a large number of the target population is Internal displaced people (IDPs); one of the Community Centers functions is to provide a sense of belonging, and it needs to be highlighted. At the same time, the engagement and participation of the community constitute a sustainability factor which supports the maintenance of the community centres.
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