AL-Mesalla Org. for human resource development Report of International women’s day March 8th AL-Mesalla organization for human resource development/ women and gender program, with support of UNFPA, held many activities in camps and non-camps area for celebrating international women’s day. 4 women spaces are established inside the camps, Syrian refugees’ camps (Kawargosik, Darashakran, Basirma and Qushtapa), and 1 women space in Bahrica camp for IDPS, and 5 women spaces for IDPs in community. Activities conducted were: 1. Lectures: On the international women’s day, in all camps and non-camps women spaces awareness lecture were submitted on women’s day, women rights, domestic violence and other topics related to GBV and RH health, there was interaction from the site of participants many question were asked and issues were discusses. 2. Kurdish clothes fashion: 20 women who were participated in sewing training they produce transition Kurdish clothes, and they did a show wearing those clothes, showing there products and introducing the Kurdish dress to participants. 3. poetry reading: 5 women participated in writing poetry on subjects related to women issues, threw the poems they express their feelings and delivered message to the participants on women needs and suffers.
4. gifts for participants: An energizing game of direct quizzing of participants were conducted, direct question about women were asked to participants and gifts were giving on correct answers, 25 gifts were provided in this activity. 5. distribution of women dresses: In Qushtapa camp Women dresses that were already made by IDPs women was distributed to 100 women from Qushtapa camp. IDPs activity took place in 5 non-camp women spaces as well as Bahrika camp, activities included: 6. Exhibitions: IDPs women participated in creating exhibition in 4 of women centers, the exhibition contained hand made products including women dressing , crotchet and tenting materials, plus hand made jewelry and painting all these women were trained threw the vocational training that are provided in all women centers, in total 200 women participated in exhibitions.
In summation of all activities in all 10 women spaces, more than 600 women, girls and men were participated.