Iraq
The violence perpetrated by the Islamic State group has forced hundreds of thousands of families to flee their homes. Due to insecurity in the region, very little humanitarian aid can reach them. In these hard-to-reach areas, we are the first international NGO to provide them with basic necessities and access to drinking water. We also create a child-friendly environment in refugee sites.
What we do
Basic necessities
Child Protection
Water and Hygiene
Heartbeats at Mossul’s gates
In Tdh’s protected area, children can play without worrying about earning money for their families.
Masoud, can play with other children at the Terre des hommes centre.
Read more...Terre des hommes in Iraq
Beneficiaries in 2016
399,020 people
Expatriate staff / National staff
23 / 187
2017 Budget
CHF 10,000,000.-
Programme locations
Governorate of Kirkouk (Kirkouk, camp de Nazrawa, Daquq), Governorate of Salah Al Din (Tikrit, Sherqat, Tuz), Governorate of Nineveh (Tal Afar District)
Local partners
Civil Development Organization (CDO)
Where we work
Supported by
Financial partners
The Swiss Solidarity Foundation is Switzerland’s humanitarian solidarity and fund-raising platform. Swiss Solidarity led by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR idée suisse and also works closely together with the private and print media. Work in the field is carried out by experienced Swiss relief organizations. Particularly in emergency relief, the Swiss Solidarity Foundation is one of Terre des hommes’ principal partners.
Financial partners
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside of the European Union. Terre des hommes implements projects financed by the the European Commission in Burkina Faso, Mali, Iraq, Greece and India. (Situation 04.11.2016)
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Financial partners
USAID is the U.S. federal government agency for development cooperation. Since 1961, it has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. Tdh and USAID cooperate in Guinee and Kenya.
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Financial partners
Government of the Netherlands
The Swiss Solidarity Foundation is Switzerland’s humanitarian solidarity and fund-raising platform. Swiss Solidarity led by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR idée suisse and also works closely together with the private and print media. Work in the field is carried out by experienced Swiss relief organizations. Particularly in emergency relief, the Swiss Solidarity Foundation is one of Terre des hommes’ principal partners.
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside of the European Union. Terre des hommes implements projects financed by the the European Commission in Burkina Faso, Mali, Iraq, Greece and India. (Situation 04.11.2016)
> ec.europa.eu/echo
USAID is the U.S. federal government agency for development cooperation. Since 1961, it has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. Tdh and USAID cooperate in Guinee and Kenya.
> www.usaid.gov
Government of the Netherlands
Timeline
Start of the financial support project for the most vulnerable families in Kirkuk via the partner Civil Development Organisation.
Start of activities in the Tooz district with the distribution of winterization kits and water and hygiene projects.Extension of the cash grant programme to Daquq District.
Start of a child protection project in Nazrawa camp for displaced families in Kirkuk.
Launch of water and hygiene activities, child protection and displaced people mapping projects, as well as the distribution of hygiene kits and shelter kits in the north of Tikrit.
Launch of child protection and education activities in Tooz District.
Extension of child protection, education, water and hygiene activities and a cash grant programme to Sherqat District.
Start of camp coordination and camp management (CCCM) activities, coordinating the emergency response between international and national actors in Tikrit and Northern Salah- Al-Din Governorate.
Opening of two Reception Centres for internally displaced people in Sherqat.
Distribution of emergency humanitarian aid in Tal Jarabia (South of Tal Afar), the Scorpion Junction (South of Mosul) and western Mosul.
Latest news
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Aid provided to record numbers of children in humanitarian crises in 2017
Aid provided to record numbers of children in humanitarian crises in 2017
Three major challenges for child relief in 2018
Three major challenges for child relief in 2018
Iraq: humanitarian aid in unstable areas
Iraq: humanitarian aid in unstable areas
Halfway through 2017: already three big wins for children
Halfway through 2017: already three big wins for children
Iraq: The heavy humanitarian toll in the aftermath of Mosul
New report about exploitation: effects of climate change and environmental degradation on child labour
Iraq: The heavy humanitarian toll in the aftermath of Mosul
New report about exploitation: effects of climate change and environmental degradation on child labour
New report about exploitation: effects of climate change and environmental degradation on child labour
Cash assistance for families in Iraq: deciding on their own
Cash assistance for families in Iraq: deciding on their own
Iraq: Rising temperatures put displaced children at risk of dehydration
Iraq: Rising temperatures put displaced children at risk of dehydration
2016: Tdh child relief reaches a new peak with 3 million beneficiaries
Aid provided to record numbers of children in humanitarian crises in 2017
Related publications
Making an impact for children: Annual Report 2017
Courage no. 58 – Heartbeats at Mosul's gates
Thematic Policy - Child Protection in Humanitarian Crises
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