Erbil, KURDISTAN (July 18th,2018)- Rwanga Foundation has held the Completion Ceremony for the ‘YouthVolunteers Initiative” project in order to recognize the volunteer groups that implemented the projects across Kurdistan Region.
The half-day ceremony was held in Erbil. Rwanga Foundation was proud to invite the winning groups to the Erbil International Hotel, in which they had been awarded by several Consulates, Governmental Representatives, Project Partners, and sponsors as well as NGO’s.
During the ceremony, all of the projects had been presented and explained as well as shown the importance and impact on the beneficiaries. Each Group had used the chance to speak about their projects and share their experience from the start of the Youth Volunteers Initiative (YVI)project until the implementation of their project. The fruitful day was rounded up with all gathering and sharing lunch.
These are the awarded groups and projects:
‘Green Circle’ Project
Location: Duhok
Volunteer Group: Green Volunteer Circle Group
Number of Volunteers: 11
Duration of the Project: 2 Months
Provided Fund: 2,200,000 IQD
Number of Beneficiaries: 900
'Putting a Smile on Children's Faces through Paintings' Project
Location: Duhok
Volunteer Group: Dovy Volunteer Group
Number of Volunteers: 10
Duration of the Project: 1 Month
Provided Fund: 3,200,000 IQD
Number of Beneficiaries: 534
‘Rapareen Green Tree House’ Project
Location: Erbil
Volunteer Group: Green Tree Volunteer Group
Number of Volunteers: 5
Duration of the Project: 1 Month
Provided Fund: 3,000,000 IQD
Number of Beneficiaries: 200
‘Enlighten Students through Books’ Project
Location: Erbil
Volunteer Group: Zhianawa Volunteer Group
Number of Volunteers: 8
Duration of the Project: 1 Month
Provided Fund: 1,460,000 IQD
Number of Beneficiaries: 3,200
‘Repair Your Computer for Free’ Project
Location: Erbil
Volunteer Group: Repair Your Computer for Free Volunteer Group
Number of Volunteers: 30
Duration of the Project: 1 Month
Provided Fund: 1,140,000 IQD
Number of Beneficiaries: 170
‘To Build Environmental Culture in Halabja and Hawraman’ Project
Location: Halabja
Volunteer Group: Halabja Environment Protection Volunteer Group
Number of Volunteers: 6
Duration of the Project: 2 Months
Provided Fund: 2,855,000 IQD
Number of Beneficiaries: 700
‘Help me to Live as Human in Society’ Project
Location: Halabja
Volunteer Group: Eye of the Disabled Group
Number of Volunteers: 5
Duration of the Project: 2 Months
Provided Fund: 3,535,000 IQD
Number of Beneficiaries: 7,000
‘First Aid and Drug Awareness (Online and Practical Course)’ Project
Location: Sulaimani
Volunteer Group: FAO Volunteer Group
Number of Volunteers: 5
Duration of the Project: 2 Months
Provided Fund: 2,200,000 IQD
Number of Beneficiaries: 180
‘Conscious Society, healthy environment’ Project
Location: Sulaimani, Darbandikhan
Volunteer Group: Nature Keeper Volunteer Group
Number of Volunteers: 9
Duration of the Project: 2 Months
Provided Fund: 3,065,000 IQD
Number of Beneficiaries: 3,500
‘Health Awareness Festival’ Project
Location: Kirkuk
Volunteer Group: Health Awareness Volunteer Group
Number of Volunteers: 12
Duration of the Project: 1 Month
Provided Fund: 1,300,000 IQD
Number of Beneficiaries: 340
Voluntary work is generally considered an altruistic activity where an individual or a group of people provide services for no personal or financial gain but merely for the benefit of the public. Therefore, Rwanga Foundation launched the project of ‘Youth Volunteers Initiative’, which was to urge the female and male youth to come up with project proposals and participate in a competition to be funded and supported to implement their projects for the best benefits of the public. 115 projects applied to the ‘Youth Volunteers Initiative’, and 10 projects had been selected by the judges, and funded by Rwanga Foundation to be implemented.
