Community Development
Healing broken relationships in the Jordan Valley.
Developing a Love for Learning
Training kindergarten teachers in more interactive teaching methods that use games, songs, crafts etc. to fully engage the children in learning.
Children’s Lives are Changing
Through the Self Help Group Approach, staff worked hard to form new children’s groups last year in the less-privileged areas of Kabul and its surroundings. As many as 1500 children connected with a group and are now enjoying and using our Rahmat books.
From ignored to inspiring others
It’s not only relationships that Alma has grown in, but confidence too.
Building Capacity Amongst local NGOs
Operation Mercy Iran successfully conducted the eleventh capacity building workshop entitled “Second Disaster Preparedness Workshop (Complementary)” for local Iranian NGOs, in partnership with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).
Addiction Prevention in Families
‘Addiction Prevention in Family Settings’ was the title and theme of a five day capacity building workshop held in Iran in October 2014. Operation Mercy Iran successfully conducted this workshop,
Business Training Improves Zeina’s Business Future
“The training has shown me the importance of discipline in recording my cash flow and saving my profits. Now I know why I’ve failed before and I’ve seen that even a small business can be successful.”
Goal Setting Cleans up the Neighbourhood
Every Self Help Group (SHG) has a plan or a goal to work toward. Some of the SHGs make three month plans, six month plans and a more mature SHG can have a one year plan.
A brighter future through learning English
“I hope my son will be able to learn English well and hopefully not be deceived as I was because of inability to read English.”
Healing Broken Relationships
Healing broken relationships in the Jordan Valley.
Shoe Making Business Launched
Success stories from Self Help Group (SHG) members abound in Afghanistan. Operation Mercy has over 900 such groups currently empowering women and their families.
Micro-Business Training Graduates
Participants are actively employed in their own private enterprises using the skills and strategies gleaned from the training to build sustainable businesses!
Books by Afghans for Afghans
At a recent book exhibition, Tolo TV was looking for a publisher whose books were “pure Afghan”, produced by Afghans, for Afghans and published inside Afghanistan.
Hunger for Education in Afghanistan
More and more Afghan children are enrolled in school. The estimated number of children enrolled in school was thought to be over eight million at the end of 2012,
Reading Clubs Among Afghan Children
We are building a culture of reading among the children. As they read, they learn to express new ideas, and their attitudes and behavior change positively.
A Rights Based Approach
Integrating refugees’ communities into Iranian society through a trip to an amusement park…
A day with the Circus
Doesn’t every child love the circus, perhaps even dreaming of being part the circus act? Imagine the delight when Afghan children from Operation Mercy’s Children groups enjoyed the visit of an organisation which uses circus performance to empower young people in Afghanistan.
Teaching and Training
What is better than teaching young people skills for the future? Helping to develop local teachers so they can teach these skills!
Food for health and livelihood
As Operation Mercy trains and equips farmers and partners, we support the health and livelihoods of families in the Pamirs as well as see an increase in quantity,
Trust facilitates learning
In the women and youth empowerment project we address several key social and health issues, literacy, learning English, leadership in community/family, equal rights, stigma and advocacy.
An Abandoned Son
One evening, a few weeks into the autumn semester of WEP, our empowerment program for Afghan refugees in Iran, a young woman came to the project venue with a young boy in tow.