Starting in January 2023 and for 20 months, the project "Programme for Resilience and Return in the Governorate of Nineveh through an integrated approach in the educational, health and socio-cultural sectors" funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) aims to improve access and quality of education and health services in the Governorate of Nineveh, helping to support communities displaced and returned after the Islamic State (Daesh) occupation, particularly in the districts of Mosul and Sinjar.
In agreement with national and local partners, Un Ponte Per has selected 3 schools in Sinjar that will be supported through renovation of the buildings and/or provision of essential school equipment and materials. The schools are the "Al Quds" in Tal Qassab, the "Al Mahabba" in Tal Qassab, and the "Mohammed Al Qasim" in Sinjar. In terms of healthcare, in Mosul UPP will provide medical equipment for the delivery room and operating theatre of the maternity ward of the "Mosul General Hospital" and rehabilitate the "Hermat" clinic. While in Sinjar UPP will provide basic health services in the Sinuni hospital. Here, it will focus in particular on training and recruiting specialised medical staff for the gynaecology and obstetrics department, making it operational 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Finally, at the primary health clinic in Tal Banat, UPP will support the operation of an outpatient sexual and reproductive health service. All facilities will be equipped with basic medical equipment, selected on the basis of a local needs analysis.
The project partners are AVSI (Italy), FOCSIV (Italy), YBDO (Iraq).
