Operation Mercy has been working in Shar-e-rey, Iran with poor Afghanistan refugee women, children and youth since May 2009. We concentrate primarily on Afghani female heads of households and disadvantaged girls, although boys are also assisted. We offer a series of educational opportunities, income-generating classes and social counselling opportunities. Currently…
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Serving Afghan women in Iran |
Friday, 06 January 2012 12:01 Written by Op Mercy Iran |
Hairstyling classes assist women to begin small businesses. This is just one of numerous educational opportunities to assist and empower Afghan women to improve their own situations and futures.
In 2010, 800 Afghan refugees were supported by our Women’s Empowerment Project in Tehran, Iran. These mothers and young women were given opportunities to participate in literacy classes, English lessons and vocational training, such as hairdressing and tailoring. This continues today. Our staff often listen to stories of despair and…
Boys love football!! Afghan boys are no different. In Tehran, Operation Mercy works with empowering refugee Afghan women. The younger women are given weekly and monthly seminars and workshops to build relevant life skills. The Afghan boys really wanted to be a part of the sport aspect of the project.…
Persian New Year is a great time of celebration. Our Life Skills program for empowering young women used this opportunity to award students for achievements made in the program. Awards were given for good attendance in the classes, doing their homework, getting good grades, being disciplined and for behaving well.…
Womens Empowerment Project
Operation Mercy educates and empowers disadvantaged Afghan refugees, especially mothers and young women. We currently educate 800 mothers and young women who are refugees from Afghanistan, by providing courses in English, computers, sports training and skills training. We provide special weekly and monthly seminars and workshops on critical issues related to building relevant life skills. Equipping these women enables them to have a better, more positive and stable future.
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