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Families United Toward Universal Respect / FUTURE is assisting the Iraqi non-governmental organization
Women for Future - Iraq to implement the FUTURE organizational model in their country. A
delegation of nine prominent Iraqi women leaders participated in the Sharing the World of Sisterhood Conference I
in May 2006 to receive training on the model. They have organized a national Women for Future - Iraq office in Baghdad and are implementing the FUTURE organizational model in their country. They appointed as national president, Dr. Azhar Abdul Karem Al-Shakly, the former Minister
of State for Women's Affairs.
FUTURE has four principal areas of focus in assisting Women for Future - Iraq:
A Model to Heal the Nation
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With a national office established in Baghdad, Women for Future - Iraq leaders are ready to form local support networks of women volunteers in neighborhoods and villages in more secure areas of Iraq.
These networks promote collective problem-solving on a grass-roots level and provide an effective way to distribute necessary aid and information.
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FUTURE is providing Women for Future-Iraq with ongoing advice and guidance in building their organizational structure through distance and on-site training.
Women's conferences are an essential element in our training plan, as they include events such as refresher training courses, problem-solving sessions, family guide training and media outreach workshops.
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Family-Based Education
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"To heal our nation, you must heal our families, and the women are the key."
--Siham, Member of Women for Future - Iraq
FUTURE provides a basic format of instruction that assists parents in strengthening their families within the framework of their own religion and culture. This program is available to Iraqi families through Women for Future - Iraq.
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This program instructs parents to set aside a specific time each week to spend time with their children and engage in enriching activities. This program promotes:
- Home management
- Stress management
- Conflict resolution
- Family unity
- Self-confidence, character and social skills in children
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Women for Future Centers
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FUTURE is currently assisting Women for Future - Iraq in expanding the national office in Baghdad and setting up two province-level Women for Future Centers in Kurdistan and one center in southern Iraq.
Our joint goal is to establish a Women for Future Center in each of Iraq's 18 provinces within the next three years.
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Women for Future Centers play a key structural role in the organization, as they provide a location for:
- Instruction on all aspects of the organizational model
- Organizational and family leadership training
- Developing and demonstrating educational materials
- Coordinating outreach programs
- Establishing partnerships with national and international aid organizations
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Media Outreach
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FUTURE supports development of indigenous family television and radio programming for Iraqi women and their families to promote Women for Future - Iraq activities and showcase its successes.
Below is an example of Iraqi children's television programming called "Liqra' Ma'na" (Let's Read Together), which is currently in pre-production.
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Media outreach plan includes:
- Acquiring access to the Iraqi media grid for family television and radio programming
- Advising on programming, pre-production and production
- Training Women for Future to develop their own family programming
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