Training and education projects
Overview of all contributions.
Microsoft Office course for women in Iraq
Project Period: November 2020 to June 2021 Computer training for women in Iraq, sponsored by the Schmitz Foundations. In Iraq (Bartila und Baghdida), a Microsoft Office computer course was offered specifically for women aged 18-45. The lessons took place in small learning groups and were aimed at women who wanted to improve their chances on…
Bethnahrin Training Center for Women
Project Period: Since August 2019 until today The training center is specifically designed for women to improve their skills and increase their confidence. Training courses include: Cosmetology training Hairdressing training First aid courses Computer classes Knowledge acquisition (history etc.) Tailoring training. At the training center, they like to come together, exchange ideas and feel more…
Painting therapy in Iraq (Nineveh Plain)
Project Period: Since 2016 until today Painting therapy IDP children learn to process their traumas through drawings under the guidance of a specialized psychologist. Syriac Cross was able to make a human and financial contribution so that six more groups could receive the offer of painting therapy. Three groups have already completed this, the other…
Production and distribution of Bibles in Iraq
Project Period: since August 2022 until today In Iraq, 30,000 Bibles are being printed, of which 5,000 copies have already been printed for the Chaldean Church. Another 10,000 Bibles will be produced. Another 10,000 Bibles will be printed for the Syriac Orthodox Church and finally 10,000 Bibles for the Assyrian churches. A special feature is…
Shible Kindergarten in Derik (Syria)
Project Period: Since September 2021 until today The government district of Al-Hassaka is home to many internally displaced persons who have sought refuge in the past due to the war. An initially positive aspect, but one that also casts a shadow on the region’s inhabitants: they suffer from an embargo imposed by neighboring countries such…
Educational institution Olaf-Taw
Project Period: since August 2020 until today Olaf-Taw is an educational institution in north-eastern Syria that specializes in the transmission of the Aramaic language (Suryoyo). To this end, modern curricula were developed with this learning goal in mind. With the support of Caritas Slovakia, a project was launched to purchase child-friendly materials and cartoons. This…
Painting therapy
PAST – PRESENT – FUTURE The expulsion of the Chaldean-Suryoye-Assyrian people from Mosul and the Nineveh Plain took place on 6 August 2014. After four years of refugee status, many Christian families decided to return to their homes. For these families, the return is associated with great uncertainty. Many families are worried about rebuilding their…
Easter excursion – teaching children the meaning of Easter
On 29 April 2018, an outing for 150 children was organised in collaboration with the Syriac Youth Union. The children who participated in this outing came from families in need and refugees from Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Buses took the children from Beirut to different places. First, the churches of Saint George and Saint Elias…
Training new teachers in Al-Hassaka province with help from the Albert Sevinc Foundation
In cooperation with the Albert Sevinc Foundation, Syriac Cross has launched an educational project. The aim of this project is to promote the teaching and spreading of the Aramaic language, the language of Jesus. In this project, Christian Suryoye, as well as Kurds and Arabs, are trained to learn Aramaic in order to teach it…
School Package for Children in the provinces of Al-Hassaka and Homs
The aim of the project is to support internally displaced persons (IDPs) with children. Since the war, the prices for school supplies, if available at all, have risen very sharply. Families are no longer able to buy school supplies for their children. In order for the children to continue attending school and to be able…