About the Program

ICF funds the operating costs for a ”Safe Space” for adolescent girls in Mosul. This center provides social and psychosocial support for vulnerable girls, as well as educational support and a sense of belonging.

Many girls in this area have previously been displaced and are only now returning to Mosul. There is an increased need for support for girls experiencing negative coping mechanisms, trauma, psychological distress, and gender-based violence.

Girls at the center have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of activities, including sports, sewing and crafts, reading, and computer literacy. They also have access to social workers, a library, medical care, and computers. Group and individual therapy is provided. In 2022, sewing machines were also provided for the center, and refurbishment activities were undertaken.

Approximately 50 girls are served at the center each day. 

The center for girls has been so successful that ICF is planning to open a second center in late 2023. This new center will provide services for even more girls in the local area, and is being constructed on the site of a local girls high school.