Emergancy livilihood
Iraq has gone through many humanitarian crises in the modern era that led to the displacement of thousands of people from their homes as a result of military battles such as the eight-year war with Iran, the Gulf War, Desert Storm (1991-1992), the economic blockade (1991-2003), and then last war in (2003) that led by the United States of America.
After SEDO’s establishment in July 2007, one of its objectives and mandates is to support the marginalized and vulnerable groups in Iraq and enable them to be active in the development of the local economy and respond to any humanitarian crisis to face any risk of economic collapse at the local market level.
SEDO had a fundamental and effective role in the humanitarian response during more than one crisis, including assisting the displaced during the civil war in Iraq (2007-2009) and the displacement of Fallujah and Ramadi peoples (2013-2014) and during the largest humanitarian crisis in Iraq and military battles in north and middle of Iraq (2014-2022). During these crises, more than a million displaced and returnees have been responded to in various humanitarian sectors, including the Emergency Livelihood sector.
SEDO implemented more than (14) Emergency Livelihood projects in Iraq, about (9) projects were pure emergency livelihood sectoral projects and (5) projects were multi-sectorial projects including the emergency livelihood sector. SEDO has LIvelihood expert who is responsible for design the activities, develop the Liveihood tools and manuals inside SEDO, and provide technical support for the all Livelihood projects teams
IDPs, returnees, host communities, refugees, and remainees from different ages, sects, and location. SEDO targeted them in the camps, off camps, in the informal settlement, and inside citites and villages.
SEDO implemented Emergency LIvelihood activities in each of Nineveh, Salahaddin, Kirkuk, Diyala, Anbar, Basrah, and Baghdad provinces
SEDO implemented many methodologies and tools to response for the emergency livelihood according to the need and type of targeted groups, but the largest activity in the emergency livelihood targeted IDPs was Cash for Work, Multi-Purpose Cash,, assets recovery for the returnees, support the access to markets, rehabilitation of shops to support the returnees to restore their shops, and capacity building and specific training to enable them start a new small businesses inside or off the camps
