The first students graduated in 2018. The graduates are currently working in the public sector, with planning offices or international relief agencies.

The aim of building a development center was to have a central site from which the reconstruction of the project region could be supported – by providing advice to the regional farmers, offering trainings, coordinating the activities of different stakeholders in the project region and by improving the village infrastructure.

Scholarship program successfully continued in 2022

Many applications, laborious selection:
The program was published in two rounds: The first round produced 613 applications, the second round with additional questions 73 applications. Finally, 14 new female and 26 new male scholars could be selected.  8 scholars will continue for another year. Altogether the program is now supporting 48 scholars.
DhK thanks our local team for their great commitment.
We wish our new scholars successful studies and a bright professional career!

For further information please leave a message at info@dhk-ev.de.

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Bereits Anfang September 2014 war Hasan Sinemillioglu im Projektgebiet, um sich einen Überblick zu verschaffen (Reisebericht_Fluechtlinge_2014).

Zu der Zeit lebten im Unterbezirk Kani Mase, in dem das Dorfentwicklungszentrum liegt, das von DhK unterstützt wird, 600 Flüchtlingsfamilien; im Bezirk Amedie 6.000 und im benachbarten Bezirk Zakho 25.000 (Zahlen des UNHCR). Die meisten Flüchlinge warenJesiden und Christen.

Caritas International:
“Nach dem Vormarsch der islamistischen Terrormiliz Islamischer Staat (IS) im Juli 2014 sind 1,8 Millionen Menschen im Norden des Landes auf der Flucht. Vor allem Christen, Jesiden und Schiiten sind aus dem Gebiet um die Städte Alquosh, Bartilha und Qaraquosh geflohen. Selbst gemäßigte Sunniten haben allen Grund, ihre fanatischen “Glaubensbrüder” zu fürchten. Denn die Dschihadisten des IS führen keinen Krieg gegen eine Armee. Ihr Ziel sind die Zivilisten, sie kennen keine Milde, keine Gnade und schon gar keine Genfer Konvention.”
“Das militärische Eingreifen der USA Ende August 2014 sowie der kurdischen Peschmerga, die wieder an Stärke gewinnen konnten, hat die sunnitischen Dschihadisten der IS zumindest in einigen Gebieten wieder zurückgedrängt. Trotz anfänglicher militärischer Erfolge gegen die IS ist die Sicherheitslage für die Vertriebenen Opfer der Islamisten jedoch alles andere als entspannt.”

Zwei Wochen nach dem Erkundungsbesuch begann unser Projektpartner KURDS mit der Verteilung der von DhK finanzierten Hilfe: Mehl für 500 Familien (je 50kg), und am 16. Oktober Reis, Kichererbsen und Öl für 350 Familien (zum Bericht). Im November werden nochmals Mehlrationen an 410 Familien verteilt (DhK_aid_ report_2014). Das Dorfentwicklungszentrum von DhK in Qumri diente als Logistik- und Verteilzentrum.

Anfang November besuchte Hasan Sinemillioglu die Flüchtlinge im Projektgebiet ein zweites Mal. Er berichtete ausführlich über jesidische Flüchtlinge aus dem Gebiet von Shingar, für die UNHCR im Dorf Khanke eine Zeltstadt errichtet (Fluechtlingscamp_in_Khanke_2014).

Bis ins Jahr 2016 half DhK den Flüchtlingsfamilien im Einzugsbereich des Dorfentwicklungszentrums mit Spenden zur lokalen Beschaffung von Grundnahrungsmitteln. Danach wurde der Schwerpunkt auf die Unterstützung vertriebener Studentinnen und Studenten, die ihr Studium an der Universität Mossul abbrechen mussten, mit Stipendien verlagert (Stipendienprogramm).

Cows and sheep for 100 families

4 irrigation plants in the area

Rural out-patient centre for domestic refugees from the area
Welati Jeri

Term:
Project partner: :
Financing assisted by: Project size:

Share 2001:

Person in charge: 2000-2002
AVADAN & the affected people
BMZ, Kurdish local government
DM 1,062,644.00
(davon 74% BMZ, 14% lokal government,12% DhK)
314,763.22 (+ 50,000 DM local contribution)

Hasan Sinemillioglu
Starting Point

The area Berwari Bala was destroyed in the 80s. The deported families could only return to their villages after the setting up of the exclusion zone.

Parts of the villages could not yet be re-inhabited as the families did not have the necessary means. A particularity of the area is the fact that Kurdish and Assyric families used to live together in a lot of the villages. These families want to jointly rebuild their villages once again. Therefore, the Kurdish and Assyric people were to start a new village life together in Cidide and Seferiya. Aid for the construction of houses was to be given to these families.

The area is well suited to cattle rearing and is also famous for its apples. However, the returning people have neither animals nor other means to build irrigation plants. Therefore, new irrigation plants were to be constructed in the area in order to boost production of fruit and vegetables. Moreover, the families were to receive one-off financial assistance for the purchase of livestock. Cattle breeding was to be re-established.

In order to make school education available to the children, a secondary school (grades 7 – 9) for the 160 pupils from the surrounding 10 villages was to be built in the village Qumri. A hall of residence was also to be constructed for the students from the more remote villages.

After we had completed two irrigation plants and started the construction of the secondary school last year, we could again continue with the building activities from May onwards. The irrigation shall be discussed with the farmers in the near future in order to utilise the irrigation plants more effectively.

Target Group

240 small farming families consisting of 1272 people who originally come from these villages and 160 pupils from the same villages; 320 families from the area Welati Jeri who currently live in tents.

Rural out-patient centre for domestic refugees from the area
Welati Jeri

Term:
Project partner: :
Financing assisted by: Project size:

Share 2001:

Person in charge: 2000-2002
AVADAN & the affected people
BMZ, Kurdish local government
DM 1,062,644.00
(davon 74% BMZ, 14% lokal government,12% DhK)
314,763.22 (+ 50,000 DM local contribution)

Hasan Sinemillioglu
Starting Point

The area Berwari Bala was destroyed in the 80s. The deported families could only return to their villages after the setting up of the exclusion zone.

The area is well suited to cattle rearing and is also famous for its apples. However, the returning people have neither animals nor other means to build irrigation plants. Therefore, new irrigation plants were to be constructed in the area in order to boost production of fruit and vegetables. Moreover, the families were to receive one-off financial assistance for the purchase of livestock. Cattle breeding was to be re-established.

In order to make school education available to the children, a secondary school (grades 7 – 9) for the 160 pupils from the surrounding 10 villages was to be built in the village Qumri. A hall of residence was also to be constructed for the students from the more remote villages.

After we had completed two irrigation plants and started the construction of the secondary school last year, we could again continue with the building activities from May onwards. The irrigation shall be discussed with the farmers in the near future in order to utilise the irrigation plants more effectively.

Target Group

240 small farming families consisting of 1272 people who originally come from these villages and 160 pupils from the same villages; 320 families from the area of Welati Jeri who currently live in tents.

Activities 2000

Start of construction of the school, erection of 2 irrigation plants in Qumri and Girka. Support for the rural out-patient centre for the refugees from the area Welati Jeri.

Term:
Project partner::
Financing assisted by:
Project size:

Share 2001:

Person in charge: 1998-1999
AVADAN & the affected families
BMZ, federal state of Lower Saxony
DM 644,163.00
(davon 68% BMZ, 7,5% Lower Saxony,24,5% DhK)
DM 318,874.99

Hasan Sinemillioglu
Starting Point

The destroyed Kurdish villages should be reconstructed, also in the subdistrict Amadiya. However, the farmers who should and want to return to their villages do not have the means to reconstruct the villages by themselves. The families are poor and do not have the ability to create a new life for themselves. There is a lack of housing, farming equipment, irrigation plants and institutions for education and health care.

In the villages Sarke, Xasto, Xasto Aliya, Latka, Mille Meydane, Kola and Dihike the families who are willing to return were to be supported by construction of housing, irrigation plants and animals, so that they can start the reconstruction of their villages. Furthermore, a primary school was to be built for Sarke, Xasta and Xasto Aliya.

Target Group

160 families consisting of 950 people who originally come from these villages and 60 children from the villages Sarke, Xasto and Xasto Aliya; 320 families from the area of Welati Jeri who currently live in tents.

Activities

Construction of housing, distribution of livestock in the villages Xasto, Xasto Aliya, Latka, Mille Meydane, Kola and Dihike;

Primary school for the 60 children from Sarke, Xasto and Xasto Aliya and

Support for the rural out-patient centre for the refugees from the area Welati Jeri.