Category: Middle East

Improving the houses of 1,493 families in Syrian refugee camps in Erbil province, Iraq

“During the summer, when it was extremely hot, I often fainted from… Read more >

Trainee graduation ceremony held at vocational school in Palestine run by Peace Winds

The Gaza Strip has been blocked off by Israel since 2007 and… Read more >

New community project providing food aid in eastern Afghanistan

Peace Winds currently operates in four counties within the Nangarhar province which… Read more >

Supporting Syrian refugees in Northern Iraq

Peace Winds Japan, with funding from the U.S. Department of State: Bureau… Read more >

IRAQ: COVID-19 Emergency Assistance

As you are also taking care of yourself and your loved ones,… Read more >

COVID-19: A Growing Crisis for Displaced Communities

What we are finding is that many COVID-19 mitigation strategies that work in developed countries simply do not work in displaced communities.

Restoring Livelihoods, Empowering the Most Vulnerable

“At Peace Winds, we listen as circumstances change and adapt ourprogramming to… Read more >

Winter Brings New Challenges for Syrian Refugees

As winter settles around the refugee camps in northern Iraq, recently displaced… Read more >

Kurdish Refugees from Syria Receive Shelter

  Peace Winds prepares shelters for Kurdish refugees fleeing invasion, but 50,000… Read more >

Peace Winds staff on the ground in Iraq to assess progress of shelter upgrades

This past February Peace Winds Program Manager, Patrick Hurley, visited the Kurdistan… Read more >