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USAID & Save the Children helping Local Communities
Basrah, Iraq
October 2003
USAID partner, Save the Children, is working with community leaders to identify projects, both large and small, that will benefit the local community, including this Kindergarten rehabilitation project in the Abu Khaseeb district of Basra, Iraq. Iraqi laborers are preparing a mud and straw mixture to be applied to the roof which would not support heavier cement re-inforcement. The project was funded under a grant from USAID and contributions from the community.
USAID partner, Save the Children, is working with community leaders to identify projects, both large and small, that will benefit the local community, including this Kindergarten rehabilitation project in the Abu Khaseeb district of Basra, Iraq. An Iraqi worker applies a mud and straw mixture to the roof of the kindergarten which would not support heavier cement re-inforcement. The project was funded by a grant from USAID and contributions from the community.
USAID partner, Save the Children, is working with community leaders to identify projects, both large and small, that will benefit the local community, including the Bab Taweel water project in the Abu Khaseeb district of Basra, Iraq. Iraqi laborers are building a wall around the equipment and a guard house to protect it from looters. When completed this pumping station will increase water pressure to aproximately 15,000 local residents. The project was funded by community contributions ($11,000) and a grant from USAID ($29,000).
USAID partner, Save the Children, is working with community leaders to identify projects, both large and small, that will benefit the local community, including the Bab Taweel water project in the Abu Khaseeb district of Basra, Iraq. Iraqi laborers are building a wall around the equipment and a guard house to protect it from looters. When completed this pumping station will increase water pressure to approximately 15,000 local residents. The project was funded by community contributions ($11,000) and a grant from USAID ($29,000).
USAID partner, Save the Children, is working with community leaders to identify projects, both large and small, that will benefit the local community, including the Bab Taweel water project in the Abu Khaseeb district of Basra, Iraq. Iraqi laborers are building a wall around the equipment and a guard house to protect it from looters. When completed this pumping station will increase water pressure to approximately 15,000 local residents. The project was funded by community contributions ($11,000) and a grant from USAID ($29,000).
USAID partner, Save the Children, is working with community leaders to identify projects, both large and small, that will benefit the local community, including the rehabilitation of the Shatt Al-Arab Kindergarten in Basra, Iraq. The project was funded under a grant from USAID and contributions from the community.
USAID partner, Save the Children, is working with community leaders to identify projects, both large and small, that will benefit the local community, including this football field in the Shatt Al-Arab district of Basra, Iraq. This sewage and garbage strewn land was cleared and leveled to provide a safe place for children to play. The project was funded under a grant from USAID and contributions from the community.
USAID partner, Save the Children, is working with community leaders to identify projects, both large and small, that will benefit the local community, including the rehabilitation of the Shatt Al-Arab Kindergarten in Basra, Iraq. The project was funded under a grant from USAID and contributions from the community.


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Community Action Program

Program Snapshot

  • Award Amount: $140 million
  • Start/End Dates: October 2008 - March 2010
  • Implementers: ACDI-VOCA, Mercy Corps, International Relief Development, and CHF International

Community Action Program

The Iraq Community Action Program is one of the founding programs of the USAID/Iraq Mission. Now in its third phase, the Community Action Program (CAP III) works at the grassroots level to foster citizen involvement and give communities the opportunity to activate their skills and mobilize resources to solve community determined priorities and local development needs.

The program facilitates the creation and training of community action groups responsible for identifying and prioritizing community needs, mobilizing community and other resources, and monitoring project implementation. The program also strengthens the capacity of the lowest levels of local government to draw on the Government of Iraq's own resources to meet community-identified needs.

Additionally, the Community Action Program helps mitigate violence, providing citizens with an opportunity to participate in decision-making and local development initiatives that affect their everyday lives. The USAID Community Action Program brings together clusters of communities that are at-risk for conflict and joins them in networks to solve larger issues that touch multiple constituencies. In turn, elected officials learn how to deal with constituencies, building a stronger sense of a representative democracy.

Marla Ruzicka Iraq War Victims Fund

CAP III will also carry on the work of assisting victims of military operations in Iraq through the Congressionally-mandated Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund. USAID's partners may receive these funds to assist civilian victims of armed conflict. USAID helps the families of victims establish a means of sustainable support.

The fund is implemented through four nongovernmental agencies that cover different regions of the country. The U.S. military plays no direct role in the fund. The Marla fund is separate from a Pentagon-run program that allows compensation for deaths, injuries or property damage as a result of activities by coalition forces.

The Marla Fund is a highly effective way of reaching some of the most deserving people in Iraq. USAID is committed to continuing Marla Ruzicka's dedicated efforts to help innocent victims of the Iraq war.

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