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The volunteers of the center organized a public party for the people of Musireek. This party took place on 16 March 2019, at Gulistan Hall in Sumel town at 10:30 am and ended at 3:00 pm. The aim of this initiative was to bring around 60 families from Musireek twom from different components of the town IDPs, refugees and host community together and to provide them with a festive atmosphere, dancing and different traditional games and competitions, in order to strength the relationship between them. A total of 440 persons have attended this party, of them 185 were adults (121 females, 64 Males), (41 IDPs, 26 Refugees, and 118 Host Community).

 The initiative is one of nine youth initiatives implemented within the UoD and GOAL Global joint project titled “Area Based Recovery Approach Project in Miserere” supported by UNDP’s Iraq Crisis Response and Resilience Programme (ICRRP) with funding from the Government of Japan. UoD jointly with GOAL have adopted community engagement method in selecting these community initiatives through assuring community participation from Misureek. All community initiatives were selected in consultation with GOAL's two community groups: Coordination Committee, and Local Advisory Group, in consultation with UNDP staff. The “Area Based Recovery Approach Project in Misureek” project implemented in Misureek town, Summel District from 5th of December 2018 through 20th of March 2019.