Iraq-ICRC/Woman Startup

ICRC economic program helps tailor reach dream

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Baghdad, Iraq - Jan 21, 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Yassmin Abbas Ali, Baghdad resident, using sewing machine, sewing clothes
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic, dubbed with English) Yassmin Abbas Ali, resident (starting with shot 1):
"After the divorce, I came to my parents' house and started sewing. We had a very small sewing machine. I learned the basics of sewing from my mom and other family members. I am very interested in making clothes."
3. Various of Yassmin Abbas Ali cutting cloth
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic, dubbed with English) Yassmin Abbas Ali, resident (starting with shot 3):
"My father is old and he can't work anymore. The program helps improve my family income and living standard. It has also affected how I perceive myself, in a positive way."
5. Ala'a Mustafa, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Economic Security Filed Officer, walking to Yassmin Abbas Ali's house
6. Ala'a Mustafa talking to Yassmin Abbas Ali
7. Yassmin Abbas Ali introducing clothes to Ala'a Mustafa
8. Various of Yassmin Abbas Ali, Ala'a Mustafa talking
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ala'a Mustafa, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Economic Security Filed Officer (starting with shot 8) (partially overlaid with shot 10):
"For a divorcee or maybe the women in general, women suffering and they need this project, because they have the talent, they have the kind of skills and motivation to start over. She was following her business plan. This is correct because if you stop your job, you should work on a kind of business that reach you to a point that make you in a progress and manage to cover your needs."
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10. Ala'a Mustafa's hands
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11. Various of Yassmin Abbas Ali drawing
12. Various of Yassmin Abbas Ali sewing on clothes
13. Yassmin Abbas Ali holding pallet
14. Yassmin Abbas Ali pouring beverage into bottle
15. Yassmin Abbas Ali talking with her father
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic, dubbed with English) Yassmin Abbas Ali, resident (partially overlaid with shot 17) (starting with shot 15):
"My father worked as an official with the police. He was threatened a couple of times due to sectarian conflicts between Shiites and Sunnis. In 2006, after my grandma died, we decided to leave and come to Baghdad."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
17. Yassmin Abbas Ali's father cutting apple
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18. Tricycle moving
19. Children playing football
20. Buildings

Storyline


An economic program initiated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is helping Iraq's low-income families to get out of their plight and chase their dreams.

Decades of armed conflict, violence and high unemployment have left millions of people in Iraq struggling to make ends meet, and support their families. And the situation is even harder for women-headed households.

Yassmin Abbas Ali, a Baghdad resident, started sewing four years ago after she got divorced. The job has allowed the 21-year-old to survive through the difficult time.

"After the divorce, I came to my parents' house and started sewing. We had a very small sewing machine. I learned the basics of sewing from my mom and other family members. I am very interested in making clothes," said Yassmin.

About six months ago, she received a grant from the International Red Cross, enabling her to buy new sewing machines and as a result increase the family income.

"My father is old and he can't work anymore. The program helps improve my family income and living standard. It has also affected how I perceive myself, in a positive way," said Yassmin.

The primary purpose of the micro-economic initiative is to support cash income generation. More than 300,000 people across Iraq have benefited from the program -- most of them were low-income families affected by the conflict. It not only helps them survive, but also regain a role in society.

Ala'a Mustafa, who works for the International Red Cross, said Yassmin has encouraged all Iraqi women and deserves the best.

"For a divorcee or maybe the women in general, women suffering and they need this project, because they have the talent, they have the kind of skills and motivation to start over. She was following her business plan. This is correct because if you stop your job, you should work on a kind of business that reach you to a point that make you in a progress and manage to cover your needs," said Ala'a Mustafa, ICRC Economic Security Filed Officer.

The family lives in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in southern Baghdad. Some ended up here after escaping sectarian conflicts.

Yassmin's family relocated from the neighboring Diyala Province 12 years ago.

"My father worked as an official with the police. He was threatened a couple of times due to sectarian conflicts between Shiites and Sunnis. In 2006, after my grandma died, we decided to leave and come to Baghdad," said Yassmin.

Yassmin is confident in her talent as a tailor and wants to keep improving. She dreams of opening her own fashion shop or factory before she turns 25.

She said the economic program has given her an opportunity to rise up from the tough times and now, it's time for her to continue, and be the best she can be.

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  • ID : 8074338
  • Dateline : Jan 21, 2018
  • Location : Baghdad,Iraq
  • Category : conflicts, war and peace
  • Duration : 2'33
  • Audio Language : Arabic/English/Nats
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2018-02-24 13:53
  • Last Modified : 2019-03-15 06:09:00
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  • ID : 8074338
  • Dateline : 21 janv. 2018
  • Location : Bagdad,Irak
  • Category : conflicts, war and peace
  • Duration : 2'33
  • Audio Language : Arabe/Anglais/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : Pas d’accès dans la partie continentale de Chine
  • Published : 2018-02-24 20:21
  • Last Modified : 2019-03-15 06:09:00
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  • ID : 8074338
  • Dateline : 21 يناير 2018
  • Location : بغداد,العراق
  • Category : conflicts, war and peace
  • Duration : 2'33
  • Audio Language : العربية/الإنجليزية/الصوت الطبيعي
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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  • Dateline : 21 ene. 2018
  • Location : Bagdad,Irak
  • Category : conflicts, war and peace
  • Duration : 2'33
  • Audio Language : Árabe/Inglés/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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Iraq-ICRC/Woman Startup

ICRC economic program helps tailor reach dream

Dateline : Jan 21, 2018

Location : Baghdad,Iraq

Duration : 2'33

  • English
  • Français
  • العربية
  • Español


Baghdad, Iraq - Jan 21, 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Yassmin Abbas Ali, Baghdad resident, using sewing machine, sewing clothes
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic, dubbed with English) Yassmin Abbas Ali, resident (starting with shot 1):
"After the divorce, I came to my parents' house and started sewing. We had a very small sewing machine. I learned the basics of sewing from my mom and other family members. I am very interested in making clothes."
3. Various of Yassmin Abbas Ali cutting cloth
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic, dubbed with English) Yassmin Abbas Ali, resident (starting with shot 3):
"My father is old and he can't work anymore. The program helps improve my family income and living standard. It has also affected how I perceive myself, in a positive way."
5. Ala'a Mustafa, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Economic Security Filed Officer, walking to Yassmin Abbas Ali's house
6. Ala'a Mustafa talking to Yassmin Abbas Ali
7. Yassmin Abbas Ali introducing clothes to Ala'a Mustafa
8. Various of Yassmin Abbas Ali, Ala'a Mustafa talking
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ala'a Mustafa, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Economic Security Filed Officer (starting with shot 8) (partially overlaid with shot 10):
"For a divorcee or maybe the women in general, women suffering and they need this project, because they have the talent, they have the kind of skills and motivation to start over. She was following her business plan. This is correct because if you stop your job, you should work on a kind of business that reach you to a point that make you in a progress and manage to cover your needs."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
10. Ala'a Mustafa's hands
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
11. Various of Yassmin Abbas Ali drawing
12. Various of Yassmin Abbas Ali sewing on clothes
13. Yassmin Abbas Ali holding pallet
14. Yassmin Abbas Ali pouring beverage into bottle
15. Yassmin Abbas Ali talking with her father
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic, dubbed with English) Yassmin Abbas Ali, resident (partially overlaid with shot 17) (starting with shot 15):
"My father worked as an official with the police. He was threatened a couple of times due to sectarian conflicts between Shiites and Sunnis. In 2006, after my grandma died, we decided to leave and come to Baghdad."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
17. Yassmin Abbas Ali's father cutting apple
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
18. Tricycle moving
19. Children playing football
20. Buildings


An economic program initiated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is helping Iraq's low-income families to get out of their plight and chase their dreams.

Decades of armed conflict, violence and high unemployment have left millions of people in Iraq struggling to make ends meet, and support their families. And the situation is even harder for women-headed households.

Yassmin Abbas Ali, a Baghdad resident, started sewing four years ago after she got divorced. The job has allowed the 21-year-old to survive through the difficult time.

"After the divorce, I came to my parents' house and started sewing. We had a very small sewing machine. I learned the basics of sewing from my mom and other family members. I am very interested in making clothes," said Yassmin.

About six months ago, she received a grant from the International Red Cross, enabling her to buy new sewing machines and as a result increase the family income.

"My father is old and he can't work anymore. The program helps improve my family income and living standard. It has also affected how I perceive myself, in a positive way," said Yassmin.

The primary purpose of the micro-economic initiative is to support cash income generation. More than 300,000 people across Iraq have benefited from the program -- most of them were low-income families affected by the conflict. It not only helps them survive, but also regain a role in society.

Ala'a Mustafa, who works for the International Red Cross, said Yassmin has encouraged all Iraqi women and deserves the best.

"For a divorcee or maybe the women in general, women suffering and they need this project, because they have the talent, they have the kind of skills and motivation to start over. She was following her business plan. This is correct because if you stop your job, you should work on a kind of business that reach you to a point that make you in a progress and manage to cover your needs," said Ala'a Mustafa, ICRC Economic Security Filed Officer.

The family lives in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in southern Baghdad. Some ended up here after escaping sectarian conflicts.

Yassmin's family relocated from the neighboring Diyala Province 12 years ago.

"My father worked as an official with the police. He was threatened a couple of times due to sectarian conflicts between Shiites and Sunnis. In 2006, after my grandma died, we decided to leave and come to Baghdad," said Yassmin.

Yassmin is confident in her talent as a tailor and wants to keep improving. She dreams of opening her own fashion shop or factory before she turns 25.

She said the economic program has given her an opportunity to rise up from the tough times and now, it's time for her to continue, and be the best she can be.

ID : 8074338

Published : 2018-02-24 13:53

Last Modified : 2019-03-15 06:09:00

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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