COMMUNITY IMPACT
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BRIDGING HEARTS, BUILDING LEADERS YLTP IN IRAQ
During Gurudev’s 2007 visit to Iraq - at a time when the war was at its height - a memorandum of understanding was signed under which the Art of Living proposed special YLTP programs to the Iraqi youth. 55 Iraqi youth from Baghdad, Basra, Suleimania, Karbala, Najaf and Kurdistan came to the Art of Living International Center, Bengaluru, to participate in the YLTP Program. After this, 34 specially selected women and men from Iraq underwent a month-long train-the-trainer program which enabled them to gain a fresh perspective of life outside of their lives in war-torn Iraq.
Once ISIS slaves, these Yazidi girls rebuild their lives
After doing the YLTP courses, the graduates’ whole mindset changed. They began to accept the situation as it is, and took necessary action to do whatever could be done, using whatever resources they had. They are now enthusiastic about serving the society. TARIQE KHAN, an Art of Living faculty member
Second group of Youth Leadership for Peace in Duhok for 25 leaders from all over Iraq
45 YEARS OF IMPACT - ART OF LIVING
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