ZSVP (Zakho Small Villages Projects) as a local NGO, Non-profit established in 1991, is interested on community development to promote the ability of vulnerable groups of rural communities and help them for fair sustainable life.

In 1991, after the First Gulf War, ZSVP took part in the relief efforts for the refugees and internally displaced people and in reconstructing of infrastructure of rural areas of Dohuk governorate through rebuilding (shelters, water projects, schools, clinics, irrigation channels, and roads) to enable people to return back to their villages and start their life. After the UN resolution 1996, ZSVP moved away from relief oriented approach to a more developmental approach. Since 1998, ZSVP has disseminated environmental information and conducted workshops and training courses for diffusing sustainable agriculture methods and environmentally sound technologies, integrated pest management techniques, nutrition methods water and environmental health care to various groups’ (farmers, rural women, extension agents, students and NGOs).

Since 2003, ZSVP has changed its interests and activities to respond to new conditions in Iraq because of the last Gulf War – ZSVP Contributed in managing refugees camps in emergency program prepared by international agencies and local administration to provide required needs to displaced people and fled families from fighting area post the war. In April 2003, ZSVP was the first organization to be established in the liberated areas of Mosul and focus on IDPs issues to assist them to improve their living conditions and reporting their problems and needs to the relevant parties.

Since April 2003, ZSVP has implemented hundreds of projects and activities in the new liberated area of Mosul, Erbil and Kirkuk, by providing clinic centers with medical equipment, distributing food and other materials to IDPs and returnees, building capacity activities for IDPs and health awareness program, cash for work and income generation project for refugees.

Due to the last crises raised in 2014 after control of ISIS to more than 30% of Iraq which was the reason behind of displacement of more than 4 million peoples from different governorates of middle and south of Iraq to KRI, ZSVP to Follow up the changes and the crises conflicts have seen a big role through support of IDPs and refugees with Food aid assistance and NFI to save peoples and contribute toward the development and reintegration of crises affected groups (IDPS, returnees and Host community with women and youth) into their communities through supporting small agro-income generating activities and women empowerments in Duhok and Ninawa province area through: 
Improved long term income generation, job creation and other related livelihood initiatives for IDPs, Returnees and host communities, especially women, youth and other vulnerable groups ,through supporting the following scheme of small income generating projects that are including but not limited to:

• Micro- and SME businesses strengthening for the most vulnerable groups who are affected by the crises.
• Vocational and technical, financial and administrative skills enhance of families to respond to market needs, as well as facilitates self-employment and on-the job training;
• Increase access to productive resources among IDPs, Returnees and Host community including women and youth in livelihood sectors

Monitoring and evaluation

ZSVP within his continues work found that the assessments (skills needed assessment, area needs assessment for projects) are highly recommended to be carried out before implementing any activities that would ensure the better achievement for the targeted people and for the sustainability of the implemented activities. Evaluation of the impact of the implemented projected also found as one of the crucial activity to be taken to maintain the success and sustainability of the projects needed.

Mission:

interested on community development to promote the ability of vulnerable groups of rural communities and help them for fair sustainable life

ZSVP strategic objectives

1. To contribute in enhancing the food security of rural poor people and conserve their resource base.
2. To promote income generating activities and create vocational skills for the youngsters, women, and IDPs to become self-sufficient and reduce the level of poverty living.
3. Participation in the development of supply of potable water and proper sanitation through supporting and implementation of new projects and maintenance of existing projects, especially in rural areas, and organizing awareness courses on water handling and conservation.
4. To promote gender equality and end violence against women, children and youth in the IDPs locations. In particular, seeks to promote the health and empowerment of young women through critical reflections about gender, rights and health.
5. To activate the role of rural women in the economic and social life of their communities.
6. To help and support individuals, groups and IDPs and returnees and reintegrate them within the community especially those in under-served and poor areas.
7. To contribute in enhancing sustainable use and management of land and water resources.
8. To increase the status of agriculture and rural societies to be a priority in development process in the region.
9. To use, as far as possible, renewable resources in farming or elsewhere.

1. Agricultural infrastructure and livestock
2. Returnees, IDPs Reintegration and psychosocial support
3. Livelihood support
4. Gender equality and end violence against women, children and youth
5. Water and Sanitation
6. Emergency Operation/food assistance
7. Vocational skills trainings and create employment opportunities
8. Humanitarian Emergency Assistance
9. Assessments./Environmental, need and skill, marketing

1. Accountably and Transparency
2. Human rights
3. Responsibility
4. Confidentiality
5. Respect for others
6. Commitment and trust
7. Networking
8. Performance and team working
9. Peace culture and pluralism
10. Serving people in equal approach in line with our Organizational slogans.
11. Mutual respect and partnership with the development humanitarian actors’ include human rights and media groups (Agencies).

ZSVP support peoples anywhere to have the rights as a human (IDPs, Refugees and Host communities)