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How You Can Join Female Iraqi Leaders on a Lake Minnetonka Cruise
The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP) supports reconciliation between the people of Iraq and America through the arts, education, cultural exchange, water and sanitation projects and support for peacemakers in Iraq.
Lake Minnetonka will be the site of a July cruise featuring a contingent of female Iraqi leaders traveling to Minnesota as part of a cultural exchange program.
The cruise, organized by The Iraqi and American Cultural Project (IARP), will give guests a chance to meet courageous female leaders and help support development and training opportunities for Iraqi women in the Twin Cities area.
Iraqi guests will include:
- Najah, Civil Engineer and former Director of Housing in Najaf
- Hanan, Pharmacist, Najaf
- Tagreed, Pharmacist, Baghdad
- Hawraa, Participant in 2013 Songs of Hope in St. Paul, Baghdad
Volunteers are being sought to help guests and cruise organizers, including drivers, host families and event co-hosts.
Click here for more information on how to volunteer or how you can help sponsor next month's cruise.
Planned activities for the delegates include:
- 3-Day leadership training through St. Catherine’s University
- Meetings with the Women’s Human Rights Program at The Advocates for Human Rights
- Presentations on women’s rights in Iraq
The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP) supports reconciliation between the people of Iraq and America through the arts, education, cultural exchange, water and sanitation projects and support for peacemakers in Iraq.
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