Our Workshop: SDG1A - Towards no poverty in Iraq: Exploring potentials of sustainable development

What was the workshop about?

With SDG 1, the United Nations calls for a substantial reduction of humans living in poverty by 2030. As one measure in order to achieve this target they call for appropriate social protection systems to be implemented on a global scale. Students in workshop SDG1 discussed reasons that might especially in Iraq eventually increase the level of poverty, such as population growth, economic problems and a large proportion of unemployed, particularly among the young people. They developed quote some ideas ranging from a women’s association for economic empowerment, an app to access health care, cost-efficient energy production to sustainable use of resources.

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Our Workshop: SDG3A - Women's Health: Researching genital tract infections

What was the workshop about?

By 2030, United Nations aims to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services. Students in workshop SDG3A looked into women’s health and studied how certain bacteria may cause genital tract infections. Such genital tract infections may either be caused by an overgrowth of endogenous microorganisms normally found in the vagina (bacterial vaginosis) or introduced from the outside during sexual contact or contamination. They explored new methods for diagnosis of such bacteria as well as their prevention and treatment.

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Our Workshop: SDG3B - Stay healthy! Stay focussed! Understanding the relationship between student’s mental health and academic achievement

What was the workshop about?

Meeting the targets of United Nations SDG 3 includes that mental health and wellbeing of all humans should be promoted. For academics and students, the connection between mental health and academic achievement is of major importance. Students in Mosul are Masters in resilience, as war-related traumas and pandemic-caused distance learning have affected many. Students in workshop SDG3B discussed the importance of motivation, optimism and self-confidence to be crucial in facilitating successful learning processes and how awareness, counselling, solid peer-relationships and learning strategies may become a support system to help through difficult times and reduce anxieties.

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