Public Aid Organization PAO, in coordination with the local organizations and under the supervision of the Qandil organization, held an extended awareness session for the local community in a camp in Bahrka, Arbil, on December 9, 2019, which coincided with the activities of the International Day of Violence against Women. Sector managers, effective people in the community and teachers attended the session and started with an explanation of the effects of violence, harassment, sexual abuse at the psychological, physical, and societal levels and the negative consequences on the victim, and then the opportunity was opened for discussion and answering all questions related to themes of the meeting.