field work

In the case of Iran, NGOs can have an active role in the following areas:
• Community Health Promotion and Education
o Contraception and Intimacy Education
o General Hygiene
o Waste Disposal
o Water Usage
o Vaccinations
o Youth Counseling Services
• Emerging health crises
o HIV/AIDS education and support
o Hepatitis B education
o Drug Addiction recovery
• Community Social Problems
o Juvenile crimes
o Runaway girls
o Street Children
o Prostitution
• Environmental
o Sustainable water and energy consumption education
o Keeping mountains and forests clean
• Economic
o Microenterprises and Micro-loans
o Skill training (Computers, technician training, Catering services, clothing and
textile, etc.)
o Product promotion and distribution (Bazaars etc.)
o Cooperative creation
o Financial consulting
Range of NGO Activities
o Career services and job search assistance
• Development
o School construction
o Infrastructure construction
o Cultural center construction and operation
o Agriculture and Aquaculture expert assistance
• Women’s Issues
o Women and Children’s Rights
o Battered women assistance center
o Group therapy for sexually abused women
o Counseling hotlines (telephone-based counseling services for women)
o Legal assistance to women
o Literacy drives