The current research aims to identify the contributions of small income-generating projects in theempowerment of rural women in Nineveh Governorate ,Al-Hamdaniya district, as a simplerandom sample was drawn from the research community of 280 respondents , according to theRobert Mason equation at the level of significance 0.05, so the sample size was 162 respondents,i.e. a percentage 58% collected the necessary data using a questionnaire prepared as a basic toolfor data collection consisting of 20 items distributed on two axes ,and the results of the researchwere analyzed and presented using the spss statistical program, as well as manual analysis usingrepetitions, the weighted mean, the standard deviation, and the percentage weight. And theCronbach`s alpha equation and the Robert Mason equation ,and the results of the research showedthat the contributions of small projects are represented in (the empowerment of rural womensocially ,and the empowerment of rural women economically), if the weighted circles reached(2.59, 2.54), respectively, and a general average of 2.56 degrees ,and it was recommended Theresearcher stressed the need to take into account women 's capabilities, support them, and enablethem to establish small projects that satisfy their needs, thus improving the standard of living, andwork to encourage individual initiatives and work .Al-Hur to provide job opportunities for ruralwomen in Nineveh Governorate / Al-Hamdaniya district, who have ideas and special capabilitiesthat qualify them to become owners of small projects.