"Our living situation has improved greatly since receiving the interim reparations, as has my psychological state. I am now managing my business, and I feel happy when I realize that I can support my family and community through my business," Safia said.
WeiterlesenFollowing a year of extensive research, outreach, and development of a holistic interim reparations project for Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity, Nadia's Initiative and the Global Survivors Fund have completed distribution of financial reparations in Sinjar.
WeiterlesenShelter support is one form of interim reparations included in Nadia’s Initiative and the Global Survivors Fund’s holistic and comprehensive survivors project that also provides interim reparations in the forms of cash, livelihoods, mental healthcare, physical healthcare, education, and legal aid.
WeiterlesenMany Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity were trafficked to Mosul and other areas of Iraq, and returning to Mosul to seek reparations can reignite traumatic memories. That’s why Nadia’s Initiative and USAID prioritized opening the General Directorate of Survivors’ Affairs’ office in Sinjar.
WeiterlesenAs we commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Nadia's Initiative is spotlighting the importance of supporting and empowering survivors of CRSV. With our partner, the Global Survivors Fund, we recently launched a comprehensive interim reparations project for Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity in Sinjar and Duhok.
WeiterlesenFemale survivors of ISIS captivity and sexual violence from the Yazidi and other minority communities suffered great harm under ISIS. To heal, they need reparations and dedicated social welfare services that address the trauma they have experienced.
WeiterlesenNadia Murad joined leaders and fellow survivors on September 27, 2021 at the Reparations for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Status and Prospects event hosted by the Global Survivors Fund.
WeiterlesenNadia’s Initiative is working with local Yazidi NGO, Eyzidi Organization for Documentation, to begin repairing the Sinuni Hospital supplement. Sinuni is the main city north of Sinjar Mountain in Northern Iraq. Parts of the hospital were destroyed and looted during ISIS attacks in the region.
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