"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.
Read MoreFollowing 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.
Read MoreShelter 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.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreWe are jointly committed to ending sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in conflict, which continues to besiege women, children, and men from every corner of the globe. This grave violation of human rights imprints lasting trauma onto its victims, and not enough is done to prevent it when conflicts spark.
Read MoreNadia's Initiative and the Global Survivors Fund are pioneering the implementation of an interim reparations program for Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity that will respond to livelihoods, educational, psychosocial, medical needs, and more.
Read MoreNadia 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.
Read MoreAt the end of October 2019, Nobel Peace Prize laureates Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad launched a new initiative to assist the victims and survivors of sexual violence in conflict. The Global Survivors Fund is a mechanism that will provide survivors of conflict-related sexual violence with reparations and other forms of redress, especially where the perpetrators or states are unable or unwilling to do so.
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