Women's Center — Nadia's Initiative

Survivors Engage in Dialogue with Representatives from the GDSA

Recently, survivors gathered at the Women’s Center in Sinjar to meet with representatives from the General Directorate for Survivors’ Affairs (GDSA), offering attendees a meaningful opportunity to be heard and to share their ongoing challenges. This session, organized by the NI team, reflects key components of the Center’s mission, ensuring that survivors are informed, empowered, and supported in claiming their legal rights – in this case, those guaranteed under the Yazidi Survivors Law.

Empowering Women and Survivors, Transforming Communities: Inside the NI Women's Center

The NI Women’s Center is the first of its kind in the region – a transformative space dedicated to empowering women and girls, including survivors of genocide and conflict-related sexual violence. It’s more than just a building – it’s a safe haven where women can heal, learn, and reclaim their futures.

Because when women thrive, entire communities thrive.

Project UpdatesBrandon JacobsenMarch 12, 2025women's empowerment, Women's Center

Empowering Girls and Young Women in Sinjar Through Running

In Sinjar, girls and young women face significant barriers to leadership, physical activity, and access to safe spaces. Over the past year, Nadia’s Initiative has partnered with Free to Run to change that—empowering 300 adolescent girls and young women through running, leadership, and life skills. Using the NI Women’s Center as a key venue, the program created a safe environment for growth and connection, where participants built resilience, developed confidence, and redefined their futures.

Project UpdatesBrandon JacobsenFebruary 26, 2025women's empowerment, Women's Center

2022 Year End Review: Women's Empowerment

Nadia’s Initiative works with women and survivors to develop survivor-centric projects that empower them to take ownership of their lives through the provision of skills training, livelihoods opportunities, financial support, education, legal aid, and mental and physical healthcare.

Nadia's Initiative's Giving Tuesday Campaign: Empowered Women Empower Women

This #GivingTuesday, Nadia’s Initiative is focusing on holistically empowering women in post-conflict settings to heal and rebuild their lives. Spread your holiday cheer to make a profound impact on the lives of women in Sinjar: https://nadia.la/GivingTuesday

Related News, AdvocacyGuest UserNovember 29, 2022Giving Tuesday, Nadia’s Initiative, Nadia Murad, Women's Center, Sinjar, Iraq, Yazidis, Ninewa

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