The Government of Japan is supporting IOM Iraq, who is partnering with Nadia’s Initiative (NI), for the Women's Empowerment and Livelihood Programme. The aim of this project is to strengthen support systems for women in Sinjar and improve their access to livelihoods.
Read MoreSix years ago, ISIS launched its genocidal campaign against the Yazidi community and changed their lives forever. They destroyed families, homes, and schools and subjected Yazidis to heinous acts of violence.
Read MoreJust this past month, hundreds of Yazidi women, children, and men have returned to Sinjar, Iraq for the first time since ISIS destroyed their community six years ago.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative is undertaking a survivor-centric approach to the redevelopment of Sinjar by prioritizing sensitive, holistic, and tangible support for survivors of sexual violence based on the needs they express.
Read MoreFunded by USAID and implemented by Sunrise NGO, Nadia’s Initiative is distributing emergency food to thousands of families to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on those most vulnerable.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative is implementing a comprehensive restoration project that is providing hundreds of female-headed farming households with open-field irrigated farming, kitchen gardens, greenhouses, dairy cows, and cash payments.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative is excited to announce the launch of our Support to Women’s Livelihoods project that will benefit 345 female-headed farming households in Sinjar, Iraq. This project is implemented by Dorcas Aid International and is financed by the GIZ commissioned by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Read MoreEducation is a key component to rebuilding the Yazidi community and positively impacting the lives of children who have already endured tremendous trauma and instability. Nadia’s Initiative is working with USAID to revitalize the education sector in Sinjar.
Read MoreAs a part of our ongoing efforts to support Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity and their families, Nadia’s Initiative is launching a new project to provide tangible support in the form of household goods, cash, and psychological support to hundreds of Yazidis survivors and their families.
Read MoreLike many villages in the Sinjar region, residents of Bahrava village have been struggling to rebuild their lives after nearly six years of displacement and a lack of government support.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative built Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity a new home and provided them with household items so they can live in dignity and safety.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative has built a new house in Borek Complex, Sinjar for a Yazidi family of 9. The family had been living without proper shelter for the past six years.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative distributed food and holiday items to low-income families in Sinjar for the celebration of the Yazidi New Year (Çenja Sarè Salè).
Read MoreNadia's Initiative is continuing its COVID-19 Emergency Response work in Sinjar, Iraq by delivering food and supply packages to families most vulnerable in the region. Many thanks to the police departments in Sinjar and Sinuni for their support.
Read MoreNadia's Initiative is mobilizing in Sinjar to respond swiftly and thoroughly to COVID-19 by disinfecting towns and villages, distributing personal protective equipment for primary health clinics and hospitals, and distributing emergency packages that include food and sanitation products to ensure families survive lockdown.
Read MoreEnsuring access to electricity is a key recovery priority for families living in or seeking to return to Sinjar. That’s why USAID, in partnership with Nadia’s Initiative, is working with the Sinjar Electricity Department to install 17 transformers in six locations in Sinjar.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative rehabilitated 32 farming households throughout the Sinjar region – a project that began in September 2019. Farming has been a main source of income for Yazidis for generations, but when ISIS attacked the region in 2014, they intentionally burned and destroyed farms to ensure Yazidis would never return.
Read MoreDeveloping and rehabilitating public spaces is key to bringing communities together. Public spaces create the opportunity to strengthen social bonds, build a sense of communal identity, and play a vital role in rebuilding and improving quality of life.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative is proud to partner with USAID and Youth Bridge Organization to rehabilitate and equip Al-Sha’kow Primary School in Sinjar to ensure that children are afforded the right to education and have the opportunity to pursue their dreams.
Read MoreNadia Murad and the Nadia’s Initiative team are excited to announce the official opening of the new Operating Theater and Maternity Ward in the existing Sinjar Hospital. As part of Nadia’s Initiative’s plans to provide emergency medical services to returnees and residents of the Sinjar region, the Operating Theater officially opened on February 4th. Access…
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