To the residents of Sinjar combatting the COVID pandemic, we are with you! Nadia’s Initiative is supporting the “We Are With You” group that aims to improve access to medical specialists and COVID related healthcare in North and South Sinjar.
Read MoreThe leaders of Tabba village petitioned authorities for years to rebuild their local school, to no avail. Nadia’s Initiative stepped in to respond and protect the community’s basic right to education, by building a brand new primary school.
Read MoreWardiya and Rambosi residents now have access to lifesaving care in their villages, as the Wardiya and Rambosi Primary Health Centers have been completed! With affordable healthcare, more Yazidis returning to Sinjar will be able to access treatment.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative and USAID are equipping the al-Shamal Electricity Distribution Department with trucks and equipment to help re-connect homes in Sinjar to the electricity network.
Read MoreWith quality education, Yazidi children can recover from the trauma of genocide, learn to stand up for their rights, and make change in their communities. NI has rehabilitated and reopened 20+ schools in Sinjar, helping 8,000+ students by improving access to learning.
Read More“I have chosen baking because I have done a research in my area and this business is needed & is profitable. I’m very excited to start my business soon,” shared Kani, a participant in NI Women’s Empowerment program, funded by UAE Aid. Read more from Kani.
Read MoreFrom destruction to function. Yazidi parents want a safe and bright future for their children. They should not have to choose between returning home and their children’s education. That’s why NI rehabilitated and reopened Balstan Primary School for Girls.
Read MoreWhen Fahima and her family returned home to Dugure village, children were falling ill from drinking polluted well water. With funding from UAE Aid, NI restored WASH services in Dugure so residents can access potable water and keep their community healthy.
Read More“ISIS destroyed the well, so people didn’t have water. We reported the problem to different government offices, but no one did anything. Thanks to Nadia’s Initiative repairing the well… the tap water comes to our doors.” Learn about NI’s work to restore WASH in Zeravki village.
For Yazidi children whose lives have been turned upside down the past 7 years, a safe and stable learning environment provides space to simply be kids again. Nadia’s Initiative is excited to open the brand new Tabba Primary School as a portal for information and imagination.
Read MoreWith support from UAE Aid, Nadia's Initiative is rehabilitating Hardan Mixed School's WASH facilities. 187 students will soon be able to access water next door to their classrooms.
Read More“My soul was in God’s hands. If I didn’t have this oxygen machine, I wouldn’t exist,” says Golan, a patient whose life was saved by breathing support from an oxygen concentrator provided by Nadia’s Initiative and USAID.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative and USAID are thrilled to announce a new project to rehabilitate Yarmouk Roundabout! Reliable access to safe roads and transportation leads to increased economic activity. We are looking forward to connecting more people to the services they need.
Read MoreSalim owns an electronics store on Sinuni Main Road. With funding from USAID, Nadia’s Initiative repaved and restored the two-sided street to improve the flow of traffic and increase commerce in North Sinjar.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative is restoring Dugure’s Jabal Sinjar 2 School WASH facilities! 2 new latrines have been constructed along with the school’s entire sanitary facilities
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative is removing roadblocks to education for students in Zorava complex! With a newly rehabilitated high school and road, over 350 students in Zorava no longer have to commute long distances to continue their studies.
Read MoreHalfway through 2021, Nadia’s Initiative has already launched 31 new projects, including 4 healthcare projects, 3 culture projects, 7 livelihoods projects, 1 women’s empowerment project, and 16 education projects.
Read MoreWardiya students tell Nadia’s Initiative, “We can go to the school in the village in less time and with less costs. We no longer need to travel those distances to reach the school in the city center.”
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative is thrilled to announce that water has been restored to Rambosi village! We repaired two boreholes, provided new water pumps, borehole rooms, water storage tanks, and internal water networks. 573 people now have access to clean water, including 285 women and girls.
Read MoreIncorporating feedback from local communities is one of the central pillars of NI’s work. That’s why our team facilitates multiple community outreach workshops every month! In June, we are hosting 6 workshops across Sinjar and are looking forward to the community’s insights.
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