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.
Read MoreAs the new year approaches, we're reflecting on our progress supporting Sinjar’s healthcare sector. In 2022, we helped 75,000 residents in the region access quality healthcare. We will continue working hard to make sure everyone in Sinjar has access to the mental and physical healthcare services they need to heal and recover.
Read More2022 has been a busy year for our education projects in Sinjar! We love to see our work make a tangible difference in the lives of children who have endured war, violence, and displacement. Watch our year end video to learn more about our 2022 work in the education sector.
Read MoreRecently, Nadia’s Initiative distributed electric wheelchairs to disabled Yazidi youth to increase accessibility and improve their independence. The electric wheelchairs will help students navigate school buildings with more ease and without aid from others.
Read MoreNadia's Initiative is launching two emergency livelihoods support projects. In Aljzeera, 22 families will be provided with emergency livelihoods support in the form of shelter repair. In Adnaniya, 15 families will also receive shelter repair. Additionally, Adnaniya complex will be provided with electricity infrastructure and the police station will be rehabilitated and equipped.
Read MoreThe completion of the brand new Mahmoodiya Primary School is a joyous occasion for students and their parents from Qasrki village. More than 200 students will be able to study in their village, and teachers will have access to modern teaching tools to improve student learning.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative is continuing our support of Sinjar's healthcare sector, having recently provided basic furniture, medical equipment, and supplies to 5 primary healthcare centers in Sinjar. This support will benefit patients and medical staff, making quality healthcare more accessible.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative is working as a bridge between survivors and the General Directorate of Survivors Affairs (GDSA) in Iraq to ensure survivor-centered implementation of the Yazidi Survivors Law.
Read MoreThis #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
Read MoreNadia Murad and NI have been underlining the vital importance of laying the foundations for a sustainable return to Sinjar for years. As more and more Yazidi families are fleeing the hopelessness of the IDP camps to return to their areas of their origin, we are grateful that some basic infrastructure and services are ready for them. But more support is urgently needed in these areas.
Read MoreTo establish more inclusive learning environments in Sinjar, Nadia’s Initiative provided disabled students with electric wheelchairs to improve their learning experience. Electric wheelchairs will enable these students to stay connected with their friends and teachers, providing opportunities for learning beyond the classroom.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that we are launching the construction of a Women's Sports Complex in South Sinjar's Wardiya complex. This recreational complex will include sports amenities, such as a mini-stadium, playground, and volleyball court, as well as dressing rooms and a café.
Read MoreWe’re thrilled to celebrate all the hard work our kindergarteners have put into learning everything from the alphabet to their 123s! It's been a year full of laughter, fun activities, learning, and new friendships.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative utilizes community participation to inform our project development and address existing gaps in community needs. Without the community’s feedback, concerns, and recommendations, our projects would not be truly community-driven.
Read MoreNadia Murad joined experts to discuss how to better protect civilians in times of armed conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. Nadia emphasized that the tools exist to protect civilians, they only require the political will of the international community.
Read MoreAt this year’s Vienna Discussion Forum, Nadia Murad spoke about her experiences as a survivor, women's rights activist, and refugee, highlighting the need to address the root causes of gender-based violence and trafficking in migration, displacement, peacebuilding, and reconstruction.
Read MoreI commend the Luxembourg Parliament for joining more than seventeen legislative bodies and international organizations that have officially recognized the Yazidi Genocide. As a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Luxembourg is sending a strong message to terrorist groups that they will not be granted impunity for genocide or sexual violence.
Read MoreThis year, NI founder Nadia Murad returned to Sinjar to attend the first Autumn Assembly that was held at the sacred site of Lalish since the genocide began. On her way there, Nadia was able to check in on bright young students returning to a rehabilitated school in Tabba village, as well as the progress of construction on NI’s brand new medical center supported by the French government.
Read MoreMalika is headed back to school! But this time, things are a bit different. She no longer has to wake up early to undertake the long distance journey to school, now that a new school has opened right in her neighborhood.
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.
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