Nadia Murad’s Thomson Reuters Foundation Op-Ed: Women are often on the frontlines of those most vulnerable during crisis situations. They are targets of gender-based violence (GBV) in war, conflict, economic crises, disasters, pandemics, and in their everyday environments.
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 MoreGermany is the first country to try ISIS perpetrators for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and human trafficking. An Iraqi ISIS fighter and his wife are both being tried for crimes committed against the Yazidis.
Read More“These hospitals are basically like health centres. They're small and do not have the capacity, [or] the equipment...they don’t have specialised doctors to deal with any sort of crisis, let alone COVID-19,” added Abid Shamdeen, Executive Director at Nadia’s Initiative.
Read MoreNadia's Initiative has signed onto a joint NGO letter calling on Iraqi authorities and the United Nations to implement urgent measures aimed at preventing a humanitarian and security disaster in Sinjar, Tel Afar, and the Nineveh Plain amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 MoreStep it up G7: An extraordinary time requires extraordinary solidarity. Desperate times require bold and determined leadership. The COVID-19 virus represents a common challenge to the whole world and, like never before, reminds us of our interdependence.
Read More“We, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocates and Alumni, are greatly concerned by the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) and the impacts it is having in every corner of the globe. We stand in solidarity with those affected…”
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 MoreThe spread of COVID-19 is an opportunity for the global community to prioritize the health and well-being of every human being. Governments are acting to control the pandemic and adopt measures to protect their citizens. These may be trying times, but they are also a chance for mankind to shift priorities.
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 MoreFive Questions to Seven Women Who Inspire Us
They have all won awards (one the Nobel Prize). They have all struggled and sacrificed. They have all pursued excellence and integrity. They have all fought for accountable government, rule of law, human rights—and a better world.
Read MoreNobel Peace Prize winner recognized for her advocacy of survivors of Yazidi genocide and worldwide victims of violence
Nadia Murad the human rights advocate show exposed ISIS’s ethnic cleansing of the Yazidi minority community in Iraq over five years ago said Saturday that justice can be a tool for accountability and deterrence in genocidal campaigns, but it must have a vision in order to be effective.
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…
Read MoreAs we enter 2020, the year ahead is full of so much promise and opportunity to make the world a better, safer place. My hope for this year is that Nadia’s Initiative will continue to grow in our programs and our impact so that children and families have the opportunity to rebuild their lives…
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