Einträge in Projekt Updates
Water to Accelerate Sinjar's Hope: Kolka Primary School

Nadia's Initiative recognizes that rehabilitating local schools is critical to improving children's well-being, health, and productivity, while strengthening social circles among peers. To meet student needs, Nadia's Initiative built new and furnished Kolka Primary School on Sinjar Mountain.

Weiterlesen
Improving Student Reading Habits: Building School Libraries Across Sinjar

Nadia’s Initiative is deeply committed to building, furnishing, and stocking libraries all over Sinjar; with the Al Taamim High School library becoming the fourth of its kind in the region. The construction and furnishing of this new school library will benefit 875 students.

Weiterlesen
Children in Sinjar Develop Resiliency & Learn to Heal from Trauma

Early childhood education is not easy to come by in the Sinjar region of Iraq or in the IDP camps in the Kurdistan region. Years of exposure to violence and conflict have had an adverse impact on Yazidi children's ability to nurture resiliency, develop social skills, and heal from trauma.

Weiterlesen
Nadia's Initiative Creates Economic Opportunities in Sinjar

Small business owners in Sinjar long for their socio-economic reintegration into the region’s markets, both to revive their businesses and improve their income generation capacity. Nadia's Initiative and USAID are working together to improve residents’ livelihoods and stimulate Sinjar’s economy.

Weiterlesen
Paving the Way for Reparations for Yazidi Survivors

Female survivors of ISIS captivity and sexual violence from the Yazidi and other minority communities suffered great harm under ISIS. To heal, they need reparations and dedicated social welfare services that address the trauma they have experienced.

Weiterlesen
Empowering Women in Sinjar: Laila's Greenhouse

Women in Sinjar are significantly underrepresented in the region's agriculture and livestock sectors. Watch the video below to learn about Laila's journey to establish an agricultural business and our commitment to providing income-generating opportunities for women in Sinjar.

Weiterlesen
Fostering Women's Increased Participation in Sinjar's Economic Recovery

“We lost all we had, whether property or money. We even lost our people after the genocide,” says Shamy Hassan Fares. Watch the video to learn more about Shamy and Nadia's Initiative's work to empower women in Sinjar.

Weiterlesen
Restoring Access to Primary Education in Hayali Village

Nadia’s Initiative recently built and furnished Hayali Primary School in South Sinjar and is now working with the Sinjar Education Directorate to staff and reopen the school. Soon, 80 students in Hayali village will be able to access education in their own village.

Weiterlesen
Nadia's Initiative Provides Access to Clean Water and Sanitation in Dugure

Nadia’s Initiative is rehabilitating/constructing a total of 7.1 kilometers of internal water networks in Dugure complex, providing safe drinking water to over 8,359 residents. The work is part of our comprehensive WASH project restoring clean water to 22 villages in Sinjar.

Weiterlesen
Nadia's Initiative 2nd Women’s Small Business Incubator: Fabric Shop

Nadia's Initiative is building an integrated framework for women's economic empowerment based on their experiences, skills, and capacities. This empowerment program has directly helped 50 women rebuild their lives, reduce their economic marginalization, and reclaim their agency.

Weiterlesen
Nadia's Initiative's 2nd Women's Small Business Incubator: Greenhouse

Thousands of Yazidi women who lost their husbands became the primary income earners for their families. By providing financial, social, and psychological support to women to establish their businesses, Nadia’s Initiative is leading the promotion of women’s economic empowerment in Sinjar.

Weiterlesen
Nadia's Initiative's 2nd Women's Business Incubator: Coffee Shop

Women's economic empowerment is critical to the sustainable redevelopment of Sinjar. Nadia’s Initiative is strategically supporting women in Sinjar to restore their agency by providing a wide range of business trainings, financial grants, and guidance to establish their own small businesses.

Weiterlesen
Nadia's Initiative Brings Clean Water to Zikdukhan Village in South Sinjar

Nadia’s Initiative recently provided and installed water filtration units in 22 households in Zikdukhan village. NI believes that access to safe drinking water is a basic human right. We will continue to work tirelessly until all Yazidis in Sinjar have clean water restored to them.

Weiterlesen