Shakir's Story: Empowering Yazidi Youth Through Access to Higher Education

Shakir always dreamed of becoming a translator and travelling the world, so he enrolled in JWL’s Global English Language course to improve his English skills and turn his dreams into a reality. While his main goal was to improve his communications skills, the course has given him much more.

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Nadia's Initiative Builds New Mahmoodiya Primary School in Time for New School Year

Nadia’s Initiative’s construction of the brand new Mahmoodiya Primary School is nearly complete. Construction crews have begun putting up drywall, laying tiles, concreting outdoor areas, installing electrical networks, and painting the school.

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Nadia's Initiative Completes Rehabilitation of Rezan Primary School

Access to education in South Sinjar is particularly critical, given the extent of destruction in the South versus the North and the lack of investment in rehabilitating, staffing, and reopening schools in South Sinjar. Nadia’s Initiative recently completed the rehabilitation and furnishing of Rezan Primary School in Raska village.

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Shelter Reparations for Yazidi Survivors of ISIS Captivity

Shelter support is one form of interim reparations included in Nadia’s Initiative and the Global Survivors Fund’s holistic and comprehensive survivors project that also provides interim reparations in the forms of cash, livelihoods, mental healthcare, physical healthcare, education, and legal aid.

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Jaid's Story: Empowering Yazidi Youth Through Access to Higher Education

Jaid hopes to be a professional English teacher in order to serve his community and support the education sector in Sinjar. Education is a critical tool for young Yazidi students seeking to discover their passions, and Jaid’s opportunity to enroll inJWL’s programs has helped him pursue his.

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Building a New Primary School in Hardan Village

Children have a right to quality education and that right is even more critical for those who have endured conflict and war. Nadia’s Initiative and USAID are rehabilitating and furnishing Basharoz Primary School in Hardan complex, North Sinjar.

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Supporting Female Farmers in Sinjar: Sevi's Greenhouse

Through NI’s women’s empowerment project for female farmers in Sinjar, Sevi received theoretical and practical trainings on sustainable farming techniques, as well as tools, equipment, and a greenhouse that will increase the efficiency and productivity of her farm.

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Nadia's Initiative Opens its Fifth Library at Al Walid High School

After 6 months of construction, furnishing, and procuring over a thousand books, Al Walid High School library is now accessible to the public. The library was designed to provide both students and community members with the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and rediscover their love of learning.

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Supporting the General Directorate of Survivors’ Affairs in Sinjar

Many Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity were trafficked to Mosul and other areas of Iraq, and returning to Mosul to seek reparations can reignite traumatic memories. That’s why Nadia’s Initiative and USAID prioritized opening the General Directorate of Survivors’ Affairs’ office in Sinjar.

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Nadia's Initiative Celebrates the Official Opening of Al Taamim High School Library

Our beautiful new library in Khanasor contains over 1,000 books, which are now utilized by Al Taamim High School students. Constructing and opening libraries empowers children by providing them with the option to explore learning outside of school curricula, nurturing their interests and passions.

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Enhancing Women’s Role in Sinjar's Agricultural Production

Agricultural production is crucial to the Sinjar region's economy, and Yazidi women are an integral part of that output. Through our team's expert supervision, we have supported 35 female farmers and their families with essential training, tools, equipment, livestock, and supplies they need to develop sustainable farms and thrive.

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Empowering Teachers in Sinjar through Professional Development

After ISIS’ destruction of the region in 2014, many full-time teachers moved out of Sinjar, which left a big gap in the education sector. Nadia’s Initiative is improving volunteer lecturers’ ability to effectively support students in Sinjar by facilitating comprehensive trainings in student-centric teaching methods and child protection for 600 teachers.

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Economically Empowering Women in Sinjar: Waheeda's Grocery Store

Nadia's Initiative knows that many women like Waheeda in Sinjar and around the world are forced to balance caretaking duties with income-earning responsibilities. That's why we seek to empower women by helping them establish their own small businesses, so they can economically provide for their families, while having the flexibility to decide their own work demands.

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Investing in Sinjar’s Healthcare Sector

Investment in healthcare helps to reduce long-term vulnerabilities and increase the stability of the region. Nadia’s Initiative is working to improve the health sector in Sinjar by supporting healthcare centers and hospitals with reconstruction, provision of medicine and medical equipment, furnishings, and trauma-informed staff trainings.

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Nadia Murad Calls for Good Governance in Iraq through Peaceful Democratic Processes

Iraq needs a government that can act, not one paralyzed by corruption and infighting. The path to good governance is through peaceful democratic processes with government transparency and care for the will of the people. To progress together as a nation, all sides must refrain from violence and listen to each other to find a way forward.

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Providing Air Conditioners to Protect Students from the Heat

Every year, rising temperatures in Iraq impair students’ learning environments, frequently worsening existing educational inequities for vulnerable Yazidi children. To respond to the extreme heat, Nadia’s Initiative equipped 7 halls in Sinjar City with 30 high-quality air conditioners to keep over 700 students cool during their exam periods.

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