2022 Critical for Successful Implementation of the Yazidi Survivors Law Exactly one year ago today, on 1 March 2021, the Iraqi Council of Representatives passed the Yazidi Survivors Law (YSL). The passing of the YSL marked an important milestone in Iraq’s post-conflict recovery period, as it promises to deliver long-awaited relief not only to Yazidi [...]
Woman allegedly burnt alive by husband dies ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A woman who had been reportedly set ablaze by her husband in Sulaimani died after spending five days in the hospital with serious burns, a family member told Rudaw on Wednesday. Read more
Kurdistan Region top officials condemn the murder of another woman ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region's senior officials on Wednesday condemned the death of a 21-year-old woman who was allegedly set on fire by her husband in Sulaimani on Saturday. Shnyar Hunar was reportedly burnt alive by her husband early Saturday. The mother of two [...]
Building Stronger Education for Kurdistan’s Social Workers Social workers help communities heal - fighting for social justice and providing a safe space to be heard, when no one else will listen. Yet, the number of qualified social workers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is few. Ongoing conflict and violence have presented a variety [...]
Red Hand Day 2022: National Response Required to Support Reintegration & Recovery of Former Child Soldiers On the occasion of Red Hand Day, SEED Foundation calls for urgent action to address the ongoing recruitment of child soldiers in Iraq and provide institutionalized support to affected children. Yezidi and other children exploited as child soldiers [...]
New documentary sheds painful light on plight of former Yazidi ISIS child soldiers in Iraq ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - When Barzan awoke to the sound of screams in the early hours of the morning of August 3, 2014, the 13-year-old ran to feed his doves for a final time before fleeing his home, never to [...]
Can We Build a Brighter Future for Children Exploited by War? The forced recruitment and exploitation of children during conflict is not a new phenomenon, but it is a gravely concerning one. Between 2005 and 2020, an estimated 93,000 children were recruited and used as soldiers around the world1 - although this number [...]
Webinar: Promoting Healthy Families in Kurdistan A panel of experts from SEED Foundation, Promundo-US, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s High Council for Women and Development, Oxfam, and The American University of Iraq in Sulaimani’s Center for Gender and Development, explore the role of healthy families in reducing gender-based violence, promoting gender equality, and increasing protection [...]
SEED President Highlights Alarming Consequences of Gender Inequality in Kurdistan In 2021, Iraq ranked 166 out of 170 countries for gender equality - with the rate of Intimate Partner Violence at 45%. We must act now to prevent gender-based violence and protect survivors. Listen back to SEED Foundation's President, Sherri Kraham Talabany on Babylon [...]
KRG officials complete training to support victims of human trafficking, respond to cases ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Dozens of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representatives have completed an intense training program to respond to human trafficking cases and support survivors, according to a statement on Monday by the SEED Foundation, a local registered charity working to [...]