Source: Legal Ranj, Rudaw Date: 20th April, 2021 SEED VP Tanya Gilly Khailany Speaks to Rudaw TV about ‘Honor Killings’ in Kurdistan SEED Vice President and Co-Founder, Tanya Gilly Khailany, joined Rudaw’s Ranj Sangawi, for a special discussion on the problem of “honor killing” following an uptick in reported cases recently in Kurdistan. [...]
Simple Items Help SEED Staff Connect with Some Clients SEED Foundation’s approach to mental health care is trauma-focused and survivor centered. Almost all mental health clients served by SEED have been exposed to traumatic experiences and show trauma-related symptoms. Trauma is deeply connected to the body, and the body plays a key role [...]
SEED Academy: Ensuring High Quality Services in the Field Since 2017, SEED Foundation has been leading comprehensive training and capacity building programs for NGOs and government actors. Now, SEED is proud to have launched SEED Academy, an innovative and rigorous training and capacity-building program for SEED staff, launched in December 2020. It is meant to [...]
Legal Services Play Critical Role in SEED’s Support for Trafficking Survivors Navigating the legal system is often a complicated and lengthy process for victims, or survivors, of human trafficking. It is common in Kurdistan for them to face criminal charges instead of being recognized as survivors, leading to further exploitation or abuse. [...]
Source: Watchlist Date: March 29, 2021 Bridging the Gap: Bringing the Response to Children Formerly Associated with ISIL in Iraq in Line with International Child Protection Standards SEED Foundation was pleased to be among the local and national organizations interviewed by Watchlist for this report. The reintegration of children associated with armed forces and groups [...]
SEED Co-Founder Highlights NGO’s Work Toward Gender Equality on IWD SEED Foundation Co-Founder and Vice President Tanya Gilly Khailany highlighted the important role non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can and do play to advance gender equality and counter gender-based violence in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, where decades of upheaval and violence have created ongoing [...]
Source: Kurdistan In America Date: March 26, 2021 SEED President Provides an Overview of SEED’s Work in Kurdistan SEED President and Executive Director Sherri Kraham Talabany discussed SEED’s efforts to contribute to the development of Kurdistan in a March 26 interview with Delovan Barwari on Kurdistan in America, the podcast of the Kurdistan [...]
Source: Al-Monitor Date: March 16, 2021 SEED President Kraham Talabany Discusses the Challenges Facing Survivors of ISIS with Al-Monitor SEED Foundation President and Executive Director, Sherri Kraham Talabany, spoke with Al-Monitor’s Amberin Zaman during a podcast posted on March 16, 2021, about SEED’s work with survivors of ISIS and the challenges that they [...]
UNFPA, SEED Train 15 Journalists in Kurdish on Reporting GBV amid Crises Insensitive reporting of gender-based violence (GBV) can put survivors and those at risk in greater danger. Crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can make it more challenging for journalists to report on GBV appropriately. Although good reporting guidelines have been widely available [...]
Photo: Credit of the Vatican.va کوردی - عربي SEED Statement on the Pope's Historic First Visit to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region SEED Foundation extends a warm welcome to Pope Francis on the auspicious occasion of the first ever papal visit to Iraq and the Kurdistan [...]