Jiyan Foundation’s #FAOCEO Campaign Kicks-off in Los Angeles
16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence
Activism to end gender-based violence #16Days of activism to raise awareness and end gender-based violence. On the Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we hosted an event, spoke with the press and produced materials for our community in Sulaymaniyah. Orange roses signify this years’ theme #OrangetheWorld. Join us for UNWomen’s 16Days of activism […]
Jiyan Foundation Statement in Observance of Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day is an exceptional opportunity for governments and civil society agencies in the Middle East and around the globe to recognize the importance of providing everyone living in their communities with access to tools and resources necessary to fulfill their human rights – civil, economic, cultural, social, health and political.
#FAOCEO: Mobile Billboard Campaign Urges World’s Top CEOs to Invest in Mental Health of Survivors of Terrorism, Violence, and Genocide
Sana’s Story
All religions call for love and peace, we need to emphasize both points in our country to build a peaceful society. Sana – Member of the Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue Sana, 22 years old Her whole life Sana suffered violence and hate from prejudice and misconceptions about her Yazidi faith. Sana was born […]
Jiyan’s Horticultural Therapy Program is Changing Lives
Dear Friends, I am Lena Le Gall, the Head of Capacity Building at Jiyan Foundation. I want to tell the story of Armin, a patient that has benefited tremendously from horticultural therapy, a therapeutic method that we have begun offering this year at our Healing Garden in Chamchamal. Armin grew up an orphan and worked […]
Jiyan Foundation Adopts Guidelines on Ethical Engagement with Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Jiyan Foundation Statement Humanitarian Crisis in Belarusian-Polish Border
The immigration crisis on the border of Belarus and Poland is a sad circumstance and one that could have been avoided. We urge the European Union member states and the Government of Belarus to provide humanitarian relief to refugees and migrants at the border. The choice to leave human beings to suffer from freezing conditions […]
Jiyan Foundation Hosts First Academy for Peace and Dialogue in Kurdistan-Iraq
Jiyan Foundation Hosts First Academy for Peace and Dialogue in Kurdistan-Iraq Photo: Participants of the Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue – an ongoing cooperative project with Wings of Hope Germany funded with support from Misereor and the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN). Together with Wings of Hope Germany, the week-long program brings […]
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