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SEED is so grateful to collaborate with Hopeful Hands to train women at SEED’s STEPS Center, our shelter for trafficking survivors, in sewing. Our clients used these skills to produce handicrafts for sale and can use these skills in their…
Mental health issues continue to rise in Iraq, and particularly in Kurdistan, due to the high numbers of individuals who have experienced various forms of trauma such as protracted displacement and exposure to violence. Specialized…
Globally around 40 million people are trafficked every year 1 . Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) has a long history of insecurity and conflict and remains at risk of being used as a transit, destination, and source location…
The situation for children worldwide is precarious. Nearly 70% of the world’s children live in countries affected by conflict, and children account for 42% of the global displaced population. Despite almost every country ratifying the UN…
Building capacity at the local level is crucial to promote sustainable change and empower communities. SEED regularly works with local NGOs and government institutions to build the skills of frontline service providers and enhance the…
As the COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of formal educational institutions and programs globally, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), SEED embraced the use of technology to ensure safe interactions with our clients…
“I want to exist on paper to follow my dreams,” Mohamad,* a 16-year-old who was abandoned by his biological parents, told his SEED Foundation lawyer, who has been supporting Mohamad’s legal efforts to obtain his ID and other legal…
August marked the seventh anniversary of the 2014 Yezidi genocide. SEED, as a member of the Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR), urges the Iraqi government to adopt strong regulations to begin implementing the Yezidi Survivors’ Law, a…
Adolescence is the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood, during which girls experience significant physical, intellectual, and emotional changes. These natural changes can often increase their stress and anxiety, compounded…
Tara*, 52, came to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) from South Asia in 2018, having been recruited for a well-paid domestic worker position. Upon arrival, her employment agency failed to obtain her residency (iqama), instead moving her…
To combat gender based violence, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) passed the 2011 Family Law which criminalizes domestic violence. The law provided for the creation of the Department of Combating Violence Against Women and Families…
SEED Foundation Vice President Tanya Gilly Khailany and Director General of the Kurdistan Region’s Directorate of Combating Violence against Women and Families (DCVAW) Kurda Omar signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Erbil on July…