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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…
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…
Source: Watchlist Date: M a rch 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…
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…
Source: Kurdistan In America Date: M a rch 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…
Source: Al-Monitor Date: M a rch 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…
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…
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…
SEED’s Co-Founder and Vice President, Tanya Gilly Khailany, joined Bestoon Khalid on a recent segment of Rudawy Emro to discuss passing of the new Yezidi Survivors’ Law. Gilly Khailany addresses the groundbreaking nature of this new law…
SEED’s urban and camp based centers allow us to provide our clients safe spaces in which to access SEED’s services such as case management, legal services, and mental health and psychosocial support services. The Government of Canada…
SEED Foundation opened the doors to its first center in the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, on February 15, 2021, which will deliver integrated and comprehensive services to the host, refugee, and internally-displaced person (IDP)…
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a variety of challenges, not just to our physical health, but our mental health too. In Kurdistan and Iraq, mental health is a taboo topic – making people hesitant to speak about their problems or seek help…