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Erbil, Iraq – August 8, 2024: SEED Foundation expresses serious concerns pertaining to the recent efforts in the Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) to amend the Iraqi Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959. SEED views these amendments as…
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the genocide waged by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) against Iraq’s diverse communities, SEED Foundation, Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights, and Yazda, in collaboration with the Coalition…
Announced by SEED Foundation and University of Kurdistan Hewlêr July 30, 2024 – Erbil, Iraq: Today, on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, SEED Foundation and the University of Kurdistan Hêwler’s (UKH) Center for Peace and…
Join us in our mission to combat human trafficking in the Kurdistan Region through innovation and collaboration! The first Anti-Trafficking Hackathon in the region, hosted by SEED Foundation and the University of Kurdistan, Hewlêr (UKH)’s…
Arabic Kurdish World Day Against Child Labor To protect Iraq’s children, we must eradicate the worst forms of child labor Erbil, Iraq – June 12, 2024: Twenty-five years ago, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted Convention…
The media — including newspapers, television, radio, websites, and social media, through which we are exposed to or consume information from — represents a critical and powerful sphere of influence that underpins the norms, ideas, and…
PRESS RELEASE Kurdistan’s First International Conference: Social Work and the Professional Identity Recognising the Importance of Social Work to Help Build a Brighter Future for All April 29-30, 2024 – Sulaimani, Iraq: The University of…
Accelerate progress in Iraq by investing in the recovery of conflict-affected women Erbil, Iraq – March 8th, 2024: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we recognize that investing in women is key to building strong, stable, and…
Kurdish SEED Foundation Reaffirms Commitment to Combating Violence Against Women and Girls By Launching Activities for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence UNITE! Invest to Combat Violence Against Women and Girls Erbil, Iraq –…
To establish flourishing communities, today and in the future, we must protect the rights of every child Erbil, Iraq – November 20, 2023: Thirty-four years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of…
We call for Strengthened Online Protections and Digital Literacy For All Erbil, Iraq – October 29, 2023: On the occasion of World Internet Day, SEED Foundation, together with members of the Iraq National Technology Facilitated Gender-Based…
STATEMENT: Erbil, Iraq – August 3, 2023: Today marks the ninth anniversary of the genocide committed by ISIS against Yezidi and other minority groups in Iraq. In 2014, ISIS militants invaded Sinjar and began systematically murdering…