FYF Signs Agreement with Iraq’s Directorate for Survivor Affairs
Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Today the Free Yezidi Foundation and seven other non-governmental organizations were selected to sign agreements for mental health and psycho-social support (MHPSS) referrals with Iraq’s Directorate for Survivors’ Affairs. The Directorate was formed to implement the Yezidi Survivors’ Law that was passed in Iraq’s Parliament in 2021.
FYF’s Iraq Country Director, Hewan Omer, signed the agreement with the Director of the Directorate, and also offered a presentation on FYF’s current and prospective MHPSS profile. The provision of MHPSS services is of enormous importance to the highly traumatized Yezidi community in the aftermath of the Yezidi Genocide perpetrated by ISIS. FYF will continue its provision of case management services and trauma treatment and looks forward to continued cooperation with the Directorate for Survivors’ Affairs. FYF also expressed its gratitude to IOM-Iraq for helping to support this important effort. Ms. Omer was accompanied by an FYF social worker at the event.
