Empowering Women to Increase Their Self Reliance
Khayal is a Yezidi artisan at FYF’s Enterprise and Training Center (ETC). Khayal reflects on her journey since fleeing ISIS’ violence during the Yezidi Genocide ..
Voices From The Field
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From Impoverishment to Empowerment
Shaima Suliman is a café worker at FYF’s Sugar is Sweet bakery and café. She sheds light on Yezidi women’s journey from impoverishment to empowerment in the aftermath of the 2014 Yezidi Genocide ..
Weaving for Wellbeing – Empowering Women With Sustainable Livelihoods
Zereen is a 26 year old Yezidi woman who works as an artisan at FYF’s Enterprise and Training Center. Her family struggles financially and, as the oldest of her siblings ..
Baking for a Brighter Future
Adiba is a café worker at FYF’s Sugar is Sweet Bakery and Cafe. She discusses how something as simple as baking changed the course of her life ..
The Power of the Loom – Reducing the Stress of Genocide Survivors Through Income Generation Activities
Nado Qasim is a talented Yezidi woman who works as an artisan at FYF’s Enterprise and Training Center..
FYF Bakery Workers Highlights the Importance of Holistic Service Provision
Eman a café worker at FYF’s Sugar is Sweet Bakery and Café, highlights the impact of her job on her life
Weaving Instructor in the Making!
My name is Zereen Barjas Nasro. I have been making carpets, rugs, and crafts since 2018..
Resilience through Crafts & Enterprise
My name is Mayasa Broo Rasho. I am a displaced woman from Sinjar..
My Most Precious Memories
My most precious memories are of my brothers and our home in Sinjar…
Resilience & Recovery
I dropped everything to flee for ISIS as they invaded my village ..