Saddam is a Yezidi survivor from Doukri, Sinjar. He was only 11 years old when ISIS attacked his village and captured him along with his family. In an instant, his life was shattered..
The Free Yezidi Foundation is honored to have contributed to the Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict exhibit at the Imperial War Museum in London.
Galina was only 10 years old when ISIS attacked her village during the 2014 Yezidi Genocide. For the past decade, she and her family lived in displacement at Khanke camp …
FYF’s Country Director met with the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Religious Freedom team in Erbil ..
In her powerful interview with The Global Humanitarian, Pari sheds light on the ongoing challenges faced by Yezidis in the aftermath of the 2014 genocide..
FYF is deeply honored to announce that our Executive Director, Pari Ibrahim, has been selected to receive the prestigious James W. Foley Humanitarian award..
Hadia is a 39-year-old Yezidi woman from Khanasor, Sinjar. Since the Yezidi Genocide in 2014, she has been displaced in Khanke with her husband and three children, struggling to rebuild her life ..
Last week, 36 incredible women completed months of intensive training in baking and sewing/crafts making, alongside English language and financial literacy courses..
This week, FYF hosted a Women’s Networking & Economic Empowerment Forum for 106 incredible women who completed our vocational training in crafts and baking, as well as education courses in financial literacy and English..
This week, we proudly celebrate the graduation of 120 students who completed 7 months of intensive courses in Financial Literacy and English Language! These courses are more than just academic achievements—they’re stepping stones to enhanced employability..
We and others spoke extensively to the The New York Times about the most agonizing issue facing the Yezidi community: the fate of the more than 2,600 missing Yezidis abducted by ISIS during the Yezidi Genocide.
In a landmark ruling, a Swedish court has sentenced 52-year-old Lina Ishaq to 12 years in prison for committing genocide, crimes against humanity, and gross war crimes against the Yezidi people..
