FYF News & Updates
My rights
“I was educated about my rights for the first time ever at the FYF women’s rights class. I learned a
HAPPY YEZIDI NEW YEAR!
Each year, Çarşema Serê Salê – or the Yezidi New Year – brings the promise of rebirth, hope, and life to
Possible Expanded Jail Sentence Omaima Abdi
22 March 2021, Hamburg, Germany The German authorities are filing a second charge against female ISIS / Daesh member Omaima
Hungarian Government visits FYF
10 March 2021, Khanke, Iraq We were pleased to host the delegation of our partners Hungary Helps & Hungarian Interchurch
JUSTICE
FYF is currently one of only a few internationally recognized links between prosecuting bodies and Yezidi survivors. FYF compiles unique
ADVOCACY
As the 10th anniversary of the Yezidi Genocide approaches, the need to shed light on the ongoing impact of the
PROTECTION
Yezidi survivors of genocide and sexual violence, as well as female survivors from other minority groups in Iraq, are in critical need of consistent and reliable structured mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services to heal and recover. FYF’s women-led protection team of 16 dedicated professionals will continue and expand upon its survivor-centered, do-no-harm MHPSS service provision, targeting those most vulnerable.
Enterprise & Training Center
The Enterprise & Training Center (ETC) The ETC is designed as an economic incubator to advance this process, including with
Harikara – Helpers
There will be a point when there is a disaster somewhere else in the world, and humanitarian aid organisations have
LIVELIHOODS
FYF enables Yezidi and other minority women to better integrate into the formal economy and labor market, fostering independence while
FYF Statement – Kocho Mass Burial
Kocho, Ninewa Governorate, Iraq. The Free Yezidi Foundation (FYF) will join together with Yezidi community members and organizations to lay