Iraq
The Free Yezidi Foundation (FYF) operates in Iraq and supports the Yezidi community in the aftermath of the 2014 Yezidi Genocide.
An Overview
By the end of June 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) had conquered over a third of Iraq, Including Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, their territory also encircled the district of Sinjar, home to most of the world’s Yezidi people.
On 3 August 2014, ISIS attacks Sinjar in the early hours of the morning. Hundreds of thousands of Yezidis flee to Sinjar mountain, where they spend more than a week trapped with no food or water. Hundreds die in the summer heat or are forced to leave relatives behind as they climb to safety.
Thousands of other Yezidis never made it to the mountain and ISIS captured over 6,000 Yezidis, many women and children. ISIS murdered thousand on the first days of the attack, selling thousands of women and girls into sexual slavery, displaced more than 360,000 Yezidis, and more than 2700 women & children still missing.
Learn more about Yezidi Genocide.
Adam Ferguson, The New York Times
FYF Response
On August 19, 2014, The Free Yezidi Foundation (FYF), registered in the Netherlands, immediately started supporting the Yezidi community in Iraq in the fight for humanitarian recovery and comprehensive justice and accountability. On June 23, 2015, FYF registered in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, since that It has been implementing projects in Iraq, mainly in the Dohuk governorate for Yezidis remained and survived the ISIS occupation and IDPs who fled but still in and out of camps.
Geographical Focus Area
Khanke, Sheikhan, and Sharya, Duhok governorate, Iraq
Duhok governorate,
Sheikhan
Duhok governorate,
Sharya
Duhok governorate,
Khanke
FYF protects and supports the most vulnerable members of the Yezidi community through:
Protection
Justice & Accountability
- Legal Advice
- Justice for Survivors
Education
- Computer Literacy
- Numeracy
- Women's Rights
Livelihoods
Advocacy
- Media.
- Reports.
