Yazda

TO SUPPORT THE YAZIDI COMMUNITY AFTER THE GENOCIDAL CAMPAIGN IN AUGUST 2014, BY HELPING THOUSANDS OF DISPLACED FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN UPROOTED FROM THEIR HOMES WITH HUMANITARIAN AID AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

CODE: USG20 +CJA19 - THIS PROJECT WAS STARTED IN 2015 IT HAS BEEN RUNNING STEADILY WITH A TEAM OF 12 TO 25 PEOPLE, TO GIVE A VOICE TO THE YAZIDI COMMUNITY, WITH MULTIPLE AIMS: TO PRESERVE YAZIDI CULTURAL IDENTITY, TO COLLECT TESTIMONIES OF THE CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST ITS PEOPLE, TO RECORD THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, TO IDENTIFY ON THE GROUND THE MASS GRAVES AND KILLING SITES, AND TO ALLOW, THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REMEMBERING, AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAL. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE US STATE DEPARTMENT/ GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

(CODE:SVM19 +SVM20+ SVM21 ) - YAZDA MOBILE CLINIC HAS BEEN STEADILY WORKING WITH ABOUT 14 VILLAGES IN SINJAR NORTHERN IRAQ, AREAS AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE, AND THOSE BENEFICIARIES ARE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE FROM THE MINORITIES IN THE REGION. YAZDA MOBILE UNIT HAS BEEN SUPPORTING THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS AS THE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO DON`T FIND MEDICAL SUPPORT IN THE REGION. THIS IS A HUMANITARIAN MISSION THAT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY SV A NORWEGIAN BASED ORGANIZATION.

4C. LIVELIHOOD PROJECT SUPPORTED BY USAID USD114,447 FOR THE YEAR 2021 | THE PROJECT COVERS SINJAR AREAS WHERE THE YAZIDI COMMUNITY MAINLY LIVES. IT'S FUNDED BY USAID AND SUPPORTED BY IOM. THE AIMS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO SUPPORT THE RETURN OF THE MOST VULNERABLE AND UNDERTAKE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, SUPERVISED PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES LIVELIHOOD, AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, SUPPORTING ACCESS TO SERVICES INCLUDING SOCIAL COHESION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. ACTIVITIES AND TARGETS: * OPEN 30 SMALL BUSINESSES FOR RETURNEES IN SINJAR * CONTINUE SUPPORTING 35 TEACHERS IN 8 SCHOOLS WHICH HOSTS 5800 STUDENTS * SUPPORTING 8 SCHOOLS WITH STATIONERY AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES EVERY MONTH * SUPPORTING 6 YOUTH GROUPS FOR COMMUNITY AND YOUTH MOBILIZATION AND ACTIVISMS * PROVIDING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO 240 BENEFICIARIES |4D. YAZDA PROJECT SUPPORTED BY USAID AND HEARTLAND ALLIANCES THE AMOUNT IS $22,500 FOR THE YEAR 2021. THE PROJECT IS THE CONTINUATION YAZDA SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY ISIS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGION, GENDER, ETHNICITY, OR AGE. YAZDA ADDRESSED THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) SURVIVORS BY OFFERING MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT (MHPSS) CASE MANAGEMENT.