OUR STORIES
Here are some of the stories of people impacted by this crisis and whose lives we are changing. Their courage and determination to survive inspires us every day.
A Safe Space for Survivors of Trafficking During COVID-19
Shelter-in-place orders, restricted movements and government closures, necessary measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 in Kurdistan, […]
SEED Launches Group Therapy in Chamishko Camp
SEED continuously strives to strengthen its services to meet the needs of the communities it serves. One of […]
Legal First in Kurdistan: Trafficking Survivor Obtains Birth Certificate
Jasmine*,26, like many migrant workers who become victims of trafficking, believed she was coming to Kurdistan via an […]
PSS Sessions Fill the Voids in Camp Life
“There’s nothing to do after school, and we want more activities to do. Especially soccer,” explained a teenage […]
PTSD: Not Just a Battle for Soldiers
Leila*, 23, a Yezidi woman originally from Shingal (Sinjar), currently lives with her family in Chamishko IDP Camp […]
Parents learn value in psychoeducation
A mother brought her son Ary*, three years old, to SEED’s facilities in a local public health clinic […]
Psychoeducation for Spouse Was Key in Helping Yezidi Activist
As a Yezidi community activist, Faisal* was constantly exposed to stories including the genocide, rape, killing, and torture […]
Abused Sulaimani Woman Improves with Psychosocial Care
Women and girls, in particular, in Kurdistan and Iraq often face forms of abuse in the home, including […]
Fleeing a Life of Captivity
Vikram* left India with the promise of a good job in Kurdistan so that he could support his […]
Rebuilding my life in Kurdistan
Leena* is a 20-year-old woman from the south of Iraq. Sadly, she lost her mother at a young age and […]
Learning to live again
Avin* is a young Yezidi woman who was captured by ISIS alongside her sisters in August 2014. On the same […]
Learning to speak their mother tongue again
Dlovan* and Zerdesht* are two young brothers. In 2014, ISIS killed their father and they were captured along with their mother, […]
We are all human, and should all respect each other
Akil is a 45-year old volunteer teacher working and living in Mamilyan Camp in Akre. He was forced to flee […]
Providing for My Family
Mansa is a woman from Sinjar who fled her home when ISIS attacked in August 2014. She and her family […]
Giving My Life Meaning
Haifa, a young woman from Mosul, was a university student when ISIS took over Mosul in summer 2014. Fearing for […]
Supporting My Family
Fatima is originally from a village near Mosul but was forced to flee with her family from ISIS’s extreme brutality […]
Starting to Heal
Bahe is a survivor of ISIS captivity, who was able to escape and rejoin her family at Mamilyan Camp in […]