OUR

APPROACH

We firmly believe that it is not just what we do that matters, but how we do it. In the complex environments of the Middle East, we use a multi-faceted methodology to achieve our goal of freedom, opportunity, and hope for all.

ADVOCACY

We speak up for the voiceless and empower women so they have the confidence and skills to make decisions that impact their lives and families. We work to transform the attitudes towards girls and women that perpetuate violence against them, because we understand that shifting the core values and beliefs that shape those attitudes creates real and lasting change. We advocate for progress in policy and practice on a government, community, and individual level - seeking not just understanding, but action.

We raise the recognition and appreciation for the injustices systemically committed against women and extend a call to action for change. We create opportunities for women to find allies and their own voice in their struggle against oppression, forging new paths for women to stand for change and men to join them in the work for freedom.

AWARENESS

ACCESS

We provide access to education, life-skills development, and empowerment opportunities because freedom from violence and oppression does not happen without them. We bring these resources to the forefront of women’s lives to open the door to a healthy identity, appropriate interpersonal relationships, and a life of independence, free from the fear of violence and oppression.

AFTERCARE

We rescue and offer safe haven to women who experience gender-based violence in its most extreme forms, including the practice of forced marriage, intimate partner violence, female genital mutilation, ‘honor’ violence or killings, or trafficking. In conflict zones, these forms of violence significantly increase, and they are often culturally and religiously sanctioned. We offer a place for women who have nowhere else to go and no one else to turn to by providing vital care to deal with trauma. By developing one of the only private and holistic residential care facilities in all of Iraq for those impacted by gender-based violence, we are ensuring that no woman’s life is lost to genderbased violence.