‘No to Violence’ School – One Year Later
In November, 2017, Wadi launched the ‘No to Violence’ campaign in Garmyan, targeting schools, teachers, parents and students. The focus of…
Updates
‘Lost all hope’; On Women Prisoners & Violence in Iraqi-Kurdistan
Our teams continue to grow and expand Wadi’s ‘No to Violence’ campaign in 2018. By engaging parents, and children in conversation…
‘Belittled and Degraded’; An interview on FGM with the Wadi Team in Erbil
Since 2004 Wadi has been operating a number of teams to raise awareness against FGM in different regions of Iraqi…
Wadi talks on Deutsche Welle about FGM
The German women’s rights organization Terre des Femmes just came out with new figures about female genital mutilation (FGM): More…
New Study: Almost 100 percent women mutilated in region of Oman – Time to act!
The newest survey on female genital mutilation (FGM) in Oman bears shocking results: 95,5 percent of women reported to be…
Statement of Wadi in Iraq
Statement of Wadi in Iraq Sulaymaniyah, 14.8.2018 After a decade and a half of work on combating female genital mutilation…
Interview with Wadi Team on ‘No to Violence’ in Garmyan
In November, 2017, Wadi launched the No to Violence campaign in Garmyan, targeting schools, teachers, parents and students. The focus…
Iraqi Kurdish activists stamping out female genital mutilation
Until recently the ‘backward tradition’ was common in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq By Florian Neu, The Nation, April 26…
No to Violence Campaign: Expanding in 2018
Our teams continue to grow and expand Wadi’s ‘No to Violence’ campaign in 2018. By engaging parents, school staff and children…
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Iraqi-Kurdistan: Still an unresolved problem
Although FGM in Iraqi Kurdistan is declining it’s still practised It was the region of Garmyan in Iraqi-Kurdistan where teams…
