“FGM is not the only Reason for Polygamy ….”
Activists from the field speak about their work tackling Female Genital Mutilation and other forms of violence in Iraqi-Kurdistan (Picture:…
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Halabja Summer of Peace & Non-Violence: A Success Story
Halabja Summer of Peace & Non Violence works to change the way Kurds and Arabs relate to and engage with…
Halabja Summer of Peace and Non-Violence 2018
Wadi’s partner organization in Halabja; NWE Organization for Protecting Environment and Women’s Rights is launching their ‘Halabja Summer of Peace…
Exchange marriage in Iraqi-Kurdistan
Domestic violence and repressive family relations are still a big problem in Iraqi-Kurdistan. In this article, Khalat Salh from our…
House of Peace Moving to Lesvos
The shelter for vulnerable Women and Children Refugees is moving from Athens to Lesvos in Greece and needs your support…
Fatima’s Story: The fate of a girl who suffered under an early marriage
As an infant Fatima was ‘promised in marriage’ by her father to her cousin- a man 30 years her elder….
Women and Health: Why Doctors are urgently needed in Kurdish Villages
By Kurdstan Rasul, Wadi-Arbil, 10.08.2017 Many nights my tired body clashes with my busy mind as I think of the…
Ranya and Qaladiza: A True Hell for Women and Girls
A report prepared by Wadi about the widespread violence and abuses of women and girls in Pishder Region in Iraqi…
Social and Legal awareness seminars in Prisons
Since the mid-nineties Wadi has helped to improve the situation of prisoners in Iraqi-Kurdistan. We have supported workshops, libraries and…
Silence and Exploitation; Female Labor in Kurdish Villages
Women in Kurdish villages have to work hard. They don’t do that out of free will, but because they are…
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