DECEMBER 2022 - NEWS AND UPDATES
Dear friends,
Please read on for the Free Yezidi Foundation's news and updates for the month of December. We would also like to wish you, our friends and allies, a happy holiday season and Happy New Year.
The Netherlands Consulate General invited FYF Country Director Hewan Omer to attend a film screening in Erbil. After the screening, FYF had the opportunity to spend some time with the Netherlands officials and discuss current challenges and priorities for the Yezidi population. FYF has a longstanding relationship with the Netherlands Embassy in Iraq and Consulate in the Kurdistan Region.
Sincerely,
Pari Ibrahim
Executive Director
Free Yezidi Foundation
NOVEMBER 2022 - NEWS AND UPDATES
Dear friends,
Please read on for the Free Yezidi Foundation's news and updates for the month of November.
The US Consulate in Erbil holds a holiday bazaar every year for local artisans to market their products. Once again the Free Yezidi Foundation presented hand-crafted Yezidi items at the bazaar, including carpets, blankets, and Chonky stuffed animals. Our team collected $2,732 in sales! FYF uses a small portion of sales to pay for the operational and material expenses at the Enterprise & Training Center, while the lion's share of the proceeds go to the artisans themselves. FYF also participated in an event held by UNHCR in Erbil (pictured below). We are proud to support great Yezidi women artisans!
Sincerely,
Pari Ibrahim
Executive Director
Free Yezidi Foundation
OCTOBER 2022 - NEWS AND UPDATES
Dear friends,
Please read on for the Free Yezidi Foundation's news and updates for the month of October.
FYF has been collaborating with the Netherlands prosecutors and police for international crimes regarding justice and accountability in the aftermath of the Yezidi Genocide. This month, the Netherlands government announced a public call for information, through a tip-line, on any crimes committed by Dutch members of ISIS against Yezidis. FYF's Pari Ibrahim was the featured speaker, along with Dutch police and prosecutors, calling for information to be relayed to the tip line. The information and videos are in Dutch, Arabic, and Kurmanci, and can be seen here.
Sincerely,
Pari Ibrahim
Executive Director
Free Yezidi Foundation
SEPTEMBER 2022 - NEWS AND UPDATES
Dear friends,
Please read below for the Free Yezidi Foundation's news and updates for the month of September.
Sincerely,
Pari Ibrahim
Executive Director
Free Yezidi Foundation
AUGUST 2022 - NEWS AND UPDATES
Dear friends,
The Yezidi community gathers every year in August to commemorate the 2014 Yezidi Genocide, assess challenges, and call for support to and solidarity with our people. Please read on for August monthly news and updates.
This month FYF announced an initiative to throw birthday parties for displaced Yezidi children. Many young Yezidis in Iraq have lived in IDP or refugee camps for most or all of their lives, and many have never celebrated a birthday. You can now sponsor a birthday party for a Yezidi child and ten of his or her friends at FYF's Sugar is Sweet bakery and café.
The child will receive a hand-crafted stuffed animal, made by our Yezidi crafts artisans, and a birthday party with cakes, drinks, and sweets at our cafe, staffed 100% by displaced Yezidi women. This initiative helps to support the crafts and bakery enterprises while providing displaced Yezidi children with a day of hope, happiness, and pleasant memories. You can participate in this initiative today by clicking here.
Sincerely,
Pari Ibrahim
Executive Director
Free Yezidi Foundation
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