Jinda Organization

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Jinda Organization, founded in 2015, is a non-profit local NGO based in Kurdistan, North of Iraq, supporting women and girls affected by war and working for the empowerment of girls and women of Yezidi and other minorities within their communities through participatory activities, with special focus on peacebuilding.

Jinda mission:
Our mission is to raise awareness, represent and rehabilitate survivors affected by wars and to seek the implementation of human rights principles to create a society where men and women are treated equally.

Jinda vision:
The vision of Jinda is to become an instrumental actor towards the empowerment and support of women and girls of Yezidi and other minority groups who have been affected by Daesh (ISIS) atrocities.

What we do
Jinda NGO has been providing long-term assistance to women and girls who have escaped or have been rescued from Daesh (ISIS) captivity. Via providing a safe space for survivors of war and displacement, the center offers psychological aid, legal and social assistance, as well as awareness training on women’s rights, women’s health, and strategies to cope on a practical level with traumatic experiences.
We are offering an inviting and pleasant (all woman) space where groups are offered in depth counseling treatment, vocational courses such as crafting, knitting and sewing, agricultural skills, social activities, and most of all a safe space where they can share their experiences without judgement. In Kurdish ‘Jinda’ means new life, and that is what the center stands for, a place to regain strength, and hope, and start new chapters in their lives. With the knowledge they gain from different vocational courses, the goal is that they can provide for themselves and their families financially and feel proud of their accomplishments.

Projects:
• WE SALON Project funded by MC MC Organization: The project aims to equip survivors with the necessary skills to work in salons or start their own businesses, promoting financial independence and self-sufficiency. The specific goal of the project is to teach the women a new skill of manicure, pedicure, and hairdressing by experts in these fields.
• Better life for women and girls by Crosspoint Europe: The project is dedicated to help the internally displaced Yazidi girls and young women and their children in Iraq, who experienced kidnapping, enslavement and sexual abuse and had to cope with severe traumas. General objective is to improve the quality of the life of Yezidi girls, women, and children, including orphan children by providing adequate services with medical, psychological and education support. Besides, the project strives to empower and encourage women with vocational trainings as well as various linkages with effective job opportunities in a wide range of functional areas.
• Better life for Women, Girls and Kids: The goal of this project is to offer protection, psychosocial treatment as well as immediate life support to the target group. The traumatized target group gained access to rehabilitation and integration. To support the girls, women and children in this regard, psychological and medical support was provided, as well as various training and therapeutic activities. English and computer courses, art and STEM education, as well as various lectures and psychological, medical and social activities were arranged among others. The courses helped the beneficiaries acquire new skills, confidence, reduce anxiety, improve health and wellbeing. Emergency relief was also provided by distributing food and basic necessities, but also hygiene material such as masks and disinfectants to Yazidi families living in the camps and surrounding areas of Dohuk.
• Empowering Women in conflict Prevention and Response strategies: We formalize and institutionalize gender balanced representation structures that will continuously seek to promote the role and visibility of women in decision making. Besides providing women with the necessary skills, our project also provides them with a platform through which they can structurally and increasingly promote women’s participation, rights and public roles.
• Recycling plastic by Wadi and Shred Up project: Establishment of a recycling center in Kabarto IDPs camp With the help of Wadi and shred up we started with explaining the importance of recycling and what are benefits from this project. distribution of brochures about saving the environment and trash bags for collecting plastic waste. The collected plastic is sorted, shreded and recycled to products such as pots, pencil holders and benches.
• Planting memories with Khalsa Aid: The trees were planted in various schools, Parks, community centers, camp managements, and many public areas around the camps. “Planting Memories” project name stands for the yazidi genocide which thousands of yazidies died during the attack of ISIS and kocho village.
• English Course for kids by Khalsa Aid International
• Mobile maintenance and programming course: Opening of a new vocational course (Mobile maintenance and programming) for twenty four ladies from khanki camp and sharya camps. The project is designed for women in camps which offered training in various skills, including mobile maintenance, which can provide new employment opportunities and enhance their self-sufficiency. The project also focus on economic activities that help women generate income, fostering economic independence and improving their living conditions. By entering fields traditionally dominated by men, women can challenge and change societal stereotypes about gender roles. By the end of the project, six women have been offered two business in khanki and sharya camps and twenty four recieved toolkits to practice their skill Income Generation by Equipping with toolkits, 24 women can start offering mobile repair services, generating income for themselves and their families.

For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.