For over 30 years, we have worked in Iraq to protect the rights of the population, especially women and minors, respecting the complexities and richness of the Iraqi mosaic. Over the past six months, and particularly in recent days, Iraqi public opinion and civil society have been engaged in a significant debate regarding the rights of women and girls.
“In today’s world, where the rights of women and children are finally central to public discourse, even in Iraq, allowing marriage under the age of 18 is dangerous and could have catastrophic consequences for Iraqi society.” This is explained with great clarity by our Iraqi Head of Mission, who has worked with us for decades.
Indeed, three laws were recently passed in parliament, including one on personal status, which has sparked intense internal debate in the country over the years, largely ignored by international media. These laws, shaped by political compromises and sectarian divisions, are considered by many in Iraqi civil society to be among the most dangerous ever presented in parliament due to their impact on women, society, and Iraq’s already fragile social cohesion. There are also concerns about the constitutionality of the parliamentary session held on Tuesday, January 21, during which, in just 10 minutes, three highly divisive laws were approved (as highlighted by the Coalition 188 in a public statement). Among these, the amendments to the Personal Status Code are particularly troubling. This code governs personal and legal capacity, family law, marriage, the rights and duties of spouses, property arrangements, separation, divorce, filiation and custody, maintenance, guardianship, inheritance, and more.
THE PERSONAL STATUS CODE OF 1959
The Code, enacted in 1959 following the establishment of the Iraqi republic, was the result of mobilization by various segments of society, including the early women’s organizations that played a central role. The Code aimed to establish a unified legal system governing the personal status of all individuals. Based on Islamic principles, the Code also introduced a series of “civil” rights and protections, especially concerning marriage, divorce, inheritance, and the rights of women and minors. These were guaranteed to all citizens, regardless of their religious or sectarian affiliation. Since 2003, the Code has faced periodic attacks and attempts to amend it, which were countered by the mobilization of women, civil society, and political actors. At least until last Tuesday, when parliament approved new amendments that dismantle the Code’s “civil” character and increase the influence of Ja'fari (Shiite) and Hanafi (Sunni) jurisprudence as sources of law. This shift contradicts the Iraqi Constitution, which—while acknowledging the importance of religious traditions—emphasizes the establishment of a civil and democratic state rather than a religious or theocratic system. The original intent of the 1959 Personal Status Code was to safeguard civil rights, particularly for mothers and minors, without conflicting with Islam or other major religions in Iraq. The current advancement of sectarian laws significantly worsens the state of human rights in the country.
THE AMENDMENTS OF JANUARY 2025
The main change introduced by the amendments is the reduction of the 1959 Code to just one of several possible legal frameworks for personal status matters. Alongside it, both Shiite and Sunni jurisprudence are now included. In this context, the most alarming aspect of the new amendments is the legalization of child marriages. According to Ja'fari jurisprudence in Shiite Islam, the legal age for marriage is set at 9 years old for girls. The primary change is that the law can now vary depending on individuals’ religious affiliations, effectively institutionalizing sectarianism in the legal system and further dividing Iraqi society, with severe consequences for the country’s stability and security. Another modification repeals Section 5 of Article 10, which has been in force for over 15 years to prevent extrajudicial (i.e., exclusively religious) marriages. Until now, courts were required to approve all marriages, ensuring they met legal criteria on a case-by-case basis. The repeal strips state judges of their authority in this area, explains Coalition 188, a group of civil society actors at the forefront of resisting the changes to the 1959 law.
HOW IT AFFECTS IRAQI WOMEN
In addition to the already mentioned legalization of child marriage, the amendments and institutionalization of the principle of “sect” have particularly harmful consequences for Iraqi women and girls. Some of these include:
WOMEN IN IRAQ
It’s easy to see how these changes represent a significant deterioration in the lives of Iraqi women, whose courageous struggles for self-determination we have often supported and highlighted. Without going too far back in history, we can look at the events of October 2019, when women took to the streets in Iraq’s major cities to claim their space and voice in typically male-dominated environments. In February 2020, they marched through Baghdad in response to calls for them to return home and leave the public squares. Or we can turn to the words of long-time Iraqi feminist activist Hana Edwar, captured in Silvia Abbà’s book, Il mio posto è ovunque. Voci di donne per un altro Iraq (Astarte Edizioni and Un Ponte per):
“On February 13, 2020, there was a march in many Iraqi cities—Baghdad, the center, and the south of the country. It was incredible; women from all walks of life were there, young women leading the march with such confidence… Thousands of women walking the streets chanting slogans against gender violence. It was beautiful. I’m so proud of them. In that moment, I felt the entire space speaking about women as the revolution, as the voice of the revolution, the voice of trust in change, for a new future in Iraq.”
Even in less extraordinary circumstances, Iraqi women fight daily for their rights in their families, workplaces, and universities. As our Head of Mission concludes: “It is unimaginable for a young girl to become pregnant while still attending primary school. This is not the society we want to build. We Iraqis want a democratic, civil society that respects diversity. That’s why we need laws that apply equally to all social, religious, ethnic, and sectarian groups.” We can only share these concerns, these hopes, and continue to walk every day alongside our Iraqi sisters.
In February 2024, in light of Israel's terrible genocidal offensive against the population of the Gaza Strip, Un Ponte Per launched its 'Water for Gaza' campaign. Thanks to the relationship we built with our local partner - the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) -; to the extraordinary generosity of the people who donated; and to the many solidarity organisations that organised initiatives throughout Italy - we managed to achieve important results.
The aim was to provide a modicum of relief to the hard-hit population, which is experiencing a severe shortage of food and drinking water.
Together with UAWC and the incredible work of its local teams in Gaza, we reached more than 30,000 people in nine months with distributions of clean water, food baskets and hygiene kits.
What are we actually doing?
Supply of drinking water
This initiative focused on the urgent need for clean water and sanitation to several refugee camps in the central and southern regions of the Gaza Strip. Our intervention reached 5,500 families with 142 cubic metres of clean water to people who previously depended on expensive or contaminated water sources.
Provision of food parcels and hygiene kits
We distributed 72 food parcels to as many fishing families, totalling 396 people displaced or made homeless by the conflict in various areas of the Gaza Strip. This targeted aid played a key role in addressing some of the urgent needs of the affected communities, offering crucial support in a time of extreme need. The food parcels included a balanced variety of nutritious food products, including cereals, pulses, canned food. In addition, we were able to distribute hygiene kits to 500 displaced families.
Installation of eight water tanks
We have been able to install 3 water tanks with a capacity of 5,000 litres, and 4 tanks with a capacity of 2,000 litres to provide lasting support to communities forced to be displaced by Israeli military order. As soon as conditions allow us to do so, the humanitarian and logistical effort will be to support the reconstruction of water purification facilities militarily destroyed by the occupying force.
Installation of 'Dignity Box'
We have installed 4 toilet units, each consisting of 4 toilets in 4 different informal camps (one in Al-Zuwayda, one in Deir al-Balah and two in Nuseirat) to serve 358 families and approximately 1700 individuals. Unfortunately, the continuous forced displacement of Gaza families has now caused their savings to be depleted. Thus, families have been stranded in areas totally lacking in facilities. Thousands of people are crammed into makeshift tents, without sanitary facilities, deprived of their dignity. Israeli blockades continue to prevent access for sewage treatment materials and this is causing progressive faecal contamination of the groundwater. With winter looming, the possibility of flooding is great, as already happened in the area of Khan Younis and Al Mawasi in late September. Such floods pose a huge health risk and have a serious impact on the dignity and resilience of the population. According to UNICEF, under these conditions children are almost 20 times more likely to die of diarrhoeal diseases than from bombs . This is why our 'hygiene boxes' pursue the dual objective of safeguarding the dignity of displaced families and not feeding the very serious water contamination that causes infectious diseases.
SECURING TENTS
As winter approaches, the needs of the people of Gaza increase, as do the catastrophic risks of disease and famine. In al-Mawasi, in the central area of the Gaza Strip, we were able to secure the worn-out tents of about 200 families with water-repellent tarps that withstand the elements.
All this was made possible by the generosity of those who donated, and by the work of UAWC's highly specialised team in Gaza, who made distributions according to need and to those who needed it most.
The siege of Gaza continues and hunger and thirst are used as weapons of war, despite the fact that international conventions and humanitarian law prohibit this. With the arrival of summer, the lack of access to drinking water is multiplying gastrointestinal diseases and typhoid and cholera epidemics are feared. Dozens of boys and girls have now died from hunger and dehydration. In addition, the Israeli army's possible offensive in Rafah, where 1.5 million displaced Palestinians live crammed in, risks multiplying the current humanitarian catastrophe tenfold.
We sincerely thank those who donated individually and collectively, supporting the 'Water for Gaza' campaign, testifying to the attention and solidarity of Italian civil society far removed from the government's positions.
How we manage to bring water and food to the Gaza Strip
Activities are carried out through a combination of direct distribution to families and collaboration with local organisations to reach the most vulnerable populations. Our local partner, UAWC, uses mobile distribution units for areas with limited access and establishes distribution points in areas that are less at risk of Israeli attack.
The fresh part of the food parcels is obtained from the few farmers who, despite the difficulties, continue to cultivate in Der-al-Balah and Khan Yunis, where the attempt to economically resist the brutal military siege continues. These farmers are in contact with the local UAWC committees, which buy their produce. The funds arrive from Ramallah to the Committees' bank accounts, which then package and distribute the food parcels.
Non-fresh food is procured through the few trucks that manage to enter, focusing only on essentials such as oil and canned goods. Products that have been subject to spiralling prices. Water is taken from two still functioning wells in the south and then distributed via cisterns, in a system consolidated during the years of siege.
UAWC is trying to rehabilitate two wells in the north for the people left behind, with the intention of using solar panels if possible. This effort is also an act of resistance, a demonstration that the land belongs to the community.
Meanwhile, the situation of the wells in the south is being mapped in the hope of rehabilitating them as far as possible. The rehabilitation of the wells is one of the first emergency activities being undertaken, all in cooperation with the local UAWC committees.
Our work continues
We continue to strongly denounce the genocide carried out by Israel against the people of Gaza. We call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and we join the call of our Palestinian partner UAWC, which:
We invite those who support us to:
"The efforts you are making to support us represent a vital contribution, and remind us that there is still good in the world. Every drop of water in this ocean of need counts, and will make a difference to so many".
This is the message from our partners in the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) to all the people who are supporting us.
In December 2024, the Syrian National Army (SNA) backed by Turkey, has been reported to commit severe violations in northeast Syria, specifically targeting the city of Manbij. These acts have included attacks on health facilities, which are vital lifelines for the local population and displaced individuals. Un Ponte Per (UPP) denounces that such actions constitute a blatant violation of international humanitarian laws that explicitly protect medical facilities and personnel during armed conflicts.
The Kurdish Red Crescent (KRC), our partner organization and principal healthcare provider in the region, has been severely affected by these hostilities. The primary healthcare centers in Manbij and Abu Qalqal supported by our joint projects, which offer critical services such as internal medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, psychological support, laboratory diagnostics, pharmacy access, and emergency services, were vandalised and looted on Dec 08, with medical equipment and supplies worth thousands of dollars stolen from the facilities in addition to 1 ambulance from Abu Qalqal. Similarly, Al Furat hospital, which is the only secondary/tertiary public hospital in Menbij was stormed by armed SNA fighters. KRC's ambulance centre, which is within the premises of Al Furat hospital, was also vandalised and looted with 3 ambulances being stolen. This healthcare infrastructure is essential not only for the city but also for surrounding areas that rely on it for survival.
The reported vandalism, looting, and destruction of healthcare facilities during this time are acts of grave aggression. These targeted attacks on medical centers exacerbate an already dire humanitarian crisis, depriving vulnerable populations of essential medical care and violating their fundamental rights.
The international community must urgently take a stand against these violations. Immediate and robust measures are needed to ensure the preservation and protection of health facilities, the safety of medical staff, and the continuation of lifesaving services. Supporting organizations like the Kurdish Red Crescent, which tirelessly serve affected populations, is critical to mitigate the consequences of this conflict.
The targeting of health facilities and the acts of vandalism perpetrated against them are unacceptable under any circumstances. All parties to the conflict must be held accountable to ensure compliance with international laws safeguarding humanitarian spaces. An unequivocal call is made to stop these aggressions and to prioritize the safety and well-being of civilians above all else.
Appeal by Un Ponte Per, developed thanks to the testimonies of our staff and field partners.
Since last September, the region-wide Israeli offensive has caused disastrous consequences for the civilian population in Lebanon. An estimated 475,000 people have already crossed the border between Lebanon and Syria in search of shelter. Of these, at least 71 per cent are Syrians who have already fled the same way in the past, but in reverse: from the war in Syria they had entered Lebanon, seeking refuge. Today they are going back, on a path without peace.
This is a story we know well. For years, whenever a conflict has affected the populations of the countries where we operate, we have been at the borders to provide reception, guidance and first aid to people fleeing wars. Today we return to do so in north-eastern Syria, where we have been operating since 2015, and where we immediately took action to provide aid and first aid in coordination with our local partners, the Kurdish Red Crescent (KRC), to Syrian and Lebanese people arriving
First, we set up two medical units at the main crossing points between the Syrian regime-controlled areas and the north-eastern area where we are present.
These medical units have been strategically placed at the first point of entry of incoming persons to provide essential medical services. The main objective of these mobile diagnostic units is to ensure that all persons in need of assistance receive the necessary support, in particular those wishing to cross into north-eastern Syria only to reach north-western Syria. This service is also crucial for people without identity papers, providing care and necessary help while waiting to receive them.
The UPP and KRC medical team ensured that these units are fully equipped with the necessary resources to provide high quality primary care, guaranteeing the presence of stable staff.
In addition, we have provided a 24-hour ambulance service to transport people in need to the nearest medical facilities. These are vehicles that KRC has provided and that shuttle between the clinics we have built together in Manbij and Raqqa.
Tents have been set up near the medical units, one for men and one for women, to provide privacy and rest for the arriving people: it often takes three to four days to reach the first crossing point into Syria from Lebanon. Some people are expressing a desire to continue on to north-western Syria, so they remain in tents while they complete the necessary paperwork, wait for documents and finalise their journeys. These processes take time, and the tents we have set up provide a place to wait.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for 'crimes against humanity and war crimes' committed in Gaza since 8 October 2023, calling the ongoing one a 'widespread and systematic attack against the population'.
The main accusations concern the use of hunger and thirst as a tool of war and indiscriminate attacks on the civilian population and health facilities. According to the Court, conditions were created that could be described as persecution of the Palestinian population in Gaza.
This is a historic decision, which will allow international jurists and experts to bring many other Israeli officials and political representatives, as well as those responsible for complicity with the genocide, before the Court.
The impunity granted to Israel by the international community must end. We hope that this is only the first step. As Gaza strips the world bare, we continue to support the Palestinian people and their struggle for survival, freedom, justice and self-determination.
We call on the Italian government to protect the independence of the ICC from the Israeli government's attempt to delegitimise it and to immediately give the Court unconditional cooperation in the implementation of the arrest warrants
Oppressed. Subservient to backward societies. In need of help to free themselves. This is the perception that is still widespread in much of the western world with respect to the women who inhabit the Arab world. Women who have instead written fundamental pages of feminism in their countries, protagonists of a history that is often little known in the West.
In the contexts in which Un Ponte Per has been working for over 30 years, we have met and supported hundreds of women struggling to break down the walls of stereotypes and oppression; to be self-determined, free, participating. We have met them in Iraq, in Syria, in the refugee camps of Lebanon. And we are seeing them in Palestine, resisting brutal genocidal aggression but continuing to fight to live and bear witness.
We met them determined and free: 'free to break'.
With them in mind, last December we launched a campaign with this name, dedicated to Syria.
On the occasion of this 8 March, we want to relaunch and expand it. Thinking of all the women we have met on our path, and first of all the Palestinian women. Each of them represents herself and together a collective. Each of them has a name and a story, but represents many names and infinite stories. These stories we have tried to tell, thanks to Rita Petruccioli's beautiful illustrations.
8 March has never been, nor will it ever be, an anniversary. It is for us another day of struggle, which we share with millions of women around the world.
I took part in the Revolution from day one. Together with my comrades, we put up the first feminist tent in Tahrir Square,' says Zahra. "I came to the square as a citizen, a woman and a mother to claim my rights. Our tent gave a voice to those who had none and fought for all Iraqi women who demanded a life worthy of being called one.
Un Ponte Per has been present in Iraq for over 30 years. In our long journey alongside civil societies, we have dedicated much of our work to women, to fight gender-based violence together, to support their participation in public life, to support women activists in building networks that continue to fight to win their space and their right to self-determination. Together with them we produced, among other things, the booklet 'The Voice of the Revolution', which tells the story of the protesters who took to the streets in 2019-2020.
"I wanted my sons and daughters to continue their studies, and to have a better life than mine," Asmaa says. "The regulations imposed by Daesh during its occupation transformed and limited our lives. Now the situation is changing. Thanks to my shop, I am a completely new woman".
Un Ponte Per has been working in Syria since 2015. Over these years we have met so many women and worked with them in extensive protection programmes, to ensure safe spaces from gender-based violence, access to education, economic independence, medical care. We dedicated the first 'Free to Break' campaign to them in December 2023.
"With basketball my life changed, before I had nothing to do but go to school and then come home," says Ameena. "I never let go of the ball, even when I walk down the street. It makes me feel strong and safe."
Un Ponte Per has been present in Lebanon since 1997. We work mainly in the Palestinian refugee camps, guaranteeing the right to education and health to Palestinian and Syrian-Palestinian refugee children through distance support programmes. We support the Palestinian Youth Club, a group of 80 Palestinian athletes in the camp, and together we built the first sports centre in Shatila
"Hello everyone. I am Bisan from Gaza. And I am still alive."
"Today my heart broke once again. My little girl asked me to show her the photos from when she was born. I realised they were all in our PCs, left under the rubble of our house. I won't be able to show her the photos. I will never see them again'.
"I know I should have left. But I couldn't leave my Gaza alone."
Un Ponte Per does not operate directly in Palestine. We did not agree to submit to control and blackmail by the Israeli authorities, and we have always believed that the Palestinian issue needed a political solution, as well as humanitarian intervention. We have been in Palestine for years as volunteers and activists. Following the unprecedented emergency created by the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip, we launched the 'Water for Gaza' campaign in February 2024, to support our local partner - the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) - and bring clean water to the Gaza Strip.
THE STORY OF MARIAM
When Mariam invites us into her tent, we sit on large cushions lying on the floor, in front of us a battery-operated fan, necessary for the hours when there is no electricity.Mariam is 72 years old and for four years has been living in a tent in the Washokani camp, which was set up on the outskirts of the city of Hassake in October 2019 by the Autonomous Administration and Un Ponte Per together with the Kurdish Red Crescent.
Mariam moves from grimaces of pain and tiredness to infectious laughter. She amuses herself by saying that she lives alone not by choice but because 'it's common knowledge, daughters-in-law don't want to live with mothers-in-law'.
SURVIVE AND ADAPT
It was 4 p.m. on 9 October 2019 when Turkey launched the attack against the Kurdish people and the house of Mariam, striking the town of Serekanye with heavy bombardment. 300,000 people were forced to flee, leaving everything behind.
"We lacked nothing," says Mariam angrily. "We lived well and were happy. They looted our houses and burnt them down. We had to escape death." Today, 16,000 people live in the Washokani camp.
Here Un Ponte Per provides all primary health services: the Internal Medicine Clinic, the Paediatric Clinic, gynaecological care and pre- and post-natal care, the Emergency Clinic.
PROTECTING DIGNITY
"I have heart and kidney problems, I can't walk, I can hardly move," Mariam tells us. "Fortunately, in an emergency, the Un Ponte Per ambulance picks me up from my tent and takes me to the camp clinic. It has already happened several times, even at night". "And then the medicines. Outside the camp they cost money, I couldn't even afford a pill for a headache. My children don't work, our economic situation is very difficult".
Although elderly women are among the most vulnerable people in Syria, their needs are often invisible. They face the last years of their lives away from homes that have been destroyed, in tents in refugee camps, often alone and with health problems to deal with.
"I have heart and kidney problems, I cannot walk. Moving around is very difficult"
"I am Kamrul, Medical Advisor with Un Ponte Per in Washokani camp. Here we provide health services to displaced people, while Community Health Workers visit those with mobility problems, such as the elderly, directly in the tents. When necessary, we transfer them to health facilities in the camp or, in more serious cases, to the nearest hospitals".
Join our 'Free to Break' campaign. We need your help to break down the walls of stereotypes and oppression that discriminate against girls and women in North East Syria.
Ensure that isolation and restrictions on the movement of displaced women do not compromise their access to medical care.
THE THREE SISTERS FROM ALEPPO
Mariam, Bissan and Ghazal are three sisters born in Aleppo, the city infamous for its siege and atrocities against fleeing civilians. Six years ago they lost their 10-year-old brother in a bombing raid. Shortly afterwards, so did their mother. Mariam is the youngest, 8 years old and wants to be a paediatrician when she grows up. Bissan, 11, likes to sing. Ghazal is 13 years old, she is the shyest and likes to play football.
THE FLIGHT TO RAQQA
Mariam and Bissan were born during the Syrian war while Ghazal was only 1 year old when the conflict broke out.They fled Aleppo and took refuge in Raqqa where they now live with their father and adoptive mother Nada.
The war in Syria has taken a heavy toll on the mental health of children, who have faced bereavement and displacement. In Raqqa, Un Ponte Per has opened three Safe Spaces to provide protection and psychological wellbeing for children, girls and women.
RETURN TO SMILING
"They were shy and never wanted to spend time with other children," Nada tells us. "Two years ago their father and I took them to Un Ponte Per's Safe Space and in the last year we are seeing great progress. They interact more and have friends both here and at school."
Six years after the battle of Raqqa, the children are still growing up in the rubble. Sixty per cent of them do not go to school."It is difficult to raise a child here," Nada confides worriedly. "Even more difficult is raising a daughter."
"We love the activities that are done in the Safe Space. We can sing and even draw because they give us everything we need. And then here we can express our opinions."
"I am Lasu, Protection Specialist in Raqqa with Un Ponte Per. We work to ensure protection and rights for children exposed to violence, child labour, early marriage. We help them identify risks and provide them with the tools they need to report incidents of violence and abuse, which are especially prevalent among girls".
Join our 'Free to Break' campaign. We need your help to break down the walls of stereotypes and oppression that discriminate against girls and women in north-east Syria.
Help us bring smiles to girls in our Safe Spaces, treating trauma, combating violence and preventing child labour and early marriage.
THE STORY OF ASTHMAA
When Asmaa opened her tailor's shop, she knew the adventure would not end there. In just one year, his life has turned upside down and he almost struggles to keep track of all the turns he has taken in recent months. She shows us the sign outside her shop that reads 'Sartoria Nur. For women and children'.
"The business management training I received from Un Ponte Per allowed me to plan my business idea in detail. UPP also provided me with a grant that I used to buy tools, such as sewing machines, and to rent the premises'.
STARTING FROM SCRATCH
Asmaa is 36 years old, a widow and mother of 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys. Her husband and eldest daughter Nur were killed 6 years ago during the furious battle of Raqqa. Since her husband's death, Asmaa's main concern has been to take care of her family. She needed to find a source of income, especially since she wanted her children to continue their studies.
"I had some knowledge of tailoring, so I started doing home repairs for my neighbours and relatives. Despite this, the income was not enough. I depended on the financial help of my brothers'. Like all the inhabitants of Raqqa, Asmaa has experienced some of the heaviest fighting and shelling in the history of the Syrian conflict.
DURING DAESH
During the period under Daesh (ISIS) control between 2013 and the end of 2017, women like Asmaa suffered severe restrictions that limited their freedom of movement, access to health services and education. "The regulations imposed used to control our lives a lot," she tells us. "Now the situation has changed a lot." After the end of Daesh control, Syrian women are emerging as protagonists in society, facing the economic crisis and the challenges of gender inequality.
FROM SEAMSTRESS TO ENTREPRENEUR
Asmaa employed a trainer to teach girls in the neighbourhood the art of tailoring. With the money she earned, she opened a second shop in the centre of Raqqa, which serves as a shop window for her clothing line. Thanks to this economic independence, Asmaa can now take care of her family without having to ask her siblings for help. 'I am a completely new person,' she says proudly.
"I wanted my sons and daughters to continue to study, and to have a better life than I did."
Abdullah, Livelihood Officer of Un Ponte Per a Raqqa, supported Asmaa in developing the business plan, calculating investments and assessing the feasibility of the project. In a labour market still patriarchal and burdened by conflict and economic crisis, supporting women to become active agents of change is crucial.
Join our 'Free to Break' campaign. We need your help to break down the walls of stereotypes and oppression that discriminate against girls and women in North East Syria.
Guarantee women equal access to social and economic life by providing them with training and access to income.
