community/life
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‘No to drugs’ campaign launched in Kobanê continues
The Youth and Sports Committee of Kobanê Canton have carried out many awareness-raising activities for young people as part of the “No to drugs” campaign launched in the canton on May 11.
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Syrian Free Women's Foundation provides vocational training courses to women
The Syrian Free Women’s Foundation provides vocational training courses to women in order to increase the number of women in the labor force.
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Libyan researcher: Women are excluded from some professions
Manal Kamel, a researcher at the Libyan Academy for Graduate Studies, thinks women are still excluded from some certain professions. “Men determine the working conditions according to their own interests.”
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Moldovan woman teaches mathematics in Kurdish in Rojava
Elena Mihemed went to Rojava 20 years ago and learned Kurdish. Now, she teaches children mathematics in Kurdish.
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Courses opened in Deir ez-Zor to empower women
Young Women’s Union of North and East Syria provides vocational courses such as first aid, sewing and computer courses to women in Deir ez-Zor.
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‘Violence against women has been exacerbated by the earthquakes’
Psychologist Gökçe Korkmaz says violence against women has been exacerbated by the Maraş earthquakes.
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Sacîda El-Esed: We have changed the perspective of tribes towards women
Speaking about their works and activities in North and East Syria, Tell Majdel City Council Co-chair Sacîda Al-Ased says they have changed the perspective of tribes towards women by raising awareness.
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Al-Nakheel Association fights for gender equality for 30 years
Al-Nakheel Association for Women and Children, a Moroccan non-governmental organization, has carried out activities to combat gender-based violence, support and empower women in all spheres of life since it was founded.
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Blessings of spring makes women of Shahba happy
The displaced women of Afrin and the women of Shahba, who are engaged in agriculture and husbandry, say that the blessings of spring this year ease their suffering under siege.
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Quake survivor plants tobacco next to her tent: We have to earn a living
Fatma Ekmen, who lost her home in the Maraş earthquake, has planted tobacco next to her tent. “We have to earn a living. There is no other way for us,” she said.
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Yazidi woman from Afrin: We faced many violations
A Yazidi woman fleeing from Afrin occupied by the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions to Shahba Canton, northeast Syria, told NuJINHA that women staying in Afrin are subjected to many rights violations by the Turkish state and its mercenaries.
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She sews white clothes symbolizing Yazidis
In a tailor shop in Shengal, Sarê Helîqî sews white clothes symbolizing the Yazidis and traditional Kurdish clothes.
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Newroz makes maquette telling her family's longing for homeland
Newroz made a maquette of her family’s burned village although she has never seen it. Her maquette tells the longing of her family and other people living in Makhmur refugee camp for their homeland.
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Arî Clinic uses herbs to treat diseases
Women working at the Arî Clinic, opened in Hasakah Canton three years ago, use herbs and plants as medicines in the treatment of various diseases.
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Women of Kobanê: The Turkish state uses water as a weapon
“The Turkish state uses water as a weapon,” said women of Kobanê calling on the international community to stop the violation committed by the Turkish state, which has reduced the water of the Euphrates River.
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Women and girls pay heavy price of water crisis in Yemen
Women and girls continue to pay a heavy price in Yemen due to ongoing conflicts and water crisis. The task of fetching water falls largely on women and girls in rural areas of Yemen.
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Displaced people living in Idlib share their tents with quake survivors
The displaced people living in Idlib share their tents with people, who lost their homes in the earthquake that struck Turkey, Kurdistan and Syria on February 6.
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Neighborhood commissions established by earthquake survivors in Semsûr
The earthquake survivors in Semsûr have established neighborhood commissions to support and be in solidarity with each other. The aim of the commissions is to build a communal life.
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‘Life is worth living’: Tunisian woman Maha Jabnoun overcomes brain tumor
“Nothing can stop women who want to change their reality and to rise up against the patriarchal mentality.”
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Tent schools in Shahba for children affected by earthquake
The earthquakes that struck Turkey, Kurdistan and Syria, have seriously damaged many schools in Shahba. The Afrin-Shahba Education Committee has set up 57 tent schools for elementary, secondary and high school students.