Key findings As a frontline oblast, Mykolaiv continues to grapple with pressing needs stemming from the ongoing full-scale Russian invasion. In response, various funding pledges and interventions...
Introduction Online violence has emerged as a new and insidious threat in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, with profound implications for the well-being of all, but particularly grave consequences for...
SEED expresses concern regarding the passage of the long-debated amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959 by the Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) on January 21, 2025. For two...
Pocket Guide for Media Practitioners Harmful and stigmatizing coverage of women in the media has the potential to inform public opinion and rhetoric across vulnerable communities, normalize and/or...
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the genocide waged by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) against Iraq’s diverse communities, SEED Foundation, Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights, and...
Erbil, Iraq - August, 2024: SEED Foundation expresses serious concerns pertaining to the recent efforts in the Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) to amend the Iraqi Personal Status Law No. 188 of...
UNITE! Invest to Combat Violence Against Women and Girls Erbil, Iraq - November 25-December 10, 2023: Every year, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence provides an opportunity to raise...
Erbil, Iraq - November 20, 2023: Thirty-four years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), establishing minimum standards for protecting the...
In a Highly Digitized World, We Must Prioritize Equal Access to Digital Spaces and Build Digital Literacy to Prevent the Misuse and Weaponization of the Internet in Conflict Erbil, Iraq - June 19,...
Erbil, Iraq - June 12, 2023: On the occasion of World Day Against Child Labor, SEED Foundation applauds the Government of Iraq’s endeavors to develop its first Child Protection Law, and emphasizes...
Erbil, Iraq - May 14, 2023: Despite the enactment of the Yezidi Survivors’ Law, a highly acclaimed framework designed to provide reparations for survivors of the ISIS conflict in Iraq, thousands...
Erbil, Iraq - March 1, 2023: Today, as we mark the second anniversary of the Yezidi Survivors Law (YSL), widely believed to represent a significant milestone in Iraq’s post-conflict recovery, SEED...
Erbil, Iraq - February 21, 2023: The Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA), today signed a memorandum of understanding with SEED Foundation, and the...
Celebrating Those Who Strive Everyday to Enrich and Build Strong Communities that Foster Equality and Growth November 25th, 2022, Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Marking the annual occasion of the...
Erbil, Iraq - July 4, 2022: The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Minister for Labor and Social Affairs, Kwestan Mohamad Abdulla and SEED Foundation President, Sherri Kraham Talabany, have signed...
SEED Foundation commends the Kurdistan Parliament’s effort to amend the Act of Combating Domestic Violence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Law No. 8 of 2011). SEED urges the adoption of key changes,...
Erbil, Iraq - May 9, 2022: SEED Foundation (SEED) has officially completed the delivery of a comprehensive training module on Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) to a group of 30...
SEED Foundation condemns all violence perpetrated against women in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), and around the world. Today, we grieve the tragic loss and critical injury of four women that...
Erbil, Iraq - January 17, 2022: SEED Foundation President and Executive Director, Sherri Kraham Talabany and UKH President, Bill Rammell have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve the...
