Women are supported through new projects in North-East Syria
The Syria Free Women Foundation is preparing to introduce new projects to support women and children in 2023.
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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.
Women’s Voice for Peace, a short film about Rosa Women’s Association
Women’s Voice for Peace is a short film about Rosa Women’s Association prepared by filmmaker Güliz Sağlam.
AANES to establish new water station in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
An official of Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said that they are working on a station which will feed 1,000 homes in the villages of Hariza and Barshim, eastern Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
Water as a Weapon – Çay at the Women’s Front podcast
The access to water in Rojava and NE Syria is becoming more and more limited. The severe drought that has been lasting for over two years is connected to the global ecological situation and the Turkish state cutting the water supply to the region. Water is a source of life and as such it is one of the most direct ways to attack the society. The water is being used as a method of war. A friend joined us to talk about Heyva sor, the Kurdish Red moon structure and her current project on assessing and improving water infrastructures, access to water and the quality of water.
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.
Women’s cooperatives overcome water wars and climate drought in Rojava
Ever since devastating twin earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on the night of 5-6 February killing over 50,000 people and displacing millions, the world’s attention has once again returned to the Turkey-Syria border. A catastrophe for all affected, it has been intensified for Kurds in Turkey and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
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.
Civil campaign in Syria’s Raqqa aim at reintegrating ISIS women into society
In mid-summer 2021, local, social and civil committees were formed under the name of “Dispute Solving Committees”. It was made up largely of tribal leaders and activists of civil society organizations in Tabqa, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor. Last February, those committees initiated a campaign under the name “Among your Relatives” to re-integrate ISIS-related families returning from Hawl Camp into society based on tribal sponsorships.
Agricultural cooperatives develop with women in North-East Syria
The Economic Committee of the North-East Syria manages 45 thousand acres of agricultural land through cooperatives which provide income for about a thousand women.
Raqqa Zenûbiya Women’s Community Office launches campaign to plant 4,500 saplings
The Economic Committee of the Raqqa Zenûbiya Women’s Community Office launched a campaign to plant 4,500 saplings.
6 women’s cooperatives in Tirbê Spî aim to empower women
Six women’s cooperatives, agriculture and bakery cooperatives, have been started in Tirbê Spî, town of Qamishlo. 46 women make a living at these cooperatives.
