“Women of Deir ez-Zor are stronger now”
In Deir ez-Zor, more women have taken part in decision-making at all levels since their city was liberated from ISIS. The women of the city have become stronger since the foundation of the Women’s Council.
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The Kurdish women’s Kibele Cooperative experience
Beginning just three years ago with only two women, the Kibele Cooperative run by Kurdish women in Urfa has almost 50 members today and is run using a co-presidency system.
She aims to plant 2 million trees in Dersim
Şükran Yılmaz, who has been making a living by selling grapes growing in her village in Dersim for years, also voluntarily travels from village to village to distribute mulberry and walnut tree seeds to women. The aim of Şükran Yılmaz, who encourages women to take part in the production, is to plant two million mulberry and walnut trees in Dersim.
North Syria: Impact of water shortages caused by Turkey discussed in international forum
Delegates at an international forum in Hasekê have held discussions on the critical water shortage in the region caused mainly by Turkey’s diversion of the water flow from the Euphrates in violation of a protocol dated 1987.
TJA will open women’s cooperatives in Van
TJA started preparations to create women’s cooperatives in Van.
Recommendations of the International Water Forum in Hesekê
The International Water Forum in North and East Syria has concluded with a series of recommendations from the 300 delegates from inside and outside the country. The Turkish state is to be sued for using water as a weapon of war.
Work training for refugee women in Girê Spi camp
The Girê Spi Refugee Camp administration has started a working training period for the women staying in the camp.
Sirîn Water Union carries out successful drinking water project
With the support of the Drinking Water General Administration, Sirîn Water Union met the drinking water needs of Sirîn district and its villages by pumping water from the Euphrates River.
The Euphrates Crisis in Syria
For months, Turkey has violated its 1987 agreement with Syria over shares of the Euphrates River’s water, causing suffering and shortages of food, water, and electricity among the farmers, fishermen, and other residents of the river’s banks.
Education as the Key to the Revolution: In North and East Syria, Democracy is Being Taught and Learned
How does one learn democracy? This is a central question that the revolution of Rojava is grappling with. The answer is education, education and more education. A society that has been colonized for decades and has had no rights of participation is suddenly faced with the great challenge of developing its own democratic system by
Collective work from women of Amed to make red pepper paste
Preparation for winter of women in Amed continues. The women have worked collectively to make red pepper and tomato paste for winter.
Turkey’s reduction of the Euphrates water slams into cotton harvest
The invading Turkish state’s reduction of the Euphrates River’s water, rising temperatures and increasing cost of fertilizer have adversely affected cotton production in North and East Syria.
