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Jiyan Foundation Podcast
by Jiyan Foundation US
We talk with human rights workers, mental health experts, survivors, and activists about their experiences in the fight to realize a more peaceful and democratic world.Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights US is a charitable organization supporting survivors of human rights violations, defending fundamental freedoms, and promoting democratic values worldwide. Our programs provide mental health, medical treatment and other support services to survivors of trauma, terror, domestic violence, and human rights violations.Support Jiyan Foundation by making a donation to www.jiyan.org/donate Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jiyanfoundation/support
Episodes
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“I was either gonna survive or I was gonna die” A Kurdish refugee story with Havin Rashid
How do refugees and asylum seekers obtain food, money or shelter? What’s it like rebuilding a life in the United States? Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Havin, a former refugee and asylum seeker who survived the Anfal Genocide. The Anfal campaign was an operation carried out by Saddam...
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Grit, will, and representing diversity with Wan Rashid from Effendi Foundation
Wan Rashid is among the first Iraqi-Kurdish children born in Guam. Her family, who lived originally in northern Iraq, sought asylum in the United States after experiencing years of violence and persecution in Iraq. Today, Wan is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Effendi Foundation, a...
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Addressing climate change & mental health (together) with Sarah Newman and Cindy Pace from Climate Mental Health Network
Does the Earth's changing climate fill you with feelings of anxiety, stress, fear, and overwhelming emotions? In this episode, we speak with friends of Jiyan Foundation, Sarah Newman and Cindy Pace from Climate Mental Health Network (CMHN), on the impact climate change has on the mental health of...
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Former President Dr. Barham Salih on shaping the Yazidi Female Survivors' Law in Iraq | Never Again Another ISIS
On March 8 2021, International Women’s Day, President Barham Salih ratified the Yazidi Female Survivors Law, law enacted in the Iraqi Council of Representatives. This groundbreaking law mandates several critical reparations for survivors of ISIL crimes from Yazidi, Christian Turkmen and Shabak...
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Change and Continuity in the U.S.-Kurdish Relationship with Ozum Yesiltas PhD
In this episode, we provide some context to the U.S.-Kurdish relationship, exploring the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East and its impact on Jiyan Foundation’s mission to provide mental health treatment and humanitarian assistance to people in the region. Our guest, Ozum Yesiltas…
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A Christian, a Muslim, and a Kaka'i walk into a podcast interview... with the Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue in Kurdistan-Iraq.
Kurdistan-Iraq is a diverse place, rich with different cultures and religions that are too often isolated from one another. In this episode, we talk with Larsa Imad, a coordinator working with Jiyan Foundation's Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue. We are also accompanied by two program...
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Lessons Learned from a Life of Public Service with Deeman Pirdawood
Originally from the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, Deeman Pirdawood started her career working for the United Nations (UN) at UNDP and UNHCR agencies supporting immigration and refugee programs. She also worked as a coordinator between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the United Nations…
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The Mountains We Carry, a Kurdish story with author Zaid Brifkani MD
Originally from Duhok, Kurdistan-Iraq, Zaid Brifkani has lived in the United States since 1996 and currently resides in the Nashville area. A physician with board certification in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and an additional subspecialty in Kidney and Pancreas transplant, Dr. Brifkani…
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Let's talk about mental health with Chenar Seerwan
Stigma and a lack of access to mental health treatment is a global issue of special significance in Iraq and Syria, where decades of violence have caused mass displacement, loss of life, and trauma for people living there. Chenar Seerwan, Co-Head of Trauma Care & Health at Jiyan Foundation is a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We talk with human rights workers, mental health experts, survivors, and activists about their experiences in the fight to realize a more peaceful and democratic world.Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights US is a charitable organization supporting survivors of human rights violations, defending fundamental freedoms, and promoting democratic values worldwide. Our programs provide mental health, medical treatment and other support services to survivors of trauma, terror, domestic violence, and human rights violations.Support Jiyan Foundation by making a donation to www.jiyan.org/donate Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jiyanfoundation/support
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We talk with human rights workers, mental health experts, survivors, and activists about their experiences in the fight to realize a more peaceful and democratic world.Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights US is a charitable organization supporting survivors of human rights violations, defending...
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