OWFI's Work On the Ground

OWFI is committed first and foremost to saving lives--the most obvious and vital action to be taken at such a time of deep crisis for Iraq. We then find that it is within the shelter that the basic health and dignity of women survivors can be restored. We also provide medical services, psycho-social support, literacy classes, feminist education, and skill building training in income generation and financial independence to help women recover and reintegrate into a community or family.

Beyond this immediate protection work, OWFI has become a central voice speaking to the issues of women amongst civil society organizing in Iraq. We work towards shifting social norms, practices, policies and laws through our many projects: the Feminist School, the Network of Anti-Trafficking of Women in Iraq, Al Mousawat radio and newspaper, and countless ongoing campaigns, actions, protests, seminars, meetings and more.

Click below to learn about each stream of OWFI's operations in Iraq:

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SHELTERING
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NATWI (ANTI-TRAFFICKING)
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FEMINIST SCHOOL
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LEGISLATIVE REFORM
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DOCUMENTATION


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efforts in Iraq
We warmly welcome and appreciate your generosity and support to OWFI and to the Iraqi women we protect. Your financial contribution will support OWFI’s work on the ground including funding the Feminist School, the Al Mousawat Radio production, and  emergency rescue expenses. We also use these resources to bridge the funding gaps for the ongoing and increasing expenses of sheltering, providing medical and psycho-social services, food, clean water and clothes for the thousands of families we work with.