Genocide | Impact Entrepreneur

Yezidi Women Learn, Earn, and Thrive

Yezidi Women Learn, Earn, and Thrive

by Susan Barrows Libby | Editor's Picks, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Impact Economy, Middle East, Place-based Investing, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

In 2020, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) opened bidding for an organization to take over its Khanke carpet-making factory, located outside a large IDP camp in Duhok province, Iraq. The factory was created to train and support Yezidi women. The...