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Yanar Mohammed Feminist Defense Fund

MADRE INC

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Rolling / Open

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Overview

Yanar Mohammed Feminist Defense Fund

Overview: "Yanar's Fund" supports women in Iraq and throughout the region who defend women's human rights and carry forward Yanar Mohammed's legacy.

Background: Yanar Mohammed, a formidable feminist leader, was assassinated at her home in Baghdad on March 2nd, 2026. MADRE established this fund to honor her and continue her work.

Primary Focus:

  • Supports urgent needs of the Organization of Women's Freedom In Iraq (OWFI), the organization Yanar founded and led for decades

  • Ensures OWFI has resources to continue without interruption and without isolation

  • Protects and stabilizes OWFI for the future

  • Supports women human rights defenders in the region to continue Yanar's legacy
  • Geographic Scope: Iraq and throughout the region

    Infrastructure Supported:

  • Networks of shelters

  • Organizing spaces

  • Legal advocacy

  • Grassroots leadership

  • Support for women and girls confronting violence, displacement, and systemic repression
  • Fund Purpose: The Feminist Defense & Continuity Fund protects feminist infrastructure so that feminist organizing can continue during times of disruption. OWFI's work interconnects with shelters, grassroots organizers, media platforms, legal advocates, and regional networks.

    Long-term Goals: MADRE aims to build a permanent endowment that will sustain OWFI and women human rights defenders in the region for years to come.

    Contact: madre@madre.org

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    womenhuman-rightssocial-justice

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