Posted on April 12, 2019
Noble Peace Prize winner, Dr. and Pastor Dennis Mukwege and President of Roads of Success Yvette Isaac, discuss how their Egyptian and Congolese families taught them the power of faith to do the impossible for humanity. Today, they are founders of organizations that help so many fulfill their dreams.#standspeakriseup #wearenotweaponsofwar
Posted on April 12, 2019
Proud to #standspeakriseup with Ekhlas Bajoo, our resilient survivor and Ambassador of Hope and Her Royal Highness, the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Today, Ekhlas speaks out for all survivors of sexual violence in conflict reminding the world that we are all ambassadors of hope. #wearenotweaponsofwar
Posted on September 12, 2018
DOB:1995 – Location: Dahok – Kurdistan, Iraq I only finished the 6th grade. I am a Yazidi from Sinjar. I come from a family of 7 my father was in the military and he died in the line of duty in 2006. I cannot express our feelings when ISIS entered Sinjar. At sunrise,…
Posted on August 3, 2018
Resiliency in Wartime: Remembering the Yazidi Genocide By: Chelsey Gonzalez Four years have passed since the Yazidi Genocide took place on Mount Sinjar, Iraq. The memories of the deaths and kidnappings still permeate the air, as the people who escaped breathe in their dreams and out their hopes of being reunited with their friends and…
Posted on May 9, 2018
They Came in the Night with their Black Flag and Took her Life Away Eklas was only 14 years old the night that ISIS attacked the Yazidi village when she lived in Northern Iraq. “My life was beautiful. But two hours changed my entire life. They came with their black flag. They killed our men…
by Victor
Posted on March 13, 2018
Roads of Success organized a crochet and needlework workshop to educate displaced women and refugees in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. Thank you to our beloved partner Becky Thomas and all the staff who volunteered to teach the ladies this craft which they can now use to help boost their income and to provide clothing items for…
by Victor
Posted on March 13, 2018
The Roads of Success team in Kurdistan, Iraq, has conducted an awareness campaign about the importance of hygiene in displaced camps to avoid the spread of diseases. Along with a guide to proper hygiene, trash bins with liquid soap were installed and has had a positive impact on the refugees living there. Our hope…
by Victor
Posted on March 13, 2018
On Thursday, November 2nd, Roads of Success co-hosted a crucial meeting with The Permanent Representative of the Holy See meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City titled, “Peace, Reconciliation, and Justice: The Future of Religious and Ethnic Minorities Victimized by Daesh”. The meeting focused on better understanding the victims of Daesh and…
by Victor
Posted on June 20, 2017
Our team in Iraq has provided humanitarian aid to the displaced people from Mosul in Hassan Sham camp. In Addition, Dr. Nahed Fayez, a cardiologist from Egypt, has accompanied the team and conducted several medical exams for many patients in the area. Medicine donated by Dr. Nizar Ismet, the director of the Health Department in…
