"From the Law" is a podcast produced by the Mercy Path in cooperation with Seventh Sense for Media and Art Production. In this blog, Mercy Path President, Attorney Amani Muhammad, explains issues of concern to women in Iraq.
Podcast "From the Law"
This was the first program and how the organization was started in 2017. A group of women lawyers and social workers working pro bono to provide legal and psychosocial services to vulnerable women in Iraq.
Lawyers for Women Center
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Mercy Path work with US based law firms to obtain disability, medical, and death benefits for Iraqis who were injured or killed in the course of employment with US Army or its subcontractors in Iraq
Compensation for those affected by work in the US Army
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An Innovative Approach to Reach Homebound Women in Iraq
In a groundbreaking move, we harnessed the popularity of meal delivery services, partnering with "Taza Food Delivery Company" to pioneer a simple awareness program. This initiative involved distributing 300 booklets containing Women's Day greetings and informative messages, specifically targeting this underserved group of women.
Prevention and Response to Child Protection Needs and Concerns and Strengthening Knowledge on Child Protection
In partnership with Mercy Hands and funded by UNICEF we provided a legal assistance and PSS, aiming at preventing and responding to child protection needs and concerns in 3 districts of Baghdad (Abu Ghraib, Latifah and Tarmiyah). Through case management, legal counseling, MHPSS activities and training of MoE, MoI and MoLSA staff, this project will strengthen child protection amongst local communities, local authority personnel and government staff in and out of schools.
Mercy Path is the local partner of Mercy Hands Europe and International Social Service, working together for the purpose of reuniting separated families across borders. We also provide them with legal and psychosocial services.
"Who are They?" is a podcast that tells the life story and achievements of some inspirational Iraqi women. The podcast was produced by 7th Sense for Media and Art Production for Mercy Path for Women's Affairs. The production was executed at 7th Sense' CSB studio in Baghdad.
In 2019, Mercy Path implemented a pilot activity to support women who survived violence. Borrowed from the global anonymous self help groups movement, Mercy Path facilitated the formation of a self help group that consistedw formed a Malathi Anonymous groups in Iraq, which are self-support groups for women survivors of domestic violence. Members and leaders of Malathi are all survivors of domestic violence.