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12 February 2026
Countering Extremism in Iraq: A New Horizon for Peace

Iraqi Al-Firdaws Society (Al-Firdaws) is taking a new approach to peacebuilding. Their project, Horizon: Promoting Community Peace, supported by ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund (IPF), brings together youth, local security forces, and civil society actors to address violent extremism through dialogue, education, and community-based action. 

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12 May 2025
The Odd Couple: Women Peacebuilders and Security Actors Bridging Positions, Building Trust

The WPS agenda has proven a vital entry point for women peacebuilders to engage with the security sector and build trust within affected communities. These efforts—often invisible—are contributing to the reform of the sector, reshaping local security environments and mitigating violence.

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21 April 2025
The War Against Ourselves: Afghan Women Peacebuilders’ Response to the Mental Health Crisis in Afghanistan

This case study describes the drivers of the mental health crisis in Afghanistan, its gendered and cultural dimensions, and the strategies used by Afghan women-led peacebuilding organizations to provide solutions. The authors conducted interviews with representatives of Afghan women-led peacebuilding organizations and thematic experts, which were complemented by a desk review of project documentation and […]

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6 October 2025
Open Statement to the United Nations Security Council on behalf of Women Peacebuilders Marking 25 Years of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda

On October 6, 2025, the U.N. Security Council holds its annual open debate on Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security. Today, we are not issuing a new statement. Instead, we are honoring our community of women peacebuilders—who appeared before the Security Council throughout these 25 years, speaking for the millions they represent—by echoing their messages.

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About the Organization

Kareemat Center is an organization that supports conflict-affected Syrian women and children who sought refuge in Turkey. Established in 2014, Kareemat works to promote equality for women and the fulfilment of their human rights in order to build a society that believes in peace, justice, and equality for all members of society to live in dignity.

Kareemat has developed programs that support women’s transition to life in Turkey, focusing on issues affecting refugees and the challenges associated with forced asylum, including providing free Turkish language courses, vocational training, job opportunities, literacy courses, legal education, and raising awareness on the rights of refugees. Kareemat has also developed programs combatting domestic violence and providing psychosocial support programs.

ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund has supported Kareemat since 2019.

Core Areas of Work:

  • Refugees and forced displacement
  • CRSV and GBV
  • Economic empowerment and livelihood support
  • MHPSS

Stories & Features

A Home Away from Home: How Kareemat Supports Syrian Refugees’ Integration to Life in Kilis, Turkey

The ongoing war in Syria has resulted in the world’s largest refugee crisis with more than 13 million people forcibly displaced since the beginning of the conflict in 2011. Kilis, a Turkish border city, is the main point of entry from Syria and is home to around 200,000 Syrians. Kareemat, a women-led peacebuilding organization in Kilis, Turkey, is making a profound impact on Syrian refugee women and their families. Supported by ICAN, Kareemat addresses the challenges of displacement, isolation, and economic hardships through psychological support, language classes, and economic empowerment resources, fostering integration and reducing tensions between Turkish and Syrian communities.

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June 8, 2023
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Peace Heroes: Najlaa El Sheikh Helps Syrian Women Refugees Become Business Owners

“I often dream the jasmine returns to Syria to decorate and perfume our streets.” As the Syrian regime rained barrel bombs on her hometown in Syria, Najlaa and her family were forced to flee to Turkey where she established the first organization led by a Syrian woman to help other women refugees with literacy, economic empowerment, and psychosocial support. Peace Hero Najlaa El Sheikh speaks to ICAN about her journey, her work, and her dreams.

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Women are integral to peacebuilding. Their roles start from their families by spreading ideas that help build peace within communities. There can be no sustainable peace if women are not involved.

– Najlaa Sheekh Manager and Founder, Kareemat, Syria

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