Boxing Sisters class at The Lotus Flower centre, Iraqi Kurdistan / The Lotus Flower
(Picture: Boxing Sisters class at The Lotus Flower centre, Iraqi Kurdistan / The Lotus Flower)In the third episode of the Evening Standard’s year-long series of specials called ‘Let Girls Learn’, we’re going to Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan.
The Lotus Flower is a non-profit organisation that supports women and girls impacted by conflict and displacement. Their centres also offer classes such as; English, yoga, art and music.
The Evening Standard’s Charline Bou Mansour finds out how Yazidi girls are using activities such as boxing to recover from the trauma of ISIS brutality, defying some of the traditions of their community to build new futures.
In the #LetGirlsLearn series, we’re aiming to shine a light on innovations and solutions that are helping girls to fulfill their right to education and healthy, productive futures around the globe.
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