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Four smiling children looking out of a window in a concrete building.

Change her story.
Change the world. 

We support women and girls to build sustainable futures beyond conflict and displacement. 

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115,000 +

women & girls supported

50

activities hosted

100+

local staff members

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Two women wearing headscarves sewing in a workshop.

Why women and girls?

We support women and girls because they are often disproportionately impacted by conflict, yet often the first responders, caregivers and peacebuilders. We believe in their power to lead change when safe and supported.

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Born from lived experience

The Lotus Flower was founded in 2016 by Taban Shoresh OBE, a trailblazing changemaker, leader, and former child genocide survivor.

With a political activist father in 1980s Iraq during Saddam Hussein’s regime, Taban was imprisoned and narrowly escaped being buried alive at the age of four, before Amnesty International flew her family to safety in the UK as refugees. 

Taban was inspired to start The Lotus Flower after witnessing the ISIS attacks of 2014 first-hand, committing to make a difference to other women and girls who have suffered the horrors of war and displacement.

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LOCALLY ROOTED, GLOBALLY ENGAGED

From local knowledge to global learning 

Lotus Local

We run community-led programmes, working directly with the communities we support in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

Lotus Learning

We share what we've learned through training and workshops, so other individuals and organisations can draw on our experience in their own work.

Lotus Global

Founder & CEO Taban Shoresh advocates internationally through speaking, policy engagement, and media to influence decision-makers on women's rights and displacement.

Our impact is made possible through partnerships with:

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A woman wearing a headscarf and apron, kneeling on the ground, working with a large piece of dough, possibly making bread in a dimly lit indoor setting.
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Group of six diverse women standing together at a construction site, five wearing orange safety vests and one without, smiling at the camera.

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