Sisters' Stories: A day in the life of a Yezidi survivor

Life is always hard as an IDP, but with our support things often become a little bit more manageable - and a whole lot more hopeful.

Take the story of Nine, who is a 36-year-old mother, a small business owner and a Yezidi refugee living in the Essyan camp. Like so many other women IDPs in this area, she has experienced major upheaval and trauma in recent years, but is now able to provide for her family.

As you’ll see below in the beautiful illustrations created by our friends and partners at Choose Love, Nine’s daily life is pretty demanding from the moment she wakes until she goes to sleep at night. As a mother of six children, her husband is disabled, so she is solely responsible for feeding, clothing and caring for her whole family. It takes immense resilience, effort and courage.

Nine’s day begins with cleaning the house and making breakfast for her children, and she then heads to open up the little shop that she opened with the Lotus Flower’s support. This brings in a modest wage so that she can afford to take care of her family. While juggling work with her role at home means she barely has time to pause for breath, Nine is happy to have the chance to earn a living at long last.

Thank you to Choose Love for bringing her inspiring story to life in such a stunning way…