RONIDA HAJI

AL-HASAKAH_The Free Woman Foundation was founded in Hasakah governaorat in 2014 with the aim of helping women develop intellectually, health-wise, and economically and achieve their independence. The Foundation implements educational and social projects in various fields, from vocational schools and language coursed to sports and health services, seeking to increase the opportunities available to women and children.

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The spokesperson for the Free Woman Foundation, Kolestan Abdo, confirmed that the Foundation primarily seeks to empower women cognitively and economically to create a healthy societal environment, reviewing the most prominent programs offered, which vary between vocational and technical programs (such as training in computers, English, nursing, sewing, and driving), and sports and awareness activities dedicated to women and children. "Spreading awareness is the fundamental path to self-development, achieving self-independence, and a free and dignified life."

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For her part, Rima Ibrahim, who works in the Taekwondo and English language teaching project, noted that sports training sessions are organized in two periods, morning and evening, with the aim of giving employed and working women the opportunity to participate. She stressed the pivotal role of physical fitness in enhancing the health of women and children, building self-confidence, and instilling the values of discipline and organization, leading to building a sound body and free thinking.

Regarding the progress of work, she explained that the Foundation previously included 4 groups dedicated to children's taekwondo, but this number shrank to two groups with the start of the school year and the opening of schools. She concluded her interview by saying that children represent the generation of the future, and that sport is a fundamental pillar for developing their minds and bodies together.

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Health Insurance for Women and Children

Khawla Qassem, director of the health sector at the Free Woman Foundation, explained that the "Ari" Hospital, which was inaugurated in 2020, consists of three main departments: women's clinics, children's clinics, and the alternative medicine department, which includes an integrated unit for physical therapy.

She noted that the hospital provides its services at symbolic prices and periodic examinations distributed throughout the week, at a rate of three days for women and three days for children, with medicines provided at subsidized prices, alongside organizing nursing courses and awareness seminars on maternal and child health.

She pointed to the remarkable turnout of women at the physical therapy department, confirming the endeavor to revive the historical legacy of women and their pioneering role as doctors since ancient times. She directed a call to humanitarian organizations to provide medicine support to the hospital, in light of the difficult economic conditions the region is experiencing.