EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH: Q&A WITH FATEMEH ESLAMI November 28, 2018 by Azadeh Akbari Fatemeh Eslami joined OMID six years ago as a Social Worker and has been working with OMID since then. It only took her three months to be promoted and become a Social Work Supervisor. In 2014, she was appointed as the Head of the Social Work Department and also took on the responsibility of supervising the OMID Shelter. Two positions which she still occupies. She works closely with all members of OMID’s clinical staff on daily basis. Fatemeh holds a degree in Social Work from the Allameh Tabataba’i University. We spoke to Fatemeh to find out more about her career journey, what it’s like to work with trauma survivors and her outlook on how we can better support survivors as a global society.
USA Winter Appeal: University Fund for Female Survivors of Domestic, Sexual & Physical Abuse in Iran November 27, 2018 by Azadeh Akbari This year for our USA Winter Appeal we’ve set a goal to raise $10,920 in support of further education of three outstanding female survivors of domestic, sexual and physical abuse – Fatemeh, Minou and Parastou.
Canada Winter Appeal: University Fund for Female Survivors of Domestic, Sexual & Physical Abuse in Iran November 27, 2018 by Azadeh Akbari This year for our Canada Winter Appeal we’ve set a goal to raise funds for the tertiary education of two outstanding survivors of domestic, sexual and physical abuse who are about to graduate from the OMID Program – Mojgan and Elaheh
UK Winter Appeal: University Fund for Female Survivors of Domestic, Sexual & Physical Abuse in Iran November 27, 2018 by Azadeh Akbari This year for OMID’s UK Winter Appeal we’ve set a goal to raise £10,780 in support of further education of five outstanding female survivors of domestic, sexual and physical abuse – Fereshteh, Latifeh, Nazila, Omolbabin & Mahsa.
Employee of the Month: Q&A with Narges Pouya November 1, 2018 by Azadeh Akbari Meet Narges Pouya – a woman on a mission to “be a voice for people who are voiceless”. Narges is an Afghan actress, as well as an employee of OMID and one of the OMID girls who became successful in finding her place in Iran – against all odds. She is now to fulfill her career goals and is dedicated to a mission in giving back to the community and helping others.