Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights

Name

Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights

Legal name

Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights e.V.

Website

https://jiyan.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Trauma Recovery Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Trauma care services
• Psychosocial support
• Human rights advocacy
• Humanitarian aid
• Victim rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates entirely on donations from individuals, institutions, and government donors. Major funders include German Federal Foreign Office, Johanniter, BMZ, Misereor, Deutsche Postcode Lotterie, and Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau (EKHN). Services are provided free of charge to survivors.
2. Fundraising Campaigns: Individual fundraising campaigns through platforms like GoFundMe, social media streams, and community events. Supporters can create personal fundraisers to raise money for the organization.
3. Direct Bank Transfers: Germany-based donations through Ethikbank with IBAN DE48830944950003319644 for German and EU donors who receive tax deduction benefits.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights provides free, integrated trauma care, psychosocial support, and legal aid to survivors of torture, sexual violence, and conflict-related persecution, with particular focus on Yazidi women and other survivors of ISIS atrocities. Services are delivered through nine mental health treatment centers, a dedicated Yazidi Women's Clinic, the Healing Garden recovery program, and mobile health teams operating across Kurdistan-Iraq, Iraq, and Syria. The foundation also conducts human rights documentation and advocacy, supported by international offices in Berlin and New York.

Product overview

Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights operates a network of nine mental health treatment centers, a Yazidi Women's Clinic, a Healing Garden, and mobile teams supporting survivors across 11 refugee and IDP camps in nine regions throughout Kurdistan-Iraq, Iraq, and northeast Syria. The organization delivers its services through four core programs: Trauma Care & Health, Rights & Justice, Democracy & Civil Society, and Training & Capacity Building. These programs offer a range of therapeutic modalities including individual and group psychotherapy, art therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and play therapy for children. Since 2005, these programs have supported over 100,000 survivors of war, terror, gender-based violence, and human rights violations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health Treatment Centers
• Yazidi Women's Clinic
• Healing Garden Program
• Mobile Health Teams
• Legal Aid Services
• Human Rights Documentation and Advocacy

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 survivors supported since 2005
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Iraqi High Commission for Human RightscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2025Co-hosted panel exchange on rehabilitation and rights of male survivors of ISIL crimes in Baghdad, focusing on implementation of reparations under Iraq's Yazidi Survivors Law
• Iraqi Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2023Signed Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in mental health services and public health initiatives
• University of SulaimanimajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2022Signed MOU for academic cooperation and knowledge sharing in mental health and rehabilitation services
• Wings of Hope DeutschlandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implemented Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue project and Academy for Peace and Dialogue program in Kurdistan-Iraq
• The International Exchange (TIE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational leadership program connecting commercial businesses with non-commercial organizations, facilitated BBH London partnership for #FAOCEO campaign
• BBH LondonmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAdvertising agency that created #FAOCEO mobile billboard campaign urging CEOs to invest in mental health of survivors
• Hope GiversmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal NGO and survivor advocacy group collaborating on Mental Reconstruction After War project for children formerly associated with armed groups
• Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance of Iraqi civil society organizations representing linguistic, ethnic, and religious diversity, supporting reparation claims of ISIL conflict victims. C4JR is a project of Jiyan Foundation.
• Yazidi Survivors NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of Yazidi survivors consulted for development of ethical engagement guidelines and C4JR advocacy work
• Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured C4JR campaign on Yazidi Survivors Law as story of success through New Tactics in Human Rights program

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Asuda for Combating Violence against Women: Iraqi NGO providing psychosocial support, legal aid, and shelter for women survivors of gender-based violence — directly overlapping with Jiyan's Yazidi Women's Clinic and GBV response work, but focused primarily on Iraqi women.

Broad incumbents

• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Global humanitarian organization working on detention, torture prevention, and missing persons in conflict zones including Iraq — overlapping Rights & Justice work with Jiyan at greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Large-scale emergency medical-humanitarian organization operating across Iraq, Syria, and beyond; overlaps with Jiyan's medical and mental-health service lines but is far broader and less specialized in long-term torture rehabilitation.
• Women for Women International: Global nonprofit serving women survivors of war with psychosocial, economic, and rights support across conflict zones including Iraq — comparable beneficiary population and holistic service model, but broader geographic mandate.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Delivers humanitarian relief, health (including mental health), and protection services for refugees and IDPs in Iraq and Syria — comparable target population but much broader service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Physicians for Human Rights: Combines medical expertise with human rights advocacy, including documentation of torture and sexual violence — closely aligned with Jiyan's Rights & Justice and trauma-care programs.
• Center for Victims of Torture (CVT): US-headquartered nonprofit providing torture rehabilitation and trauma treatment globally; already a strategic Jiyan partner via the New Tactics in Human Rights program. Closely comparable mission, clinical model (including EMDR), and survivor-centered approach.
• Free Yezidi Foundation: Yazidi-focused humanitarian and rights organization serving survivors of ISIL atrocities with mental health, documentation, and advocacy — overlapping almost entirely with Jiyan's Yazidi survivor mandate.
• Heartland Alliance International: Delivers trauma rehabilitation, legal aid, and protection services for torture survivors and conflict-affected populations in the Middle East, including Iraq — directly comparable service mix and target populations.

Others

• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: German humanitarian organization that is itself a major Jiyan funder for the Baghdad mental health center; comparable only as a humanitarian donor/operator, not a direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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