MEMBERS

Qandil is a Swedish NGO with organisations as members – currently, we have six members.

Irakiska Riksförbundet i Sverige (IRS)
IRS is a non-governmental organisation, representing the Iraqi minority in Sweden. It was founded in 1995 by 13 Iraqi organisations from 8 cities of Sweden.

Swedish Organisation for Individual Relief (SOIR)
SOIR is a Swedish development assistance organisation. The association is open to all and works with people regardless of religion, origin or political beliefs. By supporting education, health and income-generating projects, SOIR contributes to improving people’s conditions of life and strengthening their rights. Characteristic for this activity is humanity, collaboration and helping people to help themselves. New activities start on a small scale and develop with the aim that they should be taken over by local co-operation partners. SOIR, which was founded in 1938 based on Christian values, now works in some twenty countries throughout the world.

Kurdiska Riksförbundet (KRF)
KRF was established in 1981 and has ever since been representing the Kurdish people in Sweden. It is a non political and non religious organisation with 42 membership organisations.

Svenska Kommittén för Kurdernas Mänskliga Rättigheter (SKKMR)
SKKMR is a non-political organization, promoting human rights of the Kurdish people in Kurdistan and in exile.

Uppsala Kommittén för Kurdernas Mänskliga Rättigheter (UKMR)
UKMR is a non-political and non-religious organization, working for the human rights of the Kurdish people, providing information in Uppsala region of the Kurdish situation in Kurdistan and those in exile, working for the integration of the Kurdish people into the Swedish society.

Kurdistans Kvinnoförbund i Sverige
The organization was founded in 1992 and is the umbrella organization for Kurdish women in Sweden.  Its mission is to create a broader, stronger and united Kurdish organization for women and to promote democracy and equality.