For Madha, sewing is more than a source of livelihood, it is a passion! Small sewing projects helped Safa cover her expenses during her family's displacement. When they returned home to Diyala after liberation from ISIS, she began working as a seamstress in a sewing factory. Even with this stable job, her small salary did not cover all of her family's needs. With support from the Seeds of Goodness Organization for Relief and Development, Madiha was able to purchase an electric sewing machine, fabrics, threads, and other materials to launch her own sewing business from her home. Within months of starting her new job, Safa is earning ten times the salary she used to earn as a seamstress. Drought and desertification hit Diyala. Millions of farmers in Diyala are in danger with the worsening drought and desertification crisis in Diyala and the loss of the green belt in the governorate. The latest reports issued by the Seeds of Goodness Organization concerned with agriculture in Diyala indicate that more than 60% of farmers in Diyala do not have the ability to access water. Due to the drought and the lack of plans by the relevant authorities, the organization warned of a large migration of farmers to the city and the destruction of orchards, calling for urgent measures to be taken to confront the severe water crisis in Diyala and to compensate farmers. Dr. Majid Khalil, director of food security programs in the organization, mentioned that there is a crisis in the governorate and there is great neglect of farms from Before the authorities concerned with the agricultural situation, Dr. Majed Khalil mentioned that there are 65 thousand agricultural families at risk. Diyala Governorate is on the verge of a dry summer season that will cause great losses to farmers and peasants, in addition to a severe shortage of drinking water, due to the significant decline in water releases and the scarcity of winter rains in the past season, amid the likelihood that most farmers will resort to leaving their areas and migrating towards the city. It is noteworthy that United Nations statistics warned that Iraq is losing about 100 thousand dunums of arable land annually, as a result of climate change in the world in general, and Iraq is among the countries affected by this change, in addition to the unjust use of soil and the use of old methods in the irrigation system that The cause of soil salinization. In a related context, the Seeds of Goodness Organization for Relief and Development called on international organizations concerned with the agricultural situation to cooperate with them in this aspect to save the farmer in these economic and social conditions in which he lives.
