About EHYA

The Society for the Protection of the Socially Disadvantaged Individuals was established to respond to the alarming rise in numbers of victims of social disadvantages in Iran such as poverty, addiction, prostitution, homelessness and divorce in Iran. The organization is a non-governmental and non-profit organization founded in 1999 whose objective is to prevent and intervene in social problems in the Iranian society. In order to achieve this goal the organization uses four general guidelines:

  1.To increase awareness and enhance discussion on social issues in society

  2.To motivate people to take action to change their own social disadvantages

  3.To promote co-operation and co-ordinate activities among all civil society partners

  4.To support and carry out social research and the results can influence policy making

The organization relies on professional social workers and enthusiastic volunteers. The social workers have more than 30 years of experience with working in prisons, orphanages, city councils, universities, hospitals and charity centers. The organization has also created a wide national network. The organization collaborates with other NGOs, UN organizations and qualified experts (university professors and researchers).