Iraq is an unpredictable and ever-changing context, but after 20 years of experience of managing community development and local governance-projects in Iraq, IRFAD is well-equipped to meet and adjust to changes and upcoming challenges.
This preparedness is integrated in our planning, monitoring, and learning approaches, and in our continuous conflict analysis. IRFAD has its ears close to the ground and the ‘street’ all the time and is embedded in the local contexts where we work.
We see ourselves as a key partner both to local governments and to civil society in empowering citizens to participate in local governance. Through our professional record and cautious approach to local development, IRFAD is recognized and respected by many parts of Iraqi society.
IRFAD in cooperation with SKL International works in partnership with two governorates in Iraq – Al Qaddissiyah and Dohuk. The aim of the partnership is to support strengthened governance and management
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The Tasawi Program is a five-year program that builds the professional skills of 2,500 Iraqi minority women through classroom training in both business English and digital literacy.
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IRFAD partnered with DAI in a $14 million grant from USAID to train over 500,000 citizens in thousands of workshops all over the country.
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The project was designed to enhance participation and community-government partnership through approaching concrete development needs at the local level.
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(UCTMD) program implemented in Iraq by IREX with funding from the US Department of State Bureaus of Democracy Rights and Labor (DRL) from September 2011 to June 2013.
Read more: Our projects-testESCRP work to rehabilitate, extend or construct schools was conducted at 183 sites in 16 Iraqi governors through the close of the project in 2013.
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The TEEP program was approved in 2005, becoming effective in 2007, and was restructured in 2009. As a part of this program, 48 new schools were constructed in various Iraqi governorates.
Read more: Our projects-testThe pre-study of local/regional democratic governance and infrastructure support in Iraq served as part of the input for the Swedish cooperation strategy process for Iraq , The pre-study included interviews with Iraqi government officials, NGOs and media in all 18 provinces of Iraq.
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IREX implemented 13-month program intended to enhance Syrian youth leaders with the skills and abilities to engage their peers and community members to address their unique needs. The project is funded by U.S. State Department, Bureaus of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL).
Read more: Our projects-testIRFAD and Arab African Association Group AAA was contracted by IFC and in partnership with three governorates in Iraq – Baghdad, Basra, and Erbil to re-engineer construction permits process. The project aims to
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