Location: Iraq

Iraq is classified as the fifth most vulnerable country in the world to climate change, facing significant challenges with rising temperatures, less rainfall and salinity, and frequent dust storms...

Perched on a roof still under construction, Salim spends nearly as much time answering his phone as he does attaching metal sheeting to the steel frame he built earlier. His phone rings constantly, as residents of this camp for Iraqi families displaced by ISIS eight years ago, try to fit…

Iraq is composed of a rich diversity of ethno-religious groups spanning across the nation. As a majority Shi’a country, with a significant Sunni population, Iraq is also home to Kaka’i, and Christian believers, among other minority faith groups. Religion also cuts across ethnic and tribal lines, with the affiliations of…

Hundreds of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Iraq face a shrinking space for civil society to engage in sensitive issues, increased competition for donor resources, and a lack of internal systems for NGO sustainability. As a result, the need for strategic sector coordination, improved technical capacities, and stronger networks and…

The past and current political landscape across the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) left little room for youth to express their needs. With over 60% of the KRI population under the age of 30, providing opportunities for youth to engage in local governance mechanisms is critical. Building a skilled generation…

The nascent system of governance in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) was birthed by a long struggle for autonomy and legitimacy, and has, to a large extent, been shaped by an often-herculean effort to maintain both in the face of persistent existential threat. At the center of this system…

لەم بەرنامەی توێژینەوەیەدا دەرفەت دراوە بە گەنجان و دانیشتوانی کۆیە و قەاڵدزێ کە توێژینەوەیەکی کۆکردنەوەیلەم بەرنامەی توێژینەوەیەدا دەرفەت دراوە بە گەنجان و دانیشتوانی کۆیە و قەاڵدزێ کە توێژینەوەیەکی کۆکردنەوەیزانیاریان بۆ ئەنجام بدرێت لە بواری گەنج و کێشە و گیر و گرفتەکانی پەیوەست بە بواری ڕەگەز و ڕێکارەکانی پاراستنیان، ئەمەش بە…

The Youth Community of Practice (YCoP) in Peacebuilding project was designed to enhance the peacebuilding capacities of youth and youth-led organizations across 5 target districts in Iraq’s Ninewa Province – Mosul, Hamdaniya, Tal Afar, Tal Kaif, and Sinjar – and equip them to work collaboratively to address local conflicts. The…

After the Government of Iraq (GOI) declared liberation from ISIL in 2017, the political, security, and economic situation surrounding the targeted communities in Hawija District continued to devolve significantly, shedding light on existing challenges, and offering greater insight into community needs, especially those of internally displaced persons, persons with disabilities,…