Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA) – (2021–2025)
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…
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Strengthening an Iraqi Community of Practice in Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance – (2018–2022)
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…
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Jusoor (‘Bridges’): Building Bridges between Local Authorities with Youth and Communities
Funded by: the Federal Foreign Office of Germany and implemented in partnership with Al-Thoria Center for Studies, Consultancies, and Training. Term: December 2021 – September 2023 (Phase II). Objective Search for Common Ground (Search) is implementing a 20-month initiative with the overall goal of strengthening youth-centered participatory approaches to local…
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Water as a Tool for Diffusing Socio-Political Tension
This report captures findings from the study on “Water as a Tool for Diffusing Socio-Political Tension” implemented by Search in partnership with the Issam Fares Institute at the American University of Beirut (AUB-IFI). The project is funded by The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) from May 2021 to May 2022…
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Promoting Inclusive Governance for Youth and Women in Iraq – (2019–2021)
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…
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Promoting Inclusive Governance for Youth and Women in Iraq
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…
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IRGPA Report – Koya and Qalat Dizah – KUD
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…
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