📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2023.4070.1
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
3A00 Near and Middle East 2
Contact person:
Luigina Blaich luigina.blaich@giz.de
Partner countries:
Iraq
SUMMARY
Goals:
The employment prospects of refugees, internally displaced persons and people from host communities in Iraq have improved.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (KRI)
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Current project:
30,200,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREDECESSOR PROJECT
not available
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if any)
June 15, 2023 - February 28, 2027
Current project:
June 1, 2023 - February 28, 2027
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
ARGE GFA Consulting Group GmbH -
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Inclusion and empowerment of people with disabilities
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
16020 Creation of employment opportunities
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Background:
After years of conflict, the situation in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) remains unstable. Many people struggle with economic hardship due to widespread destruction and a lack of employment opportunities. Internally displaced persons (IDPs), people who have returned to their home communities, refugees from neighboring countries, and the communities hosting IDPs face particular challenges. Within these groups, women and people with disabilities encounter additional barriers to employment. Since almost 60 percent of the population in Iraq and the KRI is under 25 years old, young people urgently need access to employment to build a secure livelihood.
Objective:
Refugees, IDPs, and members of host communities—especially women and people with disabilities—have further developed their skills to improve their employment prospects or to start and develop their own businesses.
Approach:
The inclusion of women and people with disabilities is a top priority in all aspects of the project. The measures focus primarily on the following four areas:
• Political advocacy: The project raises awareness by sharing fact-based findings with government agencies.
• Employment-related skills: The project designs and implements vocational training programs, arranges internships, develops curricula, and trains staff at national training institutions.
• Business preparation: The project provides financial support to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and organizes training for them.
• Short-term employment opportunities: The project facilitates short-term employment, for example, through cash-for-work initiatives, to provide immediate financial relief.
