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Our Innovation Approaches  

 

IRO integrates innovation into its operations through leveraging youth leadership and community engagement by utilizing technology and creative arts. One approach is the creation of a platform that fosters interactive learning, enabling youth to access training on their rights, advocacy skills, and civic responsibilities. The platform can include and forums where young people share experiences, seek advice, and mentor each other.

Through youth-led initiatives, community-based hackathons launched and social innovation labs that focus on addressing unemployment, poverty, and inclusion by developing tech-driven solutions. These initiatives can be co-created with private-sector partners to ensure resources, mentorship, and practical opportunities. The integration of AI, arts, and civic engagement creates a dynamic ecosystem that empowers young people as key agents of change while fostering a culture of innovation, sustainability, and equality.

 

 

Youth for Climate Action      

IRO, as a community-based, grassroots, and youth-led organization, places significant emphasis on training, mobilizing, and motivating individuals to actively participate in community actions, with a particular focus on climate initiatives aimed at improving the environmental situation in the Kurdistan Region. The organization recognizes the pivotal role played by these individuals as they form the core of IRO's mission.
Primarily led by youth groups, these proactive members are involved in diverse activities such as data collection, research, awareness campaigns, advocacy efforts, and media production initiatives. The youth groups are instrumental in shaping and managing a broad spectrum of projects that contribute to positive environmental change.
Looking ahead, the youth groups aspire to broaden their impact by expanding their activism to cover a wider geographical area. They plan to undertake more extensive activities and initiatives, aiming for increased influence within the community and a more significant contribution to environmental improvement

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 Youth empowerment 

 

IRO addresses youth unemployment in the KRI, particularly focusing on empowering girls. It offers experiential learning opportunities and entrepreneurial support through various methods to allow job seekers to submit their CVs and showcase their skills, while opportunity providers can post vacancies, creating a centralized hub for job matching. The complementary website further enhances accessibility for both job seekers and employers. The program connects youth to capacity development opportunities, including training on entrepreneurship, vocational skills, and green business initiatives. By promoting gender equality and providing tailored resources, the project builds a comprehensive ecosystem that supports the career growth of marginalized youth in the KRI.

 

 

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Our Focus Areas 

 

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Climate leaders: Youth for Climate Action

Mobilize youth group to focus on climate issues through capacity building and field observation. IRO has been training and mobilizing youth groups and volunteers to be involved in community-based activities to advocate for environment and climate issues. 


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 Journalism and Environment


In collaboration with organizations focused on media and journalism, the IRO Organization addresses environmental and climate change issues. This will be achieved through training young journalists, engaging social media activists, and conducting various related activities.

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 Youth CafĂ© - Youth Hub

A Youth Hub will be established to connect young people within and outside educational institutions, facilitating their engagement with pressing issues in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The hub will serve as a platform for youth to collaborate, innovate, and develop solutions to the challenges facing their communities.

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 Young Environmentalists


 Environmental awareness will be disseminated in basic schools (ages 6 to 15) through mobile interactive theatre performances. This initiative seeks to educate young students on the importance of trees and environmental conservation in an engaging and memorable way.

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Digital Era and Youth  

Underserved youth will be empowered through training in media and soft skills to bridge the workforce skills gap and enhance community resilience. This program aims to provide youth with the tools and knowledge necessary to become active contributors to their communities, thereby strengthening local capacities.

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Establishing Eco-Clubs at Schools                                                

 In collaboration with the Directorate of Education, the Eco-Clubs will be established in schools within and around Slemani city. These clubs will foster environmental stewardship among students, promoting sustainable practices and increasing awareness of environmental issues.