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Support for Job Creation and Self Employment through Promotion of Micro-Industries in Ninewa Governorate of Iraq

Project Title: Support for Job Creation and Self Employment through Promotion of Micro-Industries in Ninewa Governorate of Iraq
Location: Ninewa Governorate
Project Reference Number: A5-22
Implementing Agency:  UNIDO
Collaborating Agency:  FAO
Start date:  
End date: (18 months from Start Date)
Value: 4,535,664
Counterpart Line Ministries: MOA, MOP, MOLSA.

Key Objectives

  1. Provide targeted communities with the capacity to plan and manage their development activities and restoring a functional base for economic growth and social peace

  2. Improve the livelihood of approximately 1400 people living in the project area through strengthening of their productive capacities in post harvest and other income generating activities through trainings in vocational training centers which will be rehabilitated and equipped.

  3. Enable large number of youth who have been deprived by the conflict to gain basic knowledge in productive skills through practical experiences and activity based learning and provision tools to start their own business.

Major Project Outputs

  1. Enhanced capacities at the community level in support of socio economic growth and peaceful coexistence (MDG1,3) by creating an environment for productive self employment

  2. Sources of income and employment creating an environment for productive employment through training and provision of tools for individuals and organized production groups in manufacturing of food and non food products (micro industries) (MDG 1,3 and 5) Training Center will train 1000 trainees per year in metal works wool cutting agro mechanic and in food processing (Dairy, biscuits noodles vegetable oils and dates)

  3. A Minimum of 1400 people (50% Female) are provided with marketable skills to enable them to obtain job and or start an economic activity to sustain livelihoods for themselves and for their families (MDG 1,3) during the project period.

  4. 500 unemployed youth deprived of basic knowledge and training enrolled in project training programmes in food and non food technologies enabling them to take up employment and self employment.

Contact Person

Mr. Chakib Jenane

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