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Since 1991, IF has been active in promoting a free and democratic Iraq. To learn more about previous projects and activities as well as our achievements, we invite you to explore the links below:

Mdaina Education Project (MEP)
The Goal of the Mdaina Education Project (MEP) is to provide literacy training to illiterate and semiliterate adults and targeted computer training to small business owners and teachers as well as select technology personnel. In addition, a computer center will be established, which will host the literacy and computer training programs as well as serve the larger community of Mdaina as computer labs.

Anti-corruption and Transparency Project I and II
The goal of the ACT-phase II project was to mobilize Iraqi public opinion against corruption and encourage transparency and accountability in government.

Human Rights Defenders Network Project
Under this grant, the Iraq Foundation carried out human rights monitoring, documentation, advocacy, and networking training for 15 Iraqi human rights NGOs. Following the training, the Foundation has established a Human Rights Defenders Network (HRDN) composed of the trained NGOs. The Foundation is currently assisting the members of the Network in public outreach and advocacy on a regional and national level.

Ahd Al-Iraq (Iraq Pledge) Campaign
IF is supporting and implementing the pro-democracy Iraq Pledge Campaign to institutionalize the goals of Iraq’s Pledge across the social and political spectrum. The Foundation monitors parliamentary legislation and debates that affect the legislative demands of Iraq’s Pledge. The Foundation is also monitoring press coverage of the Iraq Pledge Campaign and issues that impact its legislative demands.

Iraq Constitution Assistance Project
This project aims to promote Iraq’s development towards democratization through greater democratic awareness and civic participation in the constitutional process. IF has published educational material, held 13 constitutional education workshops across Iraq and hosted 24 radio and 8 television programs on the constitution. IF has created and trained a group of Iraqi civil society members, Iraq Democracy Watch, to monitor the democratic process in Iraq, and report and publish papers and articles.

Human Rights Educaton Project
This project aims to spread a basic understanding of universal human rights principles and practices among the people of Iraq. IF has established a Human Rights Resource Center (HRRC) in Baghdad in collaboration with the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights, trained twenty trainers on the basic principles of human rights and international laws and conventions, and sponsored over 60 human rights education workshops across Iraq to date. In October 2006, IF started broadcasting radio programs as part of our efforts to broaden outreach, targeting a broader, more diverse audience across the country.

Promoting National Reconciliation in Iraq Project
The Iraq Foundation is carrying out a three months project to promote national reconciliation in Iraq. The goal of the project is to help the Iraqi government implement its national reconciliation initiative and strengthen the development of citizenship awareness in the country through engaging civil society actors in working towards peace and building trust among the communities. Under this grant, IF wil l develop a common platform for advocacy based on the constitution and the National Reconciliation Plan through sponsoring a meeting that wil l bring together Iraqi organizations from different parts of Iraq and producing and disseminating papers based on the meeting’s recommendations.

Training Iraqi Social Workers on Conflict Resolution Methods
This project aimed to train Iraqi social workers on methods to mitigate family abuse and solve domestic conflicts peasefully. The project focused on women and children in the southern Iraqi Governorate of Basra

Iraqi American National Network (IANN)
Capacity-building of emerging Iraqi communities around the United States.


Iraqi Community Organizing Project (ICOP)
A service program for Iraqi refugees in cities around the United States.


Iraq Civil Society Program (ICSP)
Promotion of women's participation in all facets of public life in Iraq.

Iraq Research and Documentation Project (IRDP)
Harvard University/Iraq Foundation project to catalogue Iraqi government documents.

RISE
The Revitalization of Iraqi Schools and Stabilization of Education.

Eden Again
Project to Study and Aid in the Restoration of the Southern Marshes

Voter Education Project
PDF Report (Arabic)