Project profile — Support to Funding Facility for Stabilization in Iraq

The project supports the Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS) in Iraq, the international community’s primary mechanism for advancing stabilization and early recovery efforts in areas that have been liberated from Daesh, including devastated cities such as Mosul and Ramadi. The FFS assists the Government of Iraq in facilitating the safe return of internally displaced persons to liberated communities. This project also supports Iraq’s recovery from conflict by funding FFS initiatives that have the potential for longer-term development impact, with a focus on livelihoods projects. Project activities include: (1) providing cash-for-work opportunities to women, such as light rehabilitation work at public facilities and schools; (2) providing long-term employment opportunities for youth and women entrepreneurs, through cash grants and capacity support to small and medium-sized enterprises; (3) revitalizing the agriculture sector to support farmers and their families in rural areas and contribute to their enhanced food security; and (4) supporting the young labour force of Iraq through rehabilitation of Student Resource Centre facilities on university campuses, critical skills programs, and engagement of private sector companies/businesses in job fairs and apprenticeships.

The expected outcome for this project is increased access to livelihood opportunities for affected populations in Anbar, Ninewa, Kirkuk and Salah al Din.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (December 2020) include: (1) the completion of 2,678 stabilization projects in Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salah al-Din, benefiting 11,144,776 Iraqis (of which 5,580,938 women) since the Funding Facility for Stabilization’s inception in 2015; (2) the participation of 35,920 people, including 14,793 youth and 5,562 women, in completed cash-for-work opportunities; (3) the provision of 3,481 small business grants, including 2,628 for women; and (4) the provision of 6,218 small grants provided to women-headed households.