Iraqi PM announces $57m to finance Youth Projects
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has chaired the periodic meeting of the Supreme Council of Youth , coinciding with World Youth Day and the second anniversary of the Council's establishment. The meeting was attended by several ministers and senior advisers.
The Council approved reallocating IQD 75 billion [$57 million] recovered from Agricultural Initiative loans to finance youth projects in agriculture, food security, and climate action under the Charity Initiative. Plans were also agreed to develop a "Residential Youth City" offering affordable housing, and to establish a "Youth Tower for Entrepreneurship" in Baghdad as a hub for start-ups.
To boost skills, initiatives include a National Programming Competition, a National Language Competition, and professional programming courses at the American University of Baghdad in partnership with Al-Ahli Iraqi Bank. Employment measures include the Youth Entrepreneurs Program, training 500-1,000 young people in oil-producing provinces, and the launch of the "Knowledge Eyes" platform.
Other approved projects include the Youth Ideas Program linking trained entrepreneurs to oil-sector companies, the Documentation initiative to distribute 1,000 wheelchairs to people with disabilities, the National Network of Youth Coaches to train 500 coaches nationwide, and a Virtual Centre for Addiction Treatment and Psychological Support.
(Source: Prime Minister's Office) Tags: Agriculture, Ahli Bank, Al-Ahli Iraqi Bank, American University of Baghdad, cg, climate, Entrepreneurship, featured, food security, Oil Sector, Supreme Council of Youth, youth employment
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