Iraq

Iraq continues to face cumulative challenges stemming from decades of wars, armed conflict, terrorism, and displacement, which have severely affected infrastructure, public institutions, and social cohesion. Although security and economic conditions have improved in recent years, many communities continue to experience inadequate access to basic services, limited livelihood opportunities, and unequal development across governorates. In addition, challenges related to displacement, return, and reintegration continue to affect social stability and community resilience.
Young people and women remain among the most affected groups, facing significant barriers to education, employment, and meaningful participation in community life. The legacy of conflict has also impacted trust between communities and institutions, highlighting the need for long-term interventions that promote social cohesion, resilience, and sustainable development.

Since its establishment, Human For Human has implemented a broad range of multi-sectoral programmes and projects across Iraq, targeting vulnerable populations including internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, youth, women, children, low-income households, and persons with disabilities.
The organisation’s interventions focus on:
• Social cohesion, peacebuilding, and prevention of violent extremism (PVE).
• Youth and women’s empowerment and participation.
• Child protection and support for vulnerable groups.
• Livelihoods, vocational training, and employment generation.
• Local governance and civic engagement.
• Mental health and psychosocial support services.
• Humanitarian assistance, protection, and early recovery.
• Rehabilitation and reintegration support for conflict-affected populations.
• Capacity strengthening of civil society organisations and local authorities.
Human For Human has implemented programmes in partnership with a wide range of international and national stakeholders, including theEU, UNDP, UNICEF, GIZ, FAO, WFP, UNHCR, NPA, Relief International, Expertise France, and other international development and humanitarian partners.

Through its extensive field presence across multiple governorates, Human For Human observes that many communities continue to require long-term investments that support stability, resilience, and inclusive development. Field assessments consistently identify youth unemployment, limited economic opportunities, inadequate public services, social exclusion, and reintegration challenges as key factors affecting community well-being and long-term stability.
Communities also continue to emphasize the importance of integrated programmes that combine economic empowerment, social cohesion, community participation, and institutional capacity strengthening to create sustainable and locally owned solutions.
“We believe that communities possess the capacity to drive positive change when provided with the right opportunities, resources, and support. Our work focuses on empowering local actors, strengthening resilience, and enabling communities to actively contribute to sustainable peace and development.”

Over more than two decades of community-based programming, Human For Human has reached hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries across Iraq through humanitarian assistance, development initiatives, peacebuilding programmes, economic empowerment projects, child protection interventions, and social cohesion activities.
The organisation has supported community-led initiatives, strengthened local institutions, enhanced civic participation, and contributed to building more resilient and inclusive communities in conflict-affected and fragile environments.
Human For Human remains committed to working alongside local communities, government institutions, and international partners to contribute to a more stable, inclusive, and prosperous Iraq.