Made in Iraq
Meet the makers, the creators, the innovators.
Iraqi entrepreneurs are rebuilding back after conflict and displacement, insecurity and occupation. They have created thousands of jobs and opened countless doors for the younger generation.
They are stylists and scientists, bakers and beekeepers, taxi drivers and barbers, hoteliers and designers.
Their enterprises promote mental health, clean water, sustainable energy, innovative education, ethical tourism, and other ventures that usher in a brighter future for themselves and their communities.
This is a project for the International Organization for Migration’s Enterprise Development Fund.
“Making jewelry was my way of staying safe from what was happening in the external world while still growing and developing myself.”
— Nagham Thaeer
“I’m proud to know there are young girls from the community who want to be like me. There is nothing more joyful than having your own business.”
— Basna Mirza Mesho
“The business helps me keep my mind busy and distracted from a painful past. Caring for these sheep prevents me from dwelling on the negative.”
— Sanam Hagi
“If I met myself 10 years ago, I’d tell myself, ‘Keep going, you’re on the right path.’ Today, I want to make this company one of the leading laboratories in Iraq. I must keep going.”
— Azhin A. Hamadameen
“Since our employees started working here, I’ve seen their lives change. They’ve been able to invest in their futures”.
— Bakr Yassen Omar
