Videos

The Iraq Microfinance Industry: Revitalizing Local Communities

2012-04-02

Iraq's rapidly expanding microfinance industry is fast becoming a strong indigenous force for economic development thanks to the efforts of the USAID-Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program working in collaboration with Iraq's twelve microfinance institutions.

Microfinance Artistry: Keeping Art Alive

2012-03-15

A young artist is keeping the art and culture of Iraq alive for the people of Kirkuk in a gallery and art supply business he established with assistance from Al-Aman, an Iraqi microfinance institution supported by the USAID-Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program.

A Honey of a Job

2012-03-01

A young Iraqi beekeeper establishes his own honey production business with assistance from the Iraqi Youth Initiative, a program funded by the U.S. Ambassador's Targeted Development Fund and administered by the USAID-Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program.

Iraqi Youth Initiative: Putting Iraqi Youth to Work

2012-02-09

The goal of the Iraqi Youth Initiative is to reduce youth unemployment by providing business skills training to help unemployed youth find jobs and apprenticehips and, for those who excel in their training and have a clear vision for a new business, microfinance loans.