Entrepreneur and journalist | Eman maged
Nurturing Innovation: Empowering Kurdish Youth to Elevate Production
In the picturesque valleys of Iraqi Kurdistan, where the ancient echoes of a resilient culture blend seamlessly with the aspirations of a modern society, a transformative movement is taking root. A movement that envisions the region’s future through the lens of its most valuable asset: its youth.
Photo | kaval amedi
The Challenges at Hand
Iraqi Kurdistan has a rich cultural heritage and a history marked by resilience in the face of challenges. However, like many regions, it grapples with economic limitations and aspirations for a better future. One of the most significant challenges is boosting production and innovation to ensure sustainable growth. To address this challenge, a movement has emerged that places youth at the forefront of change.
Nurturing an Ecosystem of Innovation
Innovation doesn’t occur in isolation. It thrives in an ecosystem that encourages collaboration, experimentation, and risk-taking. An illustration example is KII Which recognizes this and has created an environment where young minds from various disciplines can converge, exchange ideas, and collaborate on projects. By bridging the gap between technology, arts, and business, the organization encourages cross-pollination of ideas that can lead to groundbreaking innovations. Of course, no journey is without challenges. Bureaucratic hurdles, access to funding, and changing mindsets are just a few of the obstacles that must be navigated still and all the volition the Kurdish youths carry is enough for designing their dreams.
A Region on the Rise
As the sun sets over the vibrant streets of Erbil , Duhok , Zakho, and beyond, the Kurdish youth are rewriting the narrative of their homeland. Through skill development, collaboration, and a spirit of innovation, they are steering Iraqi Kurdistan towards a future of prosperity. The investment in youth is an investment in the region’s identity, potential, and legacy. By recognizing the power of its young minds and providing them with the resources they need, Kurdistan is not just embracing change – it’s driving it. Every day new projects are proved as live evidence of progress, There are many ideas that help youths to develop their skills and talents if and only if they have enough volition to make a change first to themselves and then to the world.
Success sources
The impact of this youth-focused approach is already visible in the region. Seminars, Books, programs, and foundations such as Rwanga and KII are important to power their technical skills, there’s a growing wave of innovative
startups emerging from the region, each contributing to various sectors. a quote from Discover book says: “Success = self-disciplined, Now all is obvious, you just have to set a plan, be disciplined by following your schedule, and the success will smile to you! Whatever you do with discipline products effective invention “, Human development skills are the basics for nowadays to gain for the new version of business experience.
live evidence
Photo | 1919 rawandiz
“ No friends just mountains “; is a sentence that Kurds used to hear a lot, looking deep and traveling to past days we will see that Kurdistan mountains embraced its nation in their happy and tough days, with extreme power Kurdish youths passed their life on wild areas, in all directions of life that leads to their destination whatever it was for example for setting their identity or for strengthening their productive sources such as animal feed or agricultural farming, This shaped their dominance on all struggles till our now day. Many old plus new stories that they heard from their grandparents or parents inspired them to achieve more.
Modern Solutions and support
From a little spot everywhere else in the world not just in Kurdistan first steps could be hard, many characteristics affect the success of any business the most important one of them is mindset. Recognizing modern success concepts can decrease a lack of success; passion, ambition, inner peace, life skills, soft skills, communication skills, modern job skills… etc. From the word of mouth of Dr.
Ruwayda Mustafah: employs women to reduce female unemployment in the region and to increase the chance of building the entrepreneurship community, she added as well in her writing that: there are many gaps in the market which increases the chance of designing start-ups and solving people’s problems. Obstacles are just the generators of great achievements and by having the right mindset anyone can build a business that produces great value and results, Across the history we can observe that struggles were the main reason that led humans to think and find and then build or invent a solution, Life continually changes and those changes also creates new opportunities, Many examples of Kurdish youths proved this theory such as Lara dizey.
Watching small startups and businesses gives us the hope also to make a difference in the community,40 million and 150 thousand of Iraq’s population holds 63.6% of Youths who are ready to draw their future and take new steps, More than half can build the other half no doubt! The support should come from family, government, private foundations, programs, and academic centers to generate income for the country and to let our eyes observe the innovation around us.
In Conclusion
The story of investing in youth to enhance Kurdish production and innovation is not just a local narrative; it’s a global example of how unlocking the potential of young minds can shape the destiny of a region. As Iraqi Kurdistan continues on its journey of transformation, one thing is certain: the youth will remain at the heart of progress, guiding the region towards a future where innovation knows no bounds and prosperity is shared by all.
Eman Maged is a journalist, and entrepreneur from the Duhok region of Kurdistan, After five years of working on her book named (Discover the Jewels Inside Yourself), she dedicated part of her book revenue to orphans in the Duhok and Zakho regions of Kurdistan, hopefully, her journey inspired everyone to chase their dreams, design a future for themselves and at the end also stimulates you to spread more charity.
