Work for All Incubator

Supporting Iraqi youth access to employment

The Iraq Response Innovation Lab (IRIL) has supported two innovative projects under Madad’s fund and under the Work for All initiative to support youth’s access to job opportunities and skills development. Both projects support opportunities for decent employment by creating a market linkage platform and an interactive job portal. IRIL has supported these projects by assisting with planning, execution, brainstorming, and the development of concepts, marketing, and funding.

Services

The intent is to equip innovative start-ups with the necessary knowledge and skills to become successful entrepreneurs, such as bookkeeping and business planning. The support includes ongoing one-on-one business advice and mentorship, training, and networking through seminars/events. Additionally, the innovators will have access to the fully equipped Response Innovation Lab office to use as their own and organize events, workshops, training, meetings, and exchange with peers. The Incubator offers the following services:

• Business coaching

• Mentoring

• Training

• Space

The Incubator utilizes a network of partners and experts to tailor technical expertise to the need of each start-up. By the end of the incubation, the innovators will have the business skills to scale further and pitch for funding at the IRIL Innovation Pool Fund and beyond.

Facts and Figures

• Over 30 hours of brainstorming and product development sessions

• 2 innovative applications launched 

• One online launch event with over 70K engagement, 126K video views, and 600K reached

• 100K USD in pool funding 

• Approximately 70K in-kind donations

• 30K in grant funds

Projects