Development
Social development
Community Cells, Chapters, events and programmes for young people, women, elders and newcomers.
- Programmes
- 7
- Cities with a page
- 85
- Country programmes
- 35
01Chapters by country
| Country | Chapter | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | Forming | Ilam, Kermanshah (Kirmaşan), Sanandaj (Sine), Saqqez (Seqiz), Quchan (Qoçan), Tehran, Mahabad, Urmia (Ûrmiye) |
| Iraq | Forming | Sulaymaniyah (Silêmanî), Halabja, Baghdad, Duhok, Erbil (Hewlêr), Kirkuk, Shingal (Sinjar) |
| Syria | Forming | Qamishli (Qamişlo), Hasakah, Kobanî, Afrin (Efrîn), Aleppo (Sheikh Maqsoud), Damascus (Rukn al-Din) |
| Türkiye | Forming | Adana, Batman (Êlih), Diyarbakır (Amed), Hakkari (Colemêrg), Istanbul, Izmir, Mardin (Mêrdîn), Mersin, Şanlıurfa (Riha), Dersim (Tunceli), Van (Wan) |
| Armenia | Forming | Aknalich, Yerevan |
| Austria | Forming | Vienna |
| Belgium | Forming | Brussels, Antwerp |
| Canada | Forming | Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, London, Montreal |
| Denmark | Forming | Copenhagen |
| France | Forming | Strasbourg, Paris, Marseille |
| Germany | Forming | Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Hanover, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bielefeld |
| Netherlands | Forming | Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam |
| Sweden | Forming | Malmö, Stockholm, Uppsala, Gothenburg |
| Switzerland | Forming | Basel, Geneva, Zurich |
| United Kingdom | Forming | London, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff |
| United States | Forming | San Diego, Washington DC area, Nashville, Dallas |
| Australia | Forming | Sydney, Melbourne |
| Finland | Forming | Helsinki |
| Georgia | Forming | Tbilisi |
| Greece | Forming | Athens |
| Israel | Forming | Jerusalem |
| Italy | Forming | None listed yet |
| Japan | Forming | Kawaguchi and Warabi |
| Kazakhstan | Forming | Almaty |
| Lebanon | Forming | Beirut |
| Norway | Forming | Oslo |
| Russia | Forming | Krasnodar, Moscow |
| Azerbaijan | Forming | None listed yet |
| Cyprus | Forming | None listed yet |
| Egypt | Forming | None listed yet |
| Jordan | Forming | None listed yet |
| Kyrgyzstan | Forming | Bishkek |
| New Zealand | Forming | None listed yet |
| Turkmenistan | Forming | None listed yet |
| United Arab Emirates | Forming | None listed yet |
02Programmes
Programmes for every generation, run through Chapters and Community Cells. They serve Kurds of every variety, faith and homeland part on equal terms.
- 01
Youth
Leadership, identity and heritage for young Kurds in the homeland and the diaspora.
Forming
- 02
Women
Women’s leadership, enterprise and mutual support, at home and abroad.
Forming
- 03
Elders
Company, care information and the recording of memory for older Kurds.
In preparation
- 04
Wellbeing
Vetted referrals to culturally competent care, and literacy on trauma and resilience.
In preparation
- 05
Newcomers
A local guide from a Community Cell for your first months in a new country.
In preparation
- 06
Families and mother-tongue schools
Support for families who pass on Kurdish and for weekend mother-tongue schools.
Forming
- 07
Convenings
Festivals, lectures and gatherings, with private venues where safety requires it.
In preparation
Cite this page
- APA
The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Social development. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/social/
- Chicago
The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Social Development.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/social/.
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@misc{kco2026_development_social, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Social development}, url = {https://kurds.global/development/social/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/development/social/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - The Kurdish Cooperation Organization DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - kco2026_development_ N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Social development UR - https://kurds.global/development/social/ ER -
03Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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Haci Cevik · 2025 · Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
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Somali and Kurdish refugees in London : diaspora, identity and power
David J. Griffiths · 2026 · Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick)
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Identity Formation and Political Mobilization in Diaspora: Kurdish Diaspora in the United States
Ihsan Gunduz · 2017 · Mason Publishing – University Libraries
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Radical Political Participation and the Internal Kurdish Diaspora in Turkey
Francis Patrick O’Connor · 2024 · Kurdish Studies Archive
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Francesco Ventura · 2023 · Global Networks
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Ayar Ata · 2023 · Transnational Migration, Diaspora, and Identity
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Minoo Alinia, Barzoo Eliassi · 2014 · Nordic Journal of Migration Research
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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Identity Formation and Community Organization among Kurdish Diaspora in London
Omer Ugurlu · 2014 · Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies
ArticleOpenAIREOpen access
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The future of the Kurdish diaspora
Wahlbeck Östen Ragnar · 2018 · Routledge
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Kurdish Diaspora in Japan: Navigating Kurdish Identity and Activism on Social Media
Sohrab Ahmadian · 2024 · Springer Nature Singapore
ArticleOpenAIREOpen access
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Becoming a Diaspora: The Kurds and the Kurdish Activists in Denmark
Anne Sofie Schøtt · 2021 · Kurdish Diaspora Mobilisation in Denmark
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Barzoo Eliassi · 2021 · SpringerReference
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