Federation
How the federation works
KCO is a federation of a Global level, Regional Chapters and Diaspora Chapters, and Community Cells chartered by Chapters in cities, campuses and professional networks. It is strictly non-partisan and non-violent, and claims no public authority.
01Chapters and Community Cells
Regional Chapters serve the homeland and the region. Diaspora Chapters serve Kurds abroad. Each charters Community Cells in cities, campuses and professional networks, and fits the shared method to local law and local risk.
Minimum controls of every Chapter
- Integrity lead for neutrality and conflicts of interest
- Protected participation mechanism and anti-doxxing rules
- Basic financial transparency for local funds
- Recordkeeping and version discipline
- Escalation pathway to KCO integrity bodies
Recognition states
- Chartered
- Suspended
- De-chartered
02Communities of practice
The charter’s Standards areas meet in the Academy as communities of practice. They set shared definitions, indicators, evidence protocols and toolkits. Chapters and Community Cells adopt them by choice.
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Indicators and Methods
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Peer Review
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Education and Language Standards
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Health, Protection and Humanitarian Coordination
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Livelihoods and Trade Facilitation
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Culture, Heritage and Archives
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Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation
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Project Preparation, Safeguards and Procurement
03What the federation never does
- Take a side between Kurdish parties, movements or armed actors
- Claim public authority or territory, or speak as a government or a government in exile
- Take funds tied to conditions on its methods, findings or publication
- Expose a member, a Community Cell or a family
- Act as a bank, a money transmitter or any regulated financial service