The network’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. KCO’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.
A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, standards and toolkits; the charter calls it a Standards area.
Project Preparation, Safeguards and Procurement
Projects need clear plans, safeguards and fair procurement. This community would set those standards for any project of the network.
- Status
- Proposed
- What it offers
- 4
- Courses
- 2
- Country programmes
- 35
Before you begin The Kurdish Cooperation Organization is a federation of communities that learn from one another. It is not a university, claims no public authority and serves no government, party or faith body.
A set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit. are written and reviewed by peers. A course plan with outcomes, modules and assessment, written before the lessons and reviewed before teaching starts. are A text awaiting review; it can change before it is used. until expert review.
How this page handles evidence
Every figure carries its measure, year, source and label. Unknown is shown as unknown.
- Verified
- A label: the item matches its primary record, such as the official table or the Crossref entry.
- Secondary source
- A label: the figure comes from a reliable report about the source, not from the source itself.
- To verify
- A label: the item is listed as found and still needs checking against its source.
Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Amanj Jalal Faiq (2021). The Effect of the Financial Crisis on Investment Projects Case Study: Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research. DOI 10.24017/science.2021.2.10
- S. Shubber (2009). Appendix 2. Investment Law In The Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The Law of Investment in Iraq. DOI 10.1163/ej.9789004172869.i-247.79
- Joost Jongerden (2010). Village Evacuation and Reconstruction in Kurdistan (1993-2002). Études rurales. DOI 10.4000/etudesrurales.9241
- Ali Mohammad Salih, Goran Erfani, Taimaz Larimian (2025). Mass housing planning and environmental considerations: case studies of post-war urban redevelopment in Erbil city, Kurdistan. Local Environment. DOI 10.1080/13549839.2025.2496161
- Almas Heshmati, Rhona Davis (2008). The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Flows to the Federal Region of Kurdistan. Elsevier BV. DOI 10.2139/ssrn.1136380
01What it offers
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Preparation templates
Templates for project plans and budgets.
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Safeguards
Social, environmental and data safeguards.
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Procurement rules
Fair, open and recorded procurement.
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Transparency
Standards for reporting on local funds.
02Who it is for
- Project managers
- Finance officers
- A charter unit for a region or a diaspora country: a Regional Chapter or a Diaspora Chapter, adapting the shared method to local law and local risk. officers
- Procurement specialists
03How it works
- Proposal
- the community awaits the governing body’s decision.
- Join
- members would take part by A narrower topic within a discipline. and declare interests.
- Draft
- members would draft templates and safeguards.
- Review
- each output would be peer reviewed before use.
04What it always keeps
- Independent of any party, state or funder
- An interest of a person, such as money, family, an employer or a political role, that could make them decide differently from a fair person in the same place. are declared
- Every output is reviewed and sourced
- Procurement decisions are recorded
05Disciplines
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Urban and regional planning
How towns grow and regions develop, including rebuilding after war and earthquakes.
0 courses4 fields A proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides.
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Public administration and governance
How local and national governments are organised, and how to keep public services honest.
0 courses4 fields Proposed
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Management and organisations
How organisations plan, manage people and projects, and work as cooperatives.
0 courses4 fields Proposed
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Civil engineering
Roads, bridges, buildings and public works, and the codes that keep them standing.
0 courses4 fields Proposed
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Environment and natural resource governance
Laws and communities that protect forests, rivers and wetlands, and policy on sand and dust storms.
0 courses4 fields Proposed
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Accounting and financial transparency
Keeping accounts that members, donors and auditors can trust, from a small association upwards.
0 courses3 fields Proposed
06Courses
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Non-profit management and grant writing
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
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Running a community association
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
07Communities of practice
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Indicators and Methods
A proposed community of practice on indicators, figures and the methods behind them.
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Peer Review
A proposed community of practice that reviews the network’s content and outputs before use.
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Education and Language Standards
A proposed community of practice on course quality and standards for Kurdish varieties and scripts.
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Health, Protection and Humanitarian Coordination
A proposed community of practice on safeguarding, referral standards and humanitarian guidance.
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Livelihoods and Trade Facilitation
A proposed community of practice on livelihoods, small enterprise and trade information.
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Culture, Heritage and Archives
A proposed community of practice on heritage records, oral history and archives.
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Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation
A proposed community of practice on disaster risk and climate adaptation across Kurdistan.
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@misc{kco2026_learn_communities_project_readiness, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Project {Preparation}, {Safeguards} and {Procurement}}, url = {https://kurds.global/learn/communities/project-readiness/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/learn/communities/project-readiness/}, }- RIS
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08Research 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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The Effect of the Financial Crisis on Investment Projects Case Study: Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Amanj Jalal Faiq · 2021 · Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research
ArticleCrossref
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Appendix 2. Investment Law In The Iraqi Kurdistan Region
S. Shubber · 2009 · The Law of Investment in Iraq
ChapterCrossref
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Village Evacuation and Reconstruction in Kurdistan (1993-2002)
Joost Jongerden · 2010 · Études rurales
ArticleCrossref
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Ali Mohammad Salih, Goran Erfani, Taimaz Larimian · 2025 · Local Environment
ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY
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The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Flows to the Federal Region of Kurdistan
Almas Heshmati, Rhona Davis · 2008 · Elsevier BV
PreprintCrossref
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2019 · Proceedings Papers of ICABEP 2019
ArticleCrossref
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An Evaluation of the Humanitarian projects in Iraqi Kurdistan (1991-1996)
Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Dr. Azad Hama Shekhany · 2000 · Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani Part (B – for Humanities)
ArticleCrossref
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Safe Havens as Political Projects: The Case of Iraqi Kurdistan
David Romano · 2004 · States-Within-States
ChapterCrossref
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Welcoming Archaeological Projects in Iraqi Kurdistan:
Gouhar Shemdin · 2018 · Études Mésopotamiennes – Mesopotamian Studies: N°1 – 2018
ChapterCrossref
Sources, licences and fetch dates: Crossref (Metadata facts, any use; abstracts may be publisher-owned and are never shown), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23.