Un Ponte per August 2017 — December 2018 Iraqi Kurdistan
◆ Peacebuilding

Bridging communities in the Niniveh Plains

Social cohesion and school-rebuilding tender across six conflict-affected schools, with the project implementation plan delivered alongside the local team.

Period
August 2017 — December 2018
Role
Programme Coordinator
Location
Iraqi Kurdistan
Donor
GiZ — German Cooperation
Team
12 — Italian + Iraqi staff

After the territorial defeat of the Islamic State, the Niniveh Plains were left with shattered school infrastructure and deeply fractured inter-communal relations. Un Ponte per partnered with the Department of Education and the German Cooperation to rebuild six schools as cohesion infrastructure — not just buildings.

I coordinated the tender process for the rebuilds (in collaboration with the local team in Erbil), facilitated the social-cohesion programming embedded in each school's reopening, and led the project implementation planning.

What I delivered

  1. International tender for school rehabilitation
  2. Social cohesion curriculum for reopening period
  3. Project implementation plan
  4. GiZ donor reporting