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Reviving Mosul and Basra Old Cities

Project name :

REVIVING MOSUL AND BASRA OLD CITIES

Budget :

more than 5M$

Project duration :

29-01-2020

Location :

Iraq
The scope of the proposed action is to foster resilience, cultural identity, social cohesion and inter-community reconciliation through the creation of job opportunities and the development of youth skills among IDPs/returnees of the Old City of Mosul's local communities, as well as applying the same approach to the recovery of urban cultural heritage through skills development and job creation for urban youth in Basra. The overall objective is to promote the stability and socio-economic development of Iraq. The specific objective for the urban recovery of Mosul and Basra's Old Cities is to foster and improve community resilience and livelihood.

The project started in March 2019 and ends in November 2021. Total budget is US$ 22,858,000 donated by the European Union.

EU funding will promote social cohesion and reconciliation through the restoration and reconstruction of historic urban landscapes.The program will also fund the urban revitalisation of portions of the old city of Basra, another highly significant historical city of Iraq. The priority areas for support are youth livelihoods in historic urban areas, as well as the rehabilitation of (primarily but not strictly) cultural heritage assets, resources, skills and knowledge.

In both old cities, urban reconstruction projects will be implemented jointly with job creation and skills development, responding to a severe lack of work opportunities, especially among young people, internally displaced persons and returnees. Some 1,500 young people will be provided with training by recognised training providers, combined with on-the-job training for semi-skilled and unskilled youth labourers. Cultural events will also be organised around restored sites to strengthen social cohesion and reinforce cultural identities around urban heritage.