WHAT WE DO
Aid Gate Organization (AGO) implements comprehensive, people-centered programs
Our work addresses urgent needs while building long-term resilience and sustainable development.
Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment
AGO delivers a wide range of livelihood programs to support vulnerable families, especially women, youth, and marginalized groups, in both rural and urban areas.
Our interventions include:
- Income Generation Assistance: We provide individuals and groups with vocational training, start-up capital, and commodities to help them launch or grow income-generating activities.
- Vocational Skills Training: Delivered in partnership with government vocational training centers, these trainings equip participants with job-ready skills for employment or self-employment.
- Business Support for MSMEs: AGO supports the development of small and medium-sized businesses through assessments, community consultations, and coaching.
- Apprenticeships: Offering hands-on experience, our apprenticeship programs improve employability in low-opportunity settings.
- Cash-for-Work Programs: Vulnerable individuals receive temporary income while contributing to public works like road repair, waste removal, and infrastructure rehabilitation.
- Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA): Financial support to help families meet essential needs and build economic resilience.
- Enterprise and Innovation Programme (EIP): A forward-looking model to strengthen Iraq’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by supporting startups and building local business advisory capacity.
Social Cohesion & Peacebuilding
AGO key player in promoting peace, preventing conflict, and strengthening community trust through inclusive, conflict-sensitive programming.
Key areas of focus:
- Conflict Prevention & Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE): We engage youth, community leaders, and government institutions to strengthen local peace infrastructures and build shared development goals.
- Peacebuilding & Capacity Development: Our interventions address social divisions and build resilience against identity-based conflict through training, trust-building, and inclusive dialogue.
- Dialogue & Trust Building: AGO facilitates community consultations and intergroup dialogue sessions that encourage cooperation, tolerance, and reconciliation.
Agriculture & Climate Change Adaptation
AGO supports communities impacted by climate change with tools to increase resilience, ensure food security, and protect natural ecosystems.
Our climate-focused interventions include:
- Climate Resilience & Risk Reduction: Training communities in climate-adapted cultivation, water management, and energy access.
- Market-Based Agricultural Development: Helping farmers generate sustainable incomes through improved market access and resilient value chains.
- Food Security & Nutrition: Empowering rural families through site-specific agriculture, improved crop yield, and holistic farming techniques adapted to the local environment.
Protection & Inclusion
AGO prioritizes the protection of vulnerable populations and promotes inclusive access to rights, services, and safety.
Our protection work focuses on:
- Gender-Based Violence (GBV) & Child Protection: We ensure survivors of GBV and at-risk children receive psychosocial support, legal aid, and access to safe spaces and services.
- Livelihood Support & Crisis Response:
We deliver food assistance and economic support to reduce exposure to new threats, particularly for displaced persons. - Advocacy & Capacity Building: In collaboration with MOLSA and other entities, AGO strengthens the capacity of government systems to implement effective social protection programs.
- Community Empowerment & Mobilization: We help establish community mechanisms to prevent abuse, promote rights, and empower marginalized populations to lead change.
Good Governance & Civic Engagement
AGO strengthens democratic practices, increases transparency, and supports participatory decision-making through governance programming at all levels.
Our governance priorities include:
- Local Development Planning: Building the capacity of CSOs and local authorities to design and implement inclusive, gender-sensitive development plans.
- Transparency & Accountability: Supporting new accountability mechanisms, participatory budgeting, and citizen oversight structures.
- Policy Engagement & Evidence-Based Advocacy: Facilitating stakeholder dialogue, supporting decentralization, and building the evidence base for inclusive policymaking.
- Civil Society Strengthening: Offering tailored training, subgrants, advocacy coaching, and networking opportunities for CSOs — especially those led by women and youth.
