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Executive Summary
ACTED has been active in Iraq since 2003, providing humanitarian assistance across much of the country, targeting 15 out of the 18 governorates, including Erbil, Dohuk, Ninewa, Anbar and Baghdad Governorates.
The project is implemented by UNDP, in partnership with ACTED with funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), provided through KFW Development Bank and is entitled “Sustainable livelihoods and economic recovery in Sheikhan, Ninewa governorate, Iraq ”. This economic recovery and market systems project aims to promote resilience and facilitate the sustainable economic recovery of vulnerable communities, through the provision of short-term and longer-term employment opportunities for returnees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), and host communities, including young people and people with disabilities (PWD). This Rapid Market Assessment (RMA) seeks to provide evidence-based insights into the labour market in Sheikhan district by identifying the most promising business sectors for sustainable income generation. The RMA’s main objective is to inform the project design, planning and implementation, specifically in designing training for business owners and young people, job placement facilitation, business support, and identifying potential value chains for further investigation.
The assessment took place between March and April 2021. A mixture of qualitative and quantitative methodologies was used including semi structured interviews with national and district level stakeholders, vocational training centres, and some actors in the field of emergency livelihood programming; a Household survey targeting 267 Households from across the district; an enterprise survey with 100 businesses operating within nine sectors; and six focus group discussions with community members and young adults from the district. The main limitations that should be kept in mind in reading this report are limited secondary and demographic data, and that the enterprises consulted were those that were accessible and active, which were primarily in urban locations. The research questions underlying this assessment, as well as key findings and recommendations against each, are listed below.