‘Starting from scratch’: Baghdad project creates jobs for Iraq’s orphans
Issued on: 26/09/2023 – 16:36
A participant in the ‘Baghdad Gate’ project to provide jobs for orphans prepares food at a kiosk in Baghdad.03:01
A participant in the ‘Baghdad Gate’ project to provide jobs for orphans prepares food at a kiosk in Baghdad. © Reuters
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Sam BALL
On a bustling street in Baghdad, kiosks sell everything from fast food to paintings and perfumes. But what separates this street from myriad others in the Iraqi capital is that those running the kiosks are all orphans. They are part of a project that aims to help a handful of Iraq’s estimated five million orphans find work in a country where youth unemployment is widespread.
