The Karadah Project

THE KARADAH PROJECT

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Peopledo

not develop

ina

vacuum.

Ideas can transform people.

Relationships matter.

By small a

ctions…

great th

ings happen.

Together we can change the world.

Together we can change the world.

This is the Karadah Project.

Our mission is to facilitate the transfer of ideas and the expansion of relationships between organizations and individuals in developed

countries with like organizations and individuals in developing countries.

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The Karadah Project is Real People

in Real Time having Real Success

like this…

Under the auspices of Sister Cities International, the Karadah District Council signed a Friendship Partnership Agreement with Council Bluffs, Iowa

on October 28, 2008 via the Iowa Communications Network (ICN).

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Baghdad, Iraq Council Bluffs, Iowa

Karadah-Council Bluffs Partnership

Karen Gibbs, business coach with the nonprofit Aid to Artisans, conducted a live training seminar from West

Hartford, Connecticut on March 11, 2009 for a group of women in Iraq on how to market their handcrafted

products. This project was expanded to other areas of Baghdad.

Aid to Artisans

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West Hartford, Connecticut Baghdad, Iraq

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Representatives from Creighton University Dental School met with representatives from Baghdad University Dental School on April 15, 2009

via the Iowa Communications Network (ICN).

Creighton – Baghdad Dental School Partnership

Baghdad, Iraq Council Bluffs, Iowa

The Karadah Project, in partnership with Creighton University School of Dentistry and the Council Bluffs Sister City Committee, hosted Dr. Ali Hussain Alkhafaji, Dean of the Baghdad U. College of Dentistry and Dr. Hussain Alhuwaizi, Assistant Dean of Baghdad U. College of Dentistry, June 21 through June 26, 2010. A reciprocal trip is being planned for Creighton faculty to visit the Baghdad College of Dentistry.

Baghdad Dental School Delegation Visit to Creighton

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Iowa Western Community College

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Members of the Council Bluffs Iowa Chamber of Commerce and Karadah’s Economic Development and Progress Centre (EDPC) met on May 26, 2009 via the ICN.

This meeting resulted in Iowa Western Community College’s Entrepreneurial Center agreeing to create and teach business courses to interested Iraqis via the Iowa Communications Network (ICN).Business Roundtable Karadah, Baghdad, Iraq

Iowa Western Community College – Baghdad Technical Institute

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Baghdad Technical Institute, Karadah , Iraq

Iowa Western Community College, CB Iowa

A partnering project between Iowa Western Community College and the Baghdad Technical Institute, a 2 year technical college, is now under way.

The two presidents held an exploratory ICN meeting in mid December 2009 to develop a plan for creating a sister college partnership. Information and ideas are now being exchange leading to a more formal relationship and potential student and faculty exchanges.

Students in Free Enterprise – Drake University Chapter

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Currently developing a partnership between Drake University “Students in Free Enterprise” (SIFE) Chapter and students from Baghdad University.

Van Meter High School - Al Makasid High SchoolElk Horn-Kimballton High School – Mama Ayser School

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Van Meter, Iowa

Elk Horn, Iowa

Karadah, Baghdad

Karadah, Baghdad

Al Makasid High School

A partnership between two community schools in Iowa (the Van Meter High School in Van Meter, Iowa and the Elk Horn-Kimballton High School in Elk Horn, Iowa) and two schools in Karadah, Baghdad (the Al Makasid High School and the Mama Ayser School) is underway.

Delegation Visits

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Future delegation visits are planned which will include leaders in:1.Business2.Education3.Governance4.Public Works

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The Karadah Project is people like you.

People with… ideasexperienceadviceinformationanswers

to share.Businesswomen Roundtable Karadah, Baghdad, Iraq

Be part of a mentoring and partnering relationship and make a difference.

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If you or your organization is interested in The Karadah Project, please contact us today.

The Karadah Project

Rick Burns

Email: bcg@metc.net

Phone: 712-249-7435LTC Rick Burns at the Karadah District Council Building (Baghdad, Iraq) with community activist Sallama Abdkathm and translator Nabil Adel.

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After two tours in Iraq as an Army Reserve Civil Affairs officer, LTC Rick Burns concluded that what is needed most in Iraq is not more money, but stronger mentoring and partnering relationships. Building on the Sister Cities International Friendship Partnership he helped establish at the end of his second tour in Iraq between Council Bluffs, Iowa and the Karadah District Council, Rick began seeking out organizations and individuals that have an interest in developing lasting partnering and mentoring relationships.

The Karadah Project aims to facilitate the transfer of ideas and the expansion of relationships between organizations and individuals in developed countries with like organizations and individuals in developing countries through video conferencing, delegation visits, student and faculty exchanges, and any other means that fosters development of civil, stable and economically viable societies.

Success in Iraq depends on relationships through which ideas can be exchanged. There is a tremendous hunger for new ideas and ways of doing things after decades of isolation. If you or your organization have an interest in directly impacting the lives of people in a dramatic way, please contact us. Through small efforts, great things can happen.