Ghaith Hammood Al Taie

Ghaith Hammood Al Taie

Middle East & North Africa, Iraq, Environmental Issues, 2018

As a Trainer for UNDP-IRAQ, Ghaith Al-Taie writes and designs a localized training manual on the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Iraq, participates in developing and implementing an annual action plan for project activities, and participates in designing the first real simulation game which reflects the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Iraq. While in the U.S., Al-Taie worked with US Forest Service in Washington, where he created a marketing strategy for iTree Family Activities to promote their adoption by families, coordinated the development and delivery of high-quality education programs and materials, and organized sessions about the marsh areas during the annual conference of North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). Since his return to Iraq, Al-Taie has focused his efforts on the Innovation for Development Program, a program that aims to help Iraqi youth how to start their small businesses through workshops to focus on develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Iraq and the Our Water is Our Responsibility Project, one that aims to spread awareness among people to reduce the waste water during daily uses.