Find your bearings in Iraq's civic space
Laws explained simply, advocacy skills you can learn, and the people and organisations already doing the work — all in one place, in the language you're most comfortable in.
Four ways in
Start wherever makes sense for you today.
Understand Iraqi Laws
Plain-language explainers, official texts, and community videos.
Browse →What is Advocacy?
Files and videos that explain the idea from the ground up.
Browse →How to do Advocacy
Practical guides, toolkits and recorded trainings.
Browse →Who is Advocating in Iraq?
An interactive map of initiatives across every province.
Browse →Go further
Tools that turn curiosity into action.
Run an NGO or a civic initiative?
Ask to be shown on the map so people across Iraq can find you. Our team reviews every request before it goes live.
Understand Iraqi Laws
Short explainers, links to official sources, and videos uploaded by the community — each one linked to its original page or YouTube video so you can go deeper.
Add a law explainer or video
Point us to an official website or a YouTube video you've made or found useful. Entries are stored on this device for this preview — a real backend will review and publish them site-wide.
What is Advocacy?
A short library of files and videos that answer the basic question: what does advocacy actually mean, and why does it matter in Iraq today?
How to do Advocacy
Toolkits, checklists and recorded trainings for planning a campaign, engaging decision-makers, and working safely with communities and media.
Who is Advocating in Iraq?
Explore civic initiatives and advocacy organisations across Iraq, and discover the issues they work on in their communities.
Interactive map of Iraq
3 initiativesSelect a marker to view initiative details. Map shapes are simplified for clarity.
Filter by issue
Choose one or more issues to highlight related initiatives.
Add your NGO to the map
Tell us about your organisation or initiative. Once our team has reviewed your request it will appear on the map for everyone to see.
Find your path
Tell us what you care about, where you are and how much experience you have. We'll assemble a route from what's on this site.
Coverage gaps
Every cell shows how many listed initiatives work on an issue in a governorate. Empty cells are the places where nobody is listed yet.
Success stories
Campaigns in Iraq that changed something — what people did, and what happened.
Volunteer
Organisations post what they need; you offer what you can. Our team connects you.
Open opportunities
Organisations open to volunteers
These organisations told us they welcome new volunteers or members.
Post an opportunity
Need volunteers? Describe what you need. Our team reviews every post before it goes live.
About Iraqi Civic Compass
The project
Contributors & donors
The people and organisations who help make this project possible.
Related links
Other organisations and resources our team recommends.
Contact Us
Questions, corrections, or an initiative we should add to the map? Send us a message.
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Baghdad, Iraq — working with contributors across all 18 governorates.
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