The USAID Tatweer project (development in Arabic) provides comprehensive assistance to Iraqi ministries and offices delivering services to the Iraqi people. Tatweer helps the government of Iraq rebuild its civil service as part of a general U.S. commitment to a strong, independent Iraqi government providing its people with food, medicine, power and a better future.

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Wijdan Salim, Homework and Human Rights, Minister Salim is a mother and a maverick

6 Nov 2008
Wijdan Mikha’il Salim has been working to help her community for over twenty years. Salim, a wife, a mother of three, and a minister, balances her responsibilities of her family and her public life.

Tatweer Annual Report 2008

5 Nov 2008 – USAID Tatweer Annual Report Year 2

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Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT) and USAID collaborate on key Conference for Iraq’s Statistical Master Plan

30 Oct 2008
The USAID-funded Tatweer project collaborated with Iraq’s Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT) and held a conference attended by the Minister of Planning, Dr. Ali Baban (R) and over one hundred members of different Ministries and Governorates nationwide.

Improved Budget Execution

29 Oct 2008 – The trend toward improved budget execution should continue as ministries improve their ability to conduct feasibility studies.

Tatweer introduces advanced risk analysis approach to top Iraqi engineers

29 Oct 2008name  
Top Iraqi engineers from different ministries have gained valuable
hands-on  problem solving experience using a rigorous risk analysis
approach; in a specialized Advanced Contract and Project Management Course (C/PMS) to introduce a rigorous risk analysis approach and to provide mentoring using real-world projects as the engineers work through the course.

Making civil service reform in Iraq a reality

28 Oct 2008

name Dr. Ghazi Al-Abudi has spent many years pursuing a vision to reform the civil service system of Iraq, and now as the Chairman of the Civil Service Reform Committee he has not lost a minute making his vision a reality.

Tatweer helps capture $1 billion per year flare gas for power plant fuel

7 Oct 2008 – With elections approaching and essential services still lagging, improved service delivery of electricity is critical. Yet every day Iraq's southern oil fields burn off gas associated with oil production, gas that could drive 3,500 megawatts (MW) of generator power worth $9 billion USD per year.

Tatweer Energy Group assists the Mussaib refinery to ensure operations run smoothly

6 Oct 2008

name The Ministries of Electricity and Oil, through an action plan facilitated by the USAID-funded Tatweer project’s Energy Group, have agreed to work together at the Mussaib refinery to ensure that operations run smoothly.

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