NEXT-GENERATION NGO · SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

She does.

— and so will you. together

Shedo connects, equips, and champions women & youth across Iraq & KRI — one economic-intelligence and inclusion engine.

We map itWe code itWe shatter it
We map itWe code itWe shatter it

The two-motor model

One vehicle.
Two engines.

Most organisations pick a lane — charity or consultancy. Shedo runs both engines at once, and each one makes the other faster.

Engine 01 — NGO

Community & advocacy

Powers community outreach and rights-based advocacy — a rights-based, intersectional approach to deep-rooted challenges.

Community outreach & Fempower Hours
Advocacy, WPS & legal reforms
Equity, well-being & resilience

Engine 02 — Social enterprise

Intelligence & institutionalising

Runs like a firm so the mission never has to beg: we sell market-grade services and reinvest the revenue into the NGO engine — a self-funding loop.

L&D, AI & digital inclusion — simulations, VR, gamified curricula
Consulting, inclusive-HR overhauls & capacity-building
Open-data dashboards & impact measurement as-a-service
Matchmaking Hub — talent & advisory network services

Both run on the same fuel — women's untapped potential.

How we work — full-cycle ecosystem support

01

Insights & strategy

Needs diagnosis first. We move only when the data says go.

02

Capacity & capital

Training, incubation, and mobilising finance for women-led growth.

03

Community & advocacy

Networks, roundtables, and reforms that outlast the project.

04

Economic inclusion

Jobs, ventures, and measurable social & economic returns.

Programmes

A runway,
not a workshop.

employment & entrepreneurship

Social Enterprise Launchpad

Self-funded bootcamp from idea to market. Cohort one shipped 3 working MVPs.

01 / Incubation

growth

Founder / Co-Founder Lab

Matching founders, sharpening business models, and readying ventures for capital.

02 / Incubation

leadership

Female Boardroom Accelerator

A verified pipeline of board-ready women — and the lobbying to seat them.

03 / Leadership

career

Career & Leadership Bootcamps

Learning-by-doing with gamification, VR, and business simulations. No theory dumps.

04 / Skills

community & networking

Matchmaking Hub

AI-powered talent & advisory exchange — the community's operating system.

05 / Network

policy

Policy-to-Impact Factory

End-to-end policy incubation: charters, SOPs, governance, advocacy, adoption.

06 / Policy

learning & development

SheAI Iraq Chapter

Championing women into modern tech — AI literacy to applied practice.

07 / Tech

Flagships

Built to be copied.

Three initiatives that carry the Shedo Method furthest.

Matchmaking Hub

AI-powered talent & advisory exchange connecting members, mentors, and markets.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE BOOTCAMP

From needs diagnosis to launched venture — measurable social and economic returns.

Women's A2F Barometer

Iraq's first open-data dashboard tracking credit decisions — launched April 2026.

Visit the barometer

Year one — registered Feb 2025

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Stakeholder collaborations — private sector, INGOs, dev agencies

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Growth-stage MSMEs served with BD & matchmaking

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MVPs launched from the first self-funded bootcamp

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National policy roundtable — women financial inclusion


Partners

WE ARE BUILDING THE ECOSYSTEM.


Central Bank of Iraq

Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs

Ministry of Education

Private banks & MFIs

INGOs & CSOs

Development agencies

Universities & incubators

Business networks

Names for now — logos drop in when you send them.

Fempower Hours

No lectures.
Just leaders.

Monthly meet-ups & upcoming program to subscribe to, plus weekly digital mentorship at scale.

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Jul · Erbil

Fempower Hours #12

No-lecture meet-up at a women-owned café · 18:00

RSVP

Wed

Weekly · Online

Wise Women Wednesdays

Mentorship at scale — direct access to prominent female leaders · 20:00

RSVP

21

Aug · Erbil

Fempower Hours #13

Venue announced to members first · 18:00

RSVP

Get involved

Pick your engine.

Become a community member

For women professionals — plug into the Matchmaking Hub and get matched to mentors, advisors, boards, and opportunities.

Join the community

Volunteer as a mentor

One hour a month puts a role model in front of someone who has never met one.

Become a mentor

Sponsor a programme

Fund a cohort, a roundtable, or a Fempower Hour — with total transparency on impact.

Donate

Partner with Shedo

Move from DEI commitment to measurable pipeline. We bring the data and the method.

Start a partnership

Contact

The runway starts here.

A lot of brilliant women just need a runway. Tell us which one you're taking off from.

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