NEXT-GENERATION NGO · SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
— and so will you. together
Shedo connects, equips, and champions women & youth across Iraq & KRI — one economic-intelligence and inclusion engine.
The two-motor model
Most organisations pick a lane — charity or consultancy. Shedo runs both engines at once, and each one makes the other faster.
Engine 01 — NGO
Powers community outreach and rights-based advocacy — a rights-based, intersectional approach to deep-rooted challenges.
Engine 02 — Social enterprise
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.
Both run on the same fuel — women's untapped potential.
How we work — full-cycle ecosystem support
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Needs diagnosis first. We move only when the data says go.
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Training, incubation, and mobilising finance for women-led growth.
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Networks, roundtables, and reforms that outlast the project.
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Jobs, ventures, and measurable social & economic returns.
Programmes
Self-funded bootcamp from idea to market. Cohort one shipped 3 working MVPs.
01 / Incubation
Matching founders, sharpening business models, and readying ventures for capital.
02 / Incubation
A verified pipeline of board-ready women — and the lobbying to seat them.
03 / Leadership
Learning-by-doing with gamification, VR, and business simulations. No theory dumps.
04 / Skills
AI-powered talent & advisory exchange — the community's operating system.
05 / Network
End-to-end policy incubation: charters, SOPs, governance, advocacy, adoption.
06 / Policy
Championing women into modern tech — AI literacy to applied practice.
07 / Tech
Flagships
Three initiatives that carry the Shedo Method furthest.
AI-powered talent & advisory exchange connecting members, mentors, and markets.
From needs diagnosis to launched venture — measurable social and economic returns.
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
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.
Get involved
For women professionals — plug into the Matchmaking Hub and get matched to mentors, advisors, boards, and opportunities.
Join the communityOne hour a month puts a role model in front of someone who has never met one.
Become a mentorFund a cohort, a roundtable, or a Fempower Hour — with total transparency on impact.
DonateMove from DEI commitment to measurable pipeline. We bring the data and the method.
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