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Elbarlament (“parliament” in Arabic) is a peacebuilding and democracy support organisation, with a special focus on empowering women and youth.
We implement democracy support and peacebuilding projects in three thematic fields: Inclusive political participation; Women, Peace and Security (WPS); Gender-Climate-Security-Nexus.
We develop and implement tailor-made approaches for promoting democratic reform, civic and cultural education and women’s participation.
elbarlament was established in 2013 by a team of multidisciplinary democracy specialists. We are an independent and impartial organisation headquartered in Berlin.
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Archiving the Yezidi culture - Iraq and Syria
The project is commissioned by Hawar.help, to document, preserve, and digitize Yazidi family, local, and cultural heritage in Iraq and Syria, strengthening the Yazidi Community Archive and ensuring Yazidi voices, histories, and living traditions are represented beyond the genocide narrative.
Strengthening and Institutionalizing Women’s Leadership in Water Resources Management in Iraq
The overall objective of the project is to strengthen institutional capacity for climate-resilient and gender-responsive water resources management in Iraq through institutionalized women's leadership development, institutional strengthening, and cross-institutional collaboration.
Technical support to Team Europe Democracy (TED) Initiative
We provide expertise to Team Europe Democracy (TED) Network, strengthening European coordination and expertise in democracy support worldwide by facilitating research, dialogue, and knowledge exchange.
Women Taking the Lead (Iraq)
The project is part of the GIZ programme SPACE, with the aim to empower iraqi women-led civil society organisations to engage in policy dialogue and advocacy, ensuring that women's voices are heard in shaping the future of Iraq.
WYDE Civic Engagement
The overall objective of the WYDE project is to fund and implement national and transnational projects in support of youth civic engagement and participation in the decision-making processes across the Sub-Saharan Countries.
Check out some of our videos
Regional Networking Meeting, April 2025 in Erbil, Iraq - Impressions
Mosul Tells - Documentary
Civil society and democratic experiences for Ukrainian women
The last day - animation (Iraq)
A Tail of Tales - animation (Iraq)
Healing Water - animation (Iraq)
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Our Mission
We aspire to spread cultures of democracy all over the world: promote good governance and the potential of societies and countries through creating tailor made solutions for people, institutions, and communities.
Did you know?
“elbarlament” means “parliament” in Arabic. In our founding year (2013) we started out with a parliamentary support programme in Egypt, which inspired us to call our new organisation “elbarlament”.
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