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Kurdish organisation rewards skilled youths in Erbil

26-11-2022

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A Kurdish organisation on Friday awarded dozens of youths in Erbil for their skills in various fields.

The Rwanga Foundation held its annual award ceremony in Erbil. The organisation recently received applications from people aged between 15 and 25 from the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. Applicants could submit for 12 categories: short story (Kurdish), short story (Arabic), short film, recycled art, scientific innovation, entrepreneurship, solo musician, photography, drawing, poetry (Kurdish), poetry (Arabic), and software development.

“With the goal of improving and fostering the potential of the youth, Rwanga Awards strives to discover talents, to strengthen confidence and to collect all types of artistic, literary, and scientific projects created and developed throughout the Kurdistan region and Iraq,” says the NGO on its website.

The second and third winners of these categories were awarded as well.

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, head of the United Nations mission in Iraq (UNAMI), also attended the ceremony. She said she was glad to attend the event.

The number of people who submitted their work to the competition was 863, including 297 women.

Rwanga held last year’s edition in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad for the first time.

Photos: Bilind T. Abdullah