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Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation. Teaching Nonprofit and NGO Management in Iraqi-Kurdistan. Iraqi-Kurdistan. ~4.6 Million Sunni Muslim Parliamentary Government President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani , is Kurdish. Program Timeline. September 2010 – February 2011 Introductions

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Lost in Translation

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  1. Lost in Translation Teaching Nonprofit and NGO Management in Iraqi-Kurdistan

  2. Iraqi-Kurdistan • ~4.6 Million • Sunni Muslim • Parliamentary Government • President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, is Kurdish

  3. Program Timeline • September 2010 – February 2011 • Introductions • Proposal drafting and submission • January – May 2011 • Curriculum drafted at Seton Hall; reviewed by Univ. of Dohuk • Curriculum translated by Univ. of Dohuk • Project leaders visit Kurdistan in April 2011 • June – July 2011 • Program delivered to NGO leaders by Univ. of Dohuk faculty; Seton Hall graduate students assist

  4. Challenges Faced • Disconnects in Academia • Lack of Time • Lack of Trust

  5. Disconnect in Academia • Activities largely unused by lecturers • Use of self-developed presentations • Resistance to collaborative development of curriculum

  6. Lack of Time • Nonexistence of deadlines or timeframes • Inability to truly plan

  7. Lack of Trust • within the University of Dohuk • of pre- and post-survey • of SHU faculty • of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) • New law governing NGOs not widely understood • of other NGOs • History of regime-sponsored “GONGOs”

  8. Key Lessons Learned • There is never enough time • E-mail and Skype are only so good • Collaborating is not normal • Finding the right people first • Today’s hot spot is not tomorrow’s

  9. Small Successes • SHU-UoD English Teachers • Curriculum exists • ~70 people received training • Generated interest within SHU students

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