USAID-Taqadum Governance Strengthening Project

GOVERNANCE STRENGTHENING PROJECT (GSP/TAQADUM)

SERVICE DELIVERY IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SDIP) BAGHDAD-AL KARKH DIYALA DIRECTORATE OF YOUTH AND SPORT/AGE GROUP

December, 2016

This report was produced for review by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It was prepared by Chemonics International Inc.

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IRAQ GOVERNANCE STRENGTHENING PROJECT (GSP/TAQADUM)

December, 2016 SERVICE DELIVERY IMPROVEMENT

PLAN (SDIP)

BAGHDAD-AL KARKH DIYALA DIRECTORATE OF YOUTH AND SPORT/AGE GROUP

SUBMITTED BY CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Governance Strengthening Project Contract No. AID-267-C-11-00006

DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...... 3

VISION OF THE DIRECTORATE ...... 4

MISSION OF THE DIRECTORATE ...... 4

OBJECTIVE GOALS ...... 4

DIRECTORATE’S WORK AND THE STRATEGY PURSUED ...... 5

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 8

CHALLENGES FACED BY THE BAGHDAD/ AL KARKH YOUTH AND

SPORTS DIRECTORATE ...... 9

WORK STAGES IN DEVELOPING THE PLAN OF IMPROVING THE

YOUTH AND SPORTS REALITY: ...... 10

GRADUAL APPROACH ...... 11

First: analyzing and evaluating the internal and external environment (SWOT) ...... 12

Second: performance indicators: ...... 15

GAP ANALYSIS WITH PROPOSED SOLUTIONS ...... 26

INFRASTRUCTURE INDICATOR ...... 33

YOUTH’S PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES ...... 41

HOW CAN WE GET THERE? ...... 42

HOW CAN WE ENSURE SUCCESS? ...... 43

RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 57

ANNEXES: THE STANDARDS ...... 58

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INTRODUCTION

The service delivery improvement plan is a strategic comprehensive plan aimed at improving the youth’s and sports’ reality at the Baghdad/ Al Karkh Youth and Sports Directorate using the available resources. The youth’s and sports’ reality improvement plan is based on a future vision according to the existing data and indicators with the aim of enabling the youth to be effectively engaged in all wakes of life through a well-informed scientific management based on a methodology with clear goals and implications that can be applied. The SDIP plan will enable the development of a long-term vision to manage the Directorate and at the same time will ensure that the issues will day after day be under control. The plan includes the planned application of resources with the aim of achieving these goals. The service delivery improvement plan is aimed at helping Al Karkh Youth and Sports Directorate to handle the issues related to improving its performance and providing the best services to the citizens. In addition, this plan is based on the results of the Youth and Sports Directorate and consists of two stages:

• The first stage is identifying the status of services provided to the age groups for the youth sector and indicating the available capabilities.

• The second stage is coming out with a SDIP plan to handle the issues relevant to the service delivery and providing immediate and long-term solutions to deficiencies, if any.

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VISION OF THE DIRECTORATE

Wider participation of the youth in the different activities of Baghdad Al Karkh Youth and Sports Directorate

MISSION OF THE DIRECTORATE

Enabling the youth, developing their skills and expanding the horizons of their thinking by raising the efficiency of the staff members working at the Baghdad/ Al Karkh Youth and Sports Directorate.

OBJECTIVE GOALS

Working on encouraging the youth to participate in the Directorate’s different sports, cultural and technological activities, aimed at building up energized educated youth.

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DIRECTORATE’S WORK AND THE STRATEGY PURSUED

1. Expanding the youth’s engagement in activities they like to exercise. Each forum will provide a form explaining the willingness of forum visitors and residents who have sons aged 6-35, regarding the activities that the residents or the youth themselves would like to exercise inside the forum. 2. Activating cooperation with the Education Directorates within Al karkh Sector. Cooperation protocols have been signed with them in addition to cooperation with the government and private colleges. 3. Coordinating with the NOGs whose work is consistent with the youth’s orientations. 4. Attempting to complete a number of sports and youth projects and significant infrastructure whose percentage of completion has reached advanced stages and at the densely populated areas through allocating funds by the local and central governments. 5. Developing the staffs working at Al Karkh Youth and Sports Directorate and directors of forums and also forum employees through modern developmental courses and hiring efficient lecturers inside and outside Iraq 6. Enhancing moral and scientific support for the distinguished staffs of the Directorate an forums 7. Developing a scientific plan for all the Directorate’s divisions and also for the forums based on the rapid development of society and the state of renewal occurring in the minds and ideology of the youth, taking into account the security circumstances Iraq has been undergoing in terms of combatting terrorism and extremism and casting away the violence. 8. Paying attention to all the society’s categories, taking into account the diversity of elements ( gendarme and also the handicapped, the displaced and persons with special needs

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We conclude from the foregoing that: The existence of qualified staffs at the Baghdad/ Al karkh Youth and Sports Directorate with the forum directors would provide a big opportunity for the success of the goals and plans developed by the Directorate depending on the provision of sports supplies and integrated infrastructure that encourage the youth to exercise sports and cultural activities, and also by holding developed technological courses that keep up with the accelerating progress in the world of internet and social networking. It is also necessary to invest these developments in opening continuous dialogue channels with the youth and forum directors and to communicate with them to share visions and ideas to get to what the Directorate aspires in terms of that the youth can play the basic and effective role and that their engagement in the activities is based on their full convictions. Also, the Directorate’s work philosophy is based on voluntary work so that it can be one of the most important pillars of the upcoming future works of Baghdad/ Al Karkh Youth and Sports Directorate.

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The most important residential neighborhoods of the City of Baghdad/ Al Karkh

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The analysis mechanisms pursued in reviewing the performance indicators of Baghdad/ Al Karkh Youth and Sports directorate in service delivery, as compared with the national standards and preferentiality according to the direct impact on the performance indicators to ensure quality and continuity of service, have produced a set of basic elements and provided immediate and long-term solutions that would improve the service provided to the citizens, and as follows: The management of service provided: the management of service provided for the age groups is one of the important and effective elements in developing the society’s capacities which positively impact on the total relationship between the members of the public. The service management is based on vital elements that must be utilized efficiently and effectively to communicate an integrated high quality service to the citizens. One of the most important elements having an impact is the financial resources ( investment and operating budgets), human resources and resources available from supplies and requisites as the financial resources are one of the important elements but not the only element governing the service delivery as the resource management through the organized operations, planning in advance and investment of resources would achieve the impact required for reaching the goals of the Directorate and the local government and also the strategic goals of the national development.

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CHALLENGES FACED BY THE BAGHDAD/ AL KARKH YOUTH AND SPORTS DIRECTORATE

1. Replacement of the director the directorate and division managers as the director has been replaced three times in two months, causing confusing to the directorate’s work. 2. There is no qualified building for the Directorate containing a hall equipped with the latest equipment to conduct seminars and courses. 3. Scarcity of specialized teaching courses for the division managers and forum directors. 4. Rehabilitation of forums and their halls and provision of services of electricity and service locations to ensure continued presence of youth at forums and their participation. 5. Insufficient authorities of the Directorate’s director and heads of divisions. 6. There is no annual plan for the Directorate and forums to identify the progress of work and obstacles and explore ways of overcoming them 7. Focusing on the importance of media by providing support to the effort of the Media division and media units in the forums.

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WORK STAGES IN DEVELOPING THE PLAN OF IMPROVING THE YOUTH AND SPORTS REALITY:

1. Using the scientific approach in analyzing all the elements having an effect on the creation of gap in the indicator of services provided to the citizens as compared with the standard. 2. Prioritizing the elements affecting the creation of gap in the services through their power of impact. 3. Developing immediate and long-term solutions to address the elements having an impact on the creation of the gap in order to reduce it 4. The results representing the immediate and long-term solutions will be inputs to prepare the respective service delivery improvement plan in the province Focus was on the big and weakest gaps so as to develop appropriate solutions to reduce the gap to the lowest possible limit and also to improve the educational services provided to the pupils by developing immediate and long-term, realistic and achievable solutions to reduce the gap and improve the service. The successful use of the model would lead to obtaining accurate results that help determine the correct solutions.

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GRADUAL APPROACH

The SDIP pal includes the following questions:

• Where are we now?

• Where do want to be?

• How can we get there?

• How can we ensure success? Answering this question requires a comprehensive and objective review and a review of the status quo of the performance and practices of the Youth and Sports Directorate, as measured against the key performance indicators. The data on “where are we now” can be obtained through using the relevant techniques which are: First: SWOT analysis by identifying the Strengths- Weaknesses- Opportunities- Threats. Second: key performance indicators analysis. These two mechanisms help understand and summarize the Directorate’s environment and performance. The SWOT analysis helps determine realistic, short, medium and long-term goals with an aim to:

• Correct the weaknesses

• Enhance the strengths

• Prevent the threats

• Seize the opportunities

• Achieve the vision

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FIRST: ANALYZING AND EVALUATING THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT (SWOT)

This analysis is a tool through which the internal and external environment is evaluated and in which the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are identified. As for the matrix, through the overlapping of the strengths and opportunities, it is possible to deduce a short-term achievable strategy, while we can deduct from the weaknesses and threats a long-term strategy that may not be achieved at present time except if resources are made available.

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Strengths: Weaknesses: Internal environment 1- Available specialized staffs except the 1- No financial allocations from administrative and finance staffs for the program the Ministry implementation (Annex) 2- the place where the activities 2- Existence of financial and administrative authorities are conducted is though limited geographically far for the 3- Existence of committees for popular teams youth 4- Existence of infrastructure ( partial) 3- no means of transport to 5- Use of information technology and social media transport the youth so that sites they can attend the activities 6- Existence of high coordination between the 4- no scheme for the fees to directorate and different departments and help maximize the revenues protocols with the Ministry of Labor, Health and 5- Lack of administrative and Education financial staffs especially for 7- Existence of specialized centers for women sports the forums 8- Existence of specialized centers for women 6- Most infrastructure projects External environment 9- Existence of voluntary youth centers have been suspended 10- Existence of small enterprises units for youth especially for the forums and 11- Existence of a mechanism to follow up on the yards due to financial deficit activities 7- No requirements and supplies 12- Existence of media section for the activities and offices

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Opportunities Strategies 1- Existence of the private sector, clubs and 1- Coordination with the private sector special sports halls representatives through protocols regulating 2- The investment Law the work 3- Existence of local and international 2- Coordination with the organizations to execute organizations as many activities as possible 4- The media 3- Engaging as many champions and pioneers and 5- Article 45 innovators in the activities 6- Existence of many champions, pioneers 4- Coordination with the universities to engage the and innovators largest number of university youth in the 7- Existence of universities, institutes and activities health sectors 5- Using the media outlets to educate the youth and urge them to participate in the activities 6- Finding instruments for follow-up and measuring the impact 7- Activating the popular teams committees and voluntary work and increasing their numbers and also coordinating with the local government to allocate funds for supporting the Directorate 8- Coordinating with the organizations to get some supplies and requirements 9- Coordinating with the local government to press the Council of Representatives to complete the projects from the Ministry 10- Completing the infrastructure such as the clubs and playgrounds that are not complete, through the private sector investment for 11- Legislating the imposition of nominal fees for taking part in the activities 12- Coordinating with the local government to allocate employees on the permanent staffing

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SECOND: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

The GSP/Taqadum has been supporting the local government to improve the process of supervision and monitoring the service delivery in order to raise the standard of services provided to the citizens by adopting measurable standards on a par with the rest of the civilized world countries. The service delivery standards are based on 3 main foundations in serving the age groups of youth sector as it is a basic service whose access has been stressed both quantitatively and qualitatively through the following standards and indicators: 1. Skill acquisition 2. Infrastructure 3. Youth’s participatory activities

# Data required Description Standard measuring Standard Description of standard for measuring unit unit the standard

A. Number of Effective programs that consolidate programs affiliation, values and building the This standard clarifies the implemented leading personality for active development of programs that engagement in the society and enable the youth to acquire skills promoting the mental and physical 200 and behaviors that enable them to health provided that the implemented learn and grow in self-knowledge, programs are evaluated by the social interaction and physical participating youth, taking into account health the diversity of programs to cover the gender

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Engaging the youth in creative B. number of arts, and physical education planned Planned programs in the current year 1 Skill acquisition programs and health education programs 100*1000/200=20% 1000 programs in school and local community

2 1.heritage games revival programs 100× =13% . 15

2.Entertainment and recreational programs through popular youth 100×200=10% activities ( sports, scientific, cultural and artistic)

3.programs for care of the handicapped and persons with special needs ( all youth programs 2 100× =13% including the sports, social, artistic 15 and cultural programs) 19%

4.programs for supporting the sports, cultural, artistic and social 75 100× =41.6% events in schools, universities and 180 institutions

4 5.health education programs 100× =20% 20

12 6.creative arts programs 100× =24% 50

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7.scientific innovations support 4 100× =20% programs 20

8.community-participatory and developmental programs ( including voluntary work- 25 leadership building-education and 100× =12.5% 200 accountability application programs-engagement in advocacy)

9.programs for developing the 40 100× =20% physical fitness 200

10.programs for care of the 2 handicapped and persons with 100× =20% 10 special needs

11.women sports activation 6 100× =12% programs 50

12.women programs activation ( cultural, scientific, social, art and 4 100× =20% other programs like leadership 20 woman rehabilitation

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a- Results: The percentage of youth engaged in physical fitness programs and who acquired physical health. Physical health acquisition is determined within a 퐶 period of 3 months after the Result calculation= 100× 퐷 program is implemented and also C= youth who have acquired skill according to the -- participants’ communication at the description of standard forums and sports halls (observing D= Total number of participants in the program the calculation of youth engaged in the official program who have continue to apply the program in the private sector as well)

B-results: number of women who 퐶 have acquired skills and are Result calculation= 100× 퐷 engaged in voluntary work C= youth who have acquired skill according to the -- programs and initiatives (female description of standard trainers on the voluntary youth D= Total number of participants in the program work committees, leadership….

c. Results: indicator of increase in A. number of 7 the engagement of the participants for this Ensuring diversification of

handicapped in the programs in the year participants from both genders base year (2015)

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B. number of 30 participants in base The year 2015 year

퐴−퐵 100×( ) =indicator calculation -76% 퐵

A. number of 450 Ensuring diversity of participants from participants for both genders this year

2.Indicator of increase in youth B. number of 600 engagement in skill programs % participants in The year 2015 base year

450−600 100×( ) = indicator calculation -25% 600

A. Number of 150 Number of participating youth within participating the targeted age categories and youth geographic area

3.coverage of programs to achieve B. Total number Total number of the youth within the 4000 % fair distribution % of the youth targeted age category and geographic area

150 100× = indicator calculation 3.75% 4000

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A. Actual 2 number of halls Actual number of halls which provide sports activities for the age categories

1- Coverage of sports halls B. Standard 3 Standard number of halls (A, B, C, D, E) % number of halls

2 100× = indicator calculation 66.7% 3

2- Coverage of youth forums .A actual Actual number of forums providing 7 (A, B, C, D, E) number of educational and recreational services forums to the targeted age category (youth)

2 Infrastructure .B standard Standard number of forums providing 13 number of educational and recreational services forums to the targeted age category- youth

7 100× = indicator calculation 53% 13

3- Coverage of specialized % .A actual actual number of forums 0 forums ( scientific, women, number of cultural, computer) forums

.B standard standard number of forums number of forums

0 100× = 푖푛푑푖푐푎푡표푟 0% 0

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.A actual actual number of yards and 9 4- Sports yards ( soil, turf, number of playgrounds five-as-side ) yards and playgrounds.

number of yards and 21د B-standard standard. number of playgroundsد yards and playgrounds

9 100× = 푖푛푑푖푐푎푡표푟 42% 21

Setting up youth committees A. number of The effectiveness of the committees is 0 ( youth committees operating actually formed measured by the extent of their voluntarily and have an internal committees contribution, submission of proposal Youth’s work system and activation of participatory method 3 participatory in making decisions related to the activities youth’s issues and interests

B. standard Standard of two committees for a 4 number of district committees

0 100× = indicator = 0.00% 4

Supporting the youth initiatives, A. Number of Total number of initiatives provided by 50 programs and innovations programs and the youth as individuals or groups initiatives which the Directorate had supported

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Total number of initiatives provided 100 B. Total number and which was reviewed by the of initiatives competent committee, approved and supported

50 100× = indicator %50 100

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SKILL ACQUISITION INDICATOR/ YOUTH’S ENGAGEMENT IN CREATIVE ARTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY This indicator clarifies the development of programs that enable the youth to acquire skills and behaviors that would enable them to learn and grow in self-knowledge, social interaction and physical health. This indicator includes a set of sub-indicators concerned with activities carried out by the Directorate in order to care for the development of youth’s capacities in the cultural, scientific and sports activities, creative arts programs, participatory community programs, sports support programs and women’s intellectual, scientific and cultural activities in addition to care programs for the handicapped and persons with special needs. The average value of the skill acquisition indicators is 19% which is very low and this reflects the clear deficiency in carrying out the planned activities. This will be discussed with its reasons analyzed scientifically depending on the data entered in the gap analysis model completed by Baghdad/ Al karkh Youth and Sports Directorate.

SKILL ACQUISITION/ YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN THE CREATIVE ARTS, PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY

Standard indicator gap youth participation in the creative arts, physical and health education 19 81 programs at schools and local community

Youth participation in the creative arts, physical and health education programs at schools and local community

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indi cato gap r

ELEMENTS CAUSING THE GAP AND EXTENT OF THEIR IMPACT: 1. Financial issues: a high-effect basic element for carrying out the activities and providing the needs and supplies for the activity or initiative. This element contributes to overcoming most of the obstacles, noting that no funds have been allocated from the federal budget or the regional development budget for carrying out the youth programs and activities since 2014. 2. Supplies: no youth initiative or activities can be successful except through the provision of supplies so they are a basic element for any youth participation to be successful. 3. Infrastructure: low effect on the gap value. 4. Supplies: have a high effect on the gap. There is a sharp shortage of sports supplies like sportswear and balls and of supplies for artistic activities, scientific appliances and means for cultural activities.

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5. Capacity building: has a medium effect on the gap value. It is noticeable that there is a clear weakness in the programs of developing the capacities of the Directorate’s staff members. The Ministry is supposed to undertake developing training programs for developing the Directorate’s staff capacities to make them qualified for keeping abreast of the scientific advancement in the field of investing the youth’s energies and innovating modern methods and ideas to contain the youth and develop their physical, scientific, health, and artistic capacities, thus consolidating the factors of attracting the youth into going to youth forums. 6. Technical barriers: have a low effect on the gap value. The scarcity of ready training programs of the Ministry has affected the reasoning about the activities provided to the youth and this in turn has led to poor soundness of these activities. 7. Authorities: have a low effect on the gap value. Paragraph 45 of law 21 as amended will restrict the impact of this element considering that disaffiliating the departments from their ministries would enhance the Directorate’s authorities. 8. Horizontal and vertical coordination: has a low effect on the gap. 9. Political interventions: have a negligible effect. 10. Misuse of resources: Has a high effect on the gap. Misuse of sports facilities and their accessory equipment has led to the aging of these facilities and equipment and their holdings thus weakening the implementation of youth activities 11. Maintenance and operation: have a high effect on the gap. There is a need for establishing a workshop to maintain the buildings and holdings of forums such as computers and appliances used in the other artistic and youth activities 12. Security situation: an element of high effect on the gap. The Baghdad/ Al Karkh Youth and Sports Directorate has a peculiar security status represented by security instability which has led the youth to be reluctant to visit the Directorate’s forums 13. Logistic support: Has no effect on the gap

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GAP ANALYSIS WITH PROPOSED SOLUTIONS

# Standard Arrangement of basic Reasons behind elements that got arranging number (3) and have element an effect in reduction Short-term solutions Long-term solutions according to of gap (according to priority priority)

All the activities Maximizing the Directorate’s Approaching the Governorate for and elements that resources by renting the yards, re-releasing the operational 1 Skill have got number 3 gymnasiums and swimming budget as it has not been released acquisition/ Financial issues need financial pools to support its activities for this year, noting that the Youth allocations operational budgetis limited to participation salaries only in the creative arts, physical and health education programs at schools and Supplies They are key to Approaching the Governorate local program to allocate funds for purchasing community implementation scientific, artistic, sports and other supplies

Human resources Their importance Plugging the shortage in staff of- It is necessary to develop a lies in the need to the Youth directorate through structure for the staffs of the strengthen the the following: Directorate and forums in light administrative and

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technical staffs so- Approaching the Governorate of which assignment or that the to assign employees from the permanent appointment is done. Directorate can directorates working in the- - approaching the Governorate to implement its province and covered by use the Regional Development programs Paragraph 45 based on the contracts to benefit from them in actual need for specializations administrative jobs - - approaching the Governorate to allocate funds for contracting with daily wage earners for unskilled works such as guardsmen, cleaners etc..

Maintenance and Maintaining the n/a Increasing the spending chapters operation equipment and allocations with regard to training maintenance and operation in the requirements is operating budget important for keeping the work continuity

Security situation Providing protection for Hiring guards on a daily wage or playgrounds, gymnasiums and permanent appointment basis forums permanently or temporarily or providing

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guardsmen during the activities only

Misuse of resources 1- Informing while the activities n/a are being carried out the need for maintaining the gymnasiums, holdings and appliances of halls to keep the activities’ continuity 2- Placing wall posters on the interior or exterior walls of the halls calling for keeping the halls, requirements and holdings in good order 3- The Media Section of the Directorate posts on its official pages of social media sites to urge the participants to keep the halls, forums, holdings and requirements for activities tidy and in good working condition

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SKILL ACQUISITION INDICATOR/ INDICATOR OF THE INCREASE OF YOUTH’S ENGAGEMENT IN SKILL PROGRAMS Standard indicator gap indicator of the increase of youth’s engagement in the community -25% -125% skill programs This indicator represents the increase in the participants’ number in all the youth’s skill programs as measured against 2015 which is the year considered as the base year

ELEMENTS CAUSING THE GAP AND EXTENT OF THEIR IMPACT: 1. Financial issues: This element has a high effect on the gap as no funds have been allocated for carrying out the youth programs and activities since 2014 2. Supplies: have a high effect on the gap. There is a sharp shortage of sports supplies like sportswear and balls and of supplies for artistic activities, scientific appliances and means for cultural activities 3. Maintenance and operation: have a high effect on the gap. There is a need for establishing a workshop to maintain the buildings and holdings of forums such as computers and appliances used in the other artistic and youth activities 4. Security situation: an element of high effect on the gap. The Baghdad/ Al Karkh Youth and Sports Directorate has a peculiar security status represented by security instability which has led the youth to be reluctant to visit the Directorate’s forums 5. Horizontal and vertical coordination: has a low effect on the gap 6. Misuse of resources: Has a medium effect on the gap. Misuse of sports facilities and their accessory equipment has led to the aging of these facilities and equipment and their holdings thus weakening the implementation of youth activities

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It is clear from the above explanation that the following elements have the highest effect on the gap: 1) financial Issues, 2) Supplies, 3) Maintenance and Operation, 4) Security situation

PROGRAM COVERAGE IN A MANNER THAT WOULD ACHIEVE FAIR DISTRIBUTION

Standard indicator gap

Program coverage in a manner that would achieve fair distribution 37% 63%

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Program coverage in a manner that would achieve fair distribution indicat Gap or

ELEMENTS CAUSING THE GAP AND EXTENT OF THEIR IMPACT: 1. Financial issues: This element has a high effect on the gap. As already indicated, the lack of financial allocations within the operational and investment budgets has almost led to fully paralyze the youth activities 2. Supplies: have a high effect on the gap. The shortage of sports and artistic supplies has led to a limited implementation of youth activities.

Diagram for standards

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3. Maintenance and operation: have a high effect on the gap. The insufficient financial allocations for maintenance and operation have led to suspend the maintenance work for the buildings and their equipment, the scientific appliances and computers, thus leading to aging these buildings and appliances. 4. Human resources: have a high effect on the gap.

# Standard Arrangement of basic Reasons behind elements that got number (3) arranging element and have an effect in reduction according to Short-term solutions Long-term solutions of gap (according to priority) priority

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Program coverage Financial issues Approaching the Governorate in a manner that need to allocate funds within the would achieve fair regional Development budget to distribution build sports halls and plug the gap

Maintenance and Operations Allocating funds from Creating a technical Workshop the rentals of swimming Division in coordination with the pools, yards and Governorate playgrounds to be used for maintenance purposes

Supplies Coordinating with the Increasing the Directorate’s Governorate to get budget to purchase supplies supplies covering the required for maintaining and sports activities covering the planned activities

Human resources Assigning staffs on a By appointing permanent daily wage basis or employees or an annual contracts assigning employees basis from the province’s departments

INFRASTRUCTURE INDICATOR

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This indicator represents the number of facilities run by Baghdad/ Al karkh Youth and Sports Directorate. These facilities include the youth forums, sports halls and yards of all types. A table showing the status of infrastructure of Al Karkh Youth and Sports Directorate and its distribution according to population density

Administrative unit Number of Youth forum ( a, b, c, d, e) Specialized forum ( Sports hall (a, Sports yard ( soil, population scientific, women, b, c, d, e)) turf, five-a-side) cultural, computer)

Al-Mahmoudiya 700 thousand A Al-Mahmoudiya forum -- -- 2 District B Al-Yousifya forum -- -- 2

A Al-lateefiya forum -- -- 1

B Al-rasheed forum ------

Abi Ghreib district 600 thousand A Abi Ghreib forum ------3

B ------

Al-Tarmiya district 300 thousand A Al-Tarmiya youth forum ------2

B ------

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Administrative unit Number of Youth forum ( a, b, c, d, e) Specialized forum ( Sports hall (a, Sports yard ( soil, population scientific, women, b, c, d, e)) turf, five-a-side) cultural, computer)

Al-Kadhimiya 600 thousand A Al-Shu’la forum -- -- 2 district B Al-Kadhimiya forum Cultural forum -- 1

Al-Taji district 450 thousand A Al-Taji forum Bodybuilding hall A 60-thousand Al-Taji club spectator playground

Al-Karkh central 1000000 (one Martyr Mustafa Al-Udhari Gymnasium hall Indoor hall 2 district million) Youth Forum Directorate’s headquarters

Al-Farouk Youth Forum -- --- 2

Al-Ameriya Youth Forum -- -- 2

Al-Baya’ Youth Forum -- -- 2

Al-Doura Youth Forum --- -- 1

Al-Saydiya Youth Forum --- Indoor hall --

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Administrative unit Number of Youth forum ( a, b, c, d, e) Specialized forum ( Sports hall (a, Sports yard ( soil, population scientific, women, b, c, d, e)) turf, five-a-side) cultural, computer)

Al-Hurriya Youth Forum -- Indoor hall 3

General indicator: Total A)/( total B) *100 % 16 2 3 21

INFRASTRUCTURE

# Item Its percentage

1 Sports halls 67%

2 Youth forums 53%

3 Specialized forums 0%

4 Sports yards 42%

Blue color indicates the indicator value Red color indicates the gap value

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Sports halls coverage Youth forums Specialized forums Sports yards

ELEMENTS CAUSING THE GAP AND THE EXTENT OF THEIR IMPACT

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1. Human resources: They have a high effect on the gap as the sharp shortage of human resources would negatively impact all the service indicators, including the infrastructure indicator. The shortage in maintenance staff and service staff has negatively impacted the maintenance services thus leading to a damage of buildings, equipment and other supplies used in these buildings. 2. Financial issues: have a high effect on the gap. Lack of financial allocations for the investment plan, Regional Development plan as well as the lack of allocations for the operational budget, except for salaries allocations, have all led to the suspension of constructing the facilities for youth projects and the maintenance of the existing ones. 3. Coordination: Has a high effect on the gap. It is necessary to increase coordination with the organizations and donors to help the Baghdad/ Al Karkh Youth and Sports Directorate to construct some youth facilities 4. Maintenance and operation: Have a high effect on the gap. Lack of financial investment and operating allocations has led to suspension of maintenance of youth facilities and their equipment thus leading to aging of these facilities and threatening their disqualification for carrying out youth activities 5. Misuse of resources: Has a high effect on the gap.

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# Standard Reasons behind Arrangement of basic arranging elements that got number (3) element and have an effect in reduction Short-term solutions Long-term solutions according to of gap (according to priority) priority

Infrastructure Financial issues n/a Approaching the Governorate on Sports hall the need to allocate funds within the regional Development budget to build sports halls and plug the gap

Maintenance and Operations Allocating funds from the Creating the technical Workshop rentals of swimming pools, Section in coordination with the yards and playgrounds to be Governorate used for maintenance purposes

Coordination - Coordinating with the Coordinating with the Municipality on using the Municipality on allocating lands vehicles for sports and youth for the youth and sports at facilities nominal prices as determined in - Converting the main the government’s tariff warehouse of the Directorate into a stage for literary, cultural and artistic activities by seeking the help of international donor organizations

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Human resources Assigning service staffs or Approaching the Governorate to unskilled staff on a daily wage appoint permanent employees or basis or assigning employees an annual contract basis from the province’s departments

Misuse of resources 1- Informing, while the n/a activities are being carried out, about the need for maintaining the gymnasiums, holdings and appliances of halls to keep the activities’ continuity 2- Placing wall posters on the interior or exterior walls of the halls calling for keeping the halls, requirements and holdings in good order The Media Division of the Directorate posts on its official pages of social media sites to urge the participants to keep the halls, forums, holdings and requirements for activities tidy and in good working condition

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YOUTH’S PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES

# Item Its percentage

1 Youth committees 0%

2 Supporting the programs and initiatives 50%

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HOW CAN WE GET THERE?

The Baghdad/ Al karkh Directorate of Youth and Sports, in cooperation with the USAID-funded GSP/Taqadum, has completed the gap analysis model developed by GSP/Taqadum to effectively contribute to analyzing the gap. The importance of the analysis of gap in the services provided to the citizens lies in: 1. Using the scientific approach in analyzing all the elements having an effect on the creation of gap in the indicator of services provided to the citizens as compared with the standard 2. Prioritizing the elements affecting the creation of gap in the services through their power of impact 3. Developing immediate and long-term solutions to handle the elements having an impact on the creation of the gap in order to reduce it 4. The results representing the immediate and long-term solutions will be inputs to prepare the respective service delivery improvement plan in the province

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HOW CAN WE ENSURE SUCCESS?

In order to ensure success of the SDIP plan, the following shall be considered: 1. Conducting continuous monitoring of standards and indicators for evaluating the achieved performance. 2. Monitoring and oversighting the implementation of executive plans for the proposed solutions in the improvement plan to determine the amount of progress made in filling the gap, improvement of service and submission of reports to the Governorate and provincial council. 3. Pursuing the methodology of preparing the plans of improving the service in developing the appropriate solutions to address the decline in the service delivery and then developing the plan required for implementing them.

It is clear from addressing what is contained in the plan that the Baghdad/ Al karkh Youth and Sports Directorate must carry out its work with high efficiency and effectiveness to provide the best services to the citizens using the capabilities available. The Directorate must also develop a realistic strategy for managing the resources by developing real feasibility studies for the projects to be implemented to cover the infrastructure and implement the programs in a manner that would achieve the planned goals to reduce the gaps in the service standards, thus ensuring the best services for our youth. Finally, the Baghdad/ Al karkh Youth and Sports Directorate must be empowered to explore funding resources to complement its operational budget and help it to apply the valid laws to protect and expand the infrastructure and so that the Directorate’s resources can be maximized and through which the planned programs can be implemented within the annual plan, the indicator value raised, and the gaps reduced.

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RESULTS OF YOUTH QUESTIONNAIRE IN THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

1 In your opinion, what are the Cultural and heritage Recreational and Skill development Sports activities attracting the youth the artistic 0 most? 0 4 96

The questionnaire shoed that the activities attracting the youth the most are the sports activities, with a percentage totaling 96%

Activities attracting the youth the most

Cultural and heritage Recreational and artistic Skill development Sports

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2 The Directorate provides the Very good good Medium low opportunity for participation in training programs whose implementation is 38 34 22 32 supervised through the directorate’s centers spreading across the province

The questionnaire showed that the Directorate facilitates participation in the training programs whose implementation is supervised through the Directorate’s centers by a good percentage of 34%

The Directorate facilitates participation in training programs

Very good Good Medium Low

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3 In your opinion, why is the youth’s Poor media no suitable time lack of awareness long distance participation in youth and sports 18 program poor? 34 40 12

The questionnaire showed that the youth’s poor participation in youth and sports programs is due to lack of awareness which was by 34%, and youth having no time by 34%

Reasons for poor participation of youth

Poor media Youth have no time Lack of awareness Long distance

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4 Are you willing to be engaged in Yes no not much in special cases voluntary works? 48 10 8 24

The questionnaire showed that the percentage of willingness to participate in voluntary works is 48% which is the highest percentage followed by the participation in special cases which is 24%

Willingness to participate in voluntary works

Yes no Not much In special cases

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5 In your opinion, are the facilities Suitable Unsuitable Don’t know Requiring suitable for service delivery? development 18 54 8 38

The questionnaire showed that the percentage of facilities requiring development is 54%

Suitability of facilities to provide the services

Suitable Unsuitable Don’t Requiring know development

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6 The directorate’s works to provide Very good good medium low services through which it ensures 14 equality between all categories it deals 34 18 30 with

The questionnaire showed that the percentage of equality 34%

Choice of Directorate to provide services

Very good Good Medium low

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7 The youth care aspects implemented by Very good good medium low the Directorate have a great impact on embracing the youth and investing their 40 22 24 12 leisure time, thus effectively contributing to the society’s growth and development

The questionnaire showed that the aspects of youth care implemented by the Directorate are very good and have a great impact on embracing the youth

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TABLE OF NEEDS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN FOR AL KARKH YOUTH DIRECTORATE

Entities financing the need

# Need Specifications Number Director Provinc Council Province’s Ministr Privat Public Othe ate e department y e contributio r s (indicate) sector n

1 Indoor hall 1000-spectator 2 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad hall 3 provincia l council

2 Five-a-side Tartan yard 16 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad playground Artificial turf 3 provincia l council

3 Football Standard stadium, 3 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad stadium 11 players, provincia artificial turf l council

4 Swimming A quarter time 7 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad pool swimming pool 7 provincia (25) meters/ 1 l council indoor Children swimming pool half time (12) meters/indoor

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Entities financing the need

# Need Specifications Number Director Provinc Council Province’s Ministr Privat Public Othe ate e department y e contributio r s (indicate) sector n

Olympic swimming pool 50 meters

5 Sportswea Full set 3000 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad r provincia l council

6 football Full set 2000 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad provincia l council

7 Basketball Full set 500 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad provincia l council

8 volleyball Set 500 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad provincia l council

9 Stationery A4 paper packet 0010 Color printers 100 Photocopying 100 machines 200 Printer ink photocop

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Entities financing the need

# Need Specifications Number Director Provinc Council Province’s Ministr Privat Public Othe ate e department y e contributio r s (indicate) sector n

ying ink sets 200

10 Posters Warning / 1000 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad encouraging/ provincia awareness l council posters

11 Certificate Certificates of 5000 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad s of appreciation provincia appreciatio l council n

12 Medals 2500 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad provincia l council

13 Cups 1000 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad provincia l council

14 Scientific Computer 1000 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad equipment Photography provincia Devices l council

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Entities financing the need

# Need Specifications Number Director Provinc Council Province’s Ministr Privat Public Othe ate e department y e contributio r s (indicate) sector n

Teaching laboratory for electric fixtures Medical examination equipment ( diabetes, hypertension)

15 Artistic Stages 50 Baghdad show 2 provincia rooms 50 l council

16 Sports Wheelchairs 10 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad equipment Sports supplies ( provincia for the full set) l council handicappe d

17 Workshop Mechanical works 500 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad halls workshops 500 provincia Electricity l council workshop Workshop for maintenance of

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Entities financing the need

# Need Specifications Number Director Provinc Council Province’s Ministr Privat Public Othe ate e department y e contributio r s (indicate) sector n

computers and smart phones

18 Means of Collective 4 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad transport transport vehicles 4 provincia for the employees 4 l council ( 30) field vehicles 4

19 Hospitality 50 million Iraqi 30 Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad facilities Dinars a year 20 provincia 4 l council

20 Fuel for 120 million Iraqi Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad generators Dinars a year ( provincia benzene) l council

21 Others Maintenance of a Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad tartan stadium// provincia 190 million Iraqi l council Dinars Maintenance of five-a-side artificial turf//222 million Iraqi Dinars

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Entities financing the need

# Need Specifications Number Director Provinc Council Province’s Ministr Privat Public Othe ate e department y e contributio r s (indicate) sector n

Maintenance of artificial turf//222 million Iraqi Dinars Maintenance of swimming pool//84 million Iraqi Dinars a year Maintenance of stages 90 million Iraqi Dinars a year

22 Specialized Football martial Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad sports arts provincia schools l council

23 Women Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad forum provincia l council

24 Students’ Al Karkh Baghdad Baghdad refresher provincia courses l council centers

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RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Delegating administrative authorities to the Directorate’s director 2. Rehabilitating the building of the Directorate’s headquarters and supplying it with the most modern equipment 3. Paying attention to the forums like rejuvenation and rehabilitation 4. Increasing the Directorate’s operating, investment and Regional Development budgets 5. Support by the Governorate of the Directorate’s efforts to hold sports and cultural festivals 6. Support by the Governorate to provide the Directorate with all supplies appropriate for different initiatives and programs

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ANNEXES: THE STANDARDS

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Data required Description Standard measuring # Standard Description of standard for measuring unit unit the standard

A. Number of Effective programs that consolidate programs affiliation, values and building the This standard clarifies the implemented leading personality for active development of programs that engagement in the society and would enable the youth to promoting the mental and physical number acquire skills and behaviors that health provided that the implemented enable them to learn and grow in programs are evaluated by the self-knowledge, social interaction participating youth, taking into account and physical health the diversity of programs to cover the gender

B. number of 1- Engaging the youth in planned Planned programs in the current year Skill creative arts, and physical programs 1 number acquisition education programs and health education programs in % school and local community Matching the standard Physical fitness development description programs

A 100× = indicator calculator Entertainment and recreational B programs through popular youth activities

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heritage games revival programs

women sports revitalization programs

programs for care of the handicapped and persons with special needs

programs for supporting the sport in schools, universities and institutions

health education programs

creative arts programs

scientific innovations support programs

community-participatory and developmental programs ( including voluntary work-

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leadership building-education and accountability application programs-engagement in advocacy)

A. number of Number Ensuring diversity of participants from participants for both genders this year

2.Indicator of increase in youth B. number of Number engagement in skill programs % participants in The year base year

A−B 100×( ) =indicator calculation % B

A. Number of number Number of participating youth within participating the targeted age categories and youth geographic area

3.coverage of programs to B. Total number Total number of the youth within the number % achieve fair distribution of the youth targeted age category and geographic area

A 100×( ) =indicator calculation % B

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A. Actual number of halls Actual number of halls which provide sports activities for the age categories

Coverage of sports halls B. Standard Standard number of halls (2 halls for each district) % number of halls

A number 100×( ) =indicator calculation B

Coverage of youth forums .A actual Actual number of forums providing Standard: 2 forums for each sub- number of educational and recreational services

district forums to the targeted age category (youth)

Youth forum of category A- 1

Youth forum of category B- 2 .B standard Standard number of forums providing

Infrastructure Youth forum of category C- 3 number of educational, social and recreational 2 forums services to the targeted age category- youth % A 100×( ) =indicator calculation B

Coverage of scientific care .A actual actual number of forums forums ( one forum for each number of district) forums

.B standard standard number of forums number of forums

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A 100×( ) =indicator calculation B

Popular artificial turf playground C actual actual number of playgrounds and number of yards playgrounds.

D standard Standard number of yards and number of playgrounds playgrounds

A 100×( ) =indicator calculation B

Multi-purpose playground A- actual Number number of playgrounds

B- standard 10 for each sub-district Number number of playgrounds

A 100×( ) =indicator calculation % B

Setting up youth committees A. number of The effectiveness of the committees is Number actually formed measured by the extent of their committees contribution, submission of proposal

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and activation of participatory method in making decisions related to the youth’s issues and interests 3 Youth’s participatory B. standard Standard of two committees for a Number activities number of district committees

A 100×( ) =indicator calculation % B

Supporting the youth initiatives A. Number of Total number of initiatives, programs Number programs and provided by the youth as individuals or initiatives groups which the Directorate has supported

Total number of initiatives provided Number B. Total number and which was reviewed by the of initiatives competent committee, approved and supported

A 100×( ) =indicator calculation %0 B

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IN IRAQ, THERE ARE 4 ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS FOR A PROVINCE OF 600 THOUSAND TO ONE MILLION INHABITANTS Adminis Youth Youth Football Sports Sports hall Specialized Swimming Care To trative directorate forum stadium yards forum pool centers tal unit

Cate Nu Type Nu typ num Cate num Type Nu Typ Nu type num gory mbe mbe e ber gory ber mbe e mbe ber

Cate Nu r r r r gory mbe a 1 40 1 soil 10 a 1 Scien 3 4 Spec r thou tific ial

sand care ind need oor s b 2 30 - Tu 7 b 2 Cultu 3

thou rf re sand and arts

a 1 c 2 20 1 c 2 Wo 4 ope 4 Spor thou man n ts sand foru medi

m cine A province of 600 thousand millionone to inhabitants of Aprovince thousand 600

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b - d 2 10 1 Mu 20 d 2 comp 6 Yout 3 thou lti uter Bea - h sand ga ch host me els c - e - 5 1 e 2 s thou Fiv sand e- a- sid e

Number 1 7 4 37 9 16 8 3 85 of facilities

Human 75 125 55 157 101 188 60 30 79 staffs 1

Sports facilities and staff members for a province of 600 thousand to one million inhabitants

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BAGHDAD YOUTH AND SPORTS DIRECTORATE IN COOPERATION WITH GSP/TAQADUM HAS PREPARED

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR YOUTH ON THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE YOUTH AND SPORTS SECTOR

) optional( Full name

Age male gender: female

Education

Profession

cultural and recreational and skill development Sports In your opinion, what are the heritage artistic 1 activities attracting the youth the most?

very good good medium Low

The Directorate provides an opportunity for participation in 2 the training programs whose execution is supervised by the Directorate’s centers across the province

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weak media youth have no time lack of awareness Remote distance What is in your opinion the 3 reason for the youth’s weak participation in the youth sports programs?

yes no not much In special cases

4 Are you willing to participate in the voluntary works?

suitable unsuitable don’t know Requiring Are the facilities in your opinion development 5 suitable for providing the service?

The Directorate seeks to very good good Medium Low provide services ensuring 6 equality of all categories it deals with

The youth care aspects very good good Medium Low executed by the directorate have extensive impact on embracing the youth and 7 investing their leisure time and thus effectively contributing to the society’s growth and development

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Your suggestions to develop the services provided to improve the youth and sports work?

8 b-

Thank you for your cooperation with us and your valued suggestions

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