Youth Scope

Youth Scope is one of the Middle Easter Theaters' core ventures. This project studies the Kurdistan Region's youth, uncovering what is important to them, their social values, their ideas on societal issues, and their position in relation to their surrounding environment. The initiative is being launched in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a pilot project for the Middle East at large. Twelve surveys will be conducted over twelve months, disseminating more than 12,000 online questions via an online panel (PRSYAR), with a sample size of more than 3,000 youth aged between 16 to 30 years old. The questionnaires aim to reveal youth’s opinions on all aspects of their lives, including everything from social media, values, migration, sports, employment, education, identity, participation, gender, family, leisure, art, physiology, and more. This project is the first of its kind to learn about youth’s social ideals, attitudes, and actions. One of the most serious challenges facing the Middle East in the post-Arab Spring era is the lack of youth participation in societal change. Despite being leading actors during the Arab Spring, the youth’s lack of leadership in change processes is resulting in the deepening of existing problems and giving new life to old conflicts. To understand the dynamics that are enabling or preventing a peaceful transition in the region, it is essential to understand the main actor – youth.

Youth scope is building the first database on youth in the KRI and Iraq. It gives young people a collective voice and enables them to become major actors in their own future. In this Project, we surveyed over 3000 young people across KRI, this diverse group formed A rich tapestry of life here of the attitudes, ideals, and values found throughout the region.