Mosul Journey

By Zainab Azzam & Athir Jaafar

After the devastation that befell the city of Mosul and the dark times that the city witnessed, life came back again, but with a large percentage of destruction and vandalism. With the economic crisis in the country, it was difficult to rebuild and build up all the destruction and damage; Therefore, the doors were open for startups and ambitious youth who wanted to build and restore Mosul to its former state and keep pace with development. It was necessary for The Station establishment to be a hub that brings together entrepreneurs and youth and encourages them to work in a healthy and productive environment for the purpose of discussing ideas, obtaining knowledge and building relationships with others who have similar aspirations and a desire to develop. The Station opened its doors on the 22nd of September 2020 and began its march in support of youth. The Station supports emerging projects by providing a shared workspace that helps them work and start their reconstruction journey. Meanwhile, the open space is also open to self-employed people and students.

The Station in Mosul has sponsored, since its inception, a number of conferences and workshops inside its halls in various fields and specialization.

The Station also works on creating gatherings and clubs for some specialties, such as the Nineveh Reading Club, which was opened and launched from inside The Station to be a meeting place for reading enthusiasts to share their passions and experiences together, and the concept of a shared library that allows students to share books with each other is also being worked on.

Also, the Iraq Cloud gathering, which was officially recognized and funded by the Amazon company after its launch from The Station in Mosul, through a workshop held in cooperation with the trainer Ammar Hanoun, and the gathering began to include all those interested in Iraq and to cover some of the powers of students, the most important of which is to apply for some exams for Amazon certificates for free.

The Station also works to support students of the medical group and doctors through a number of conferences and medical workshops, where the station sponsored a course on emergency medicine delivered by Dr. Nasrat Al-Attar to be his first lecture in the city of Mosul. The Station also sponsored a course in neurology and headaches, given by Dr. Yahya Qassem Al-Mashhadani and a number of doctors from around the world through the Zoom platform.

English speaking sessions were also held at The Station, organized by the Toastmasters team in Mosul, aimed at empowering young people and members of the club to speak and the art of public speaking in the English language.

The Station in Mosul aims to provide support and enable emerging projects that provide innovative solutions to address many problems, the most important of which are the major environmental problems in the city, through a program that will work on intensive training that includes practice sessions and exercises for the participants' ideas from the professional side, creating a marketing strategy and studying the needs of clients, aiming to create a solid business model. The technical side of the program improves the skills of young people in programming and developing websites for the importance of programming at the present time, the training will continue for 12 weeks to build real applications with continuous follow-up and guidance.