Dr. Abdulkarim Al-Jarba is a researcher, consultant, and expert in development, public policy, and institutional capacity building. He is the founder of Vision Foundation, one of the leading institutions providing integrated solutions in research, training, consultancy, and support services in Iraq.
Dr. Al-Jarba possesses extensive professional and academic experience, having worked with government institutions and local and international civil society organizations. He has contributed to the design and implementation of evaluation studies, field research, training programs, and development initiatives across multiple sectors including peacebuilding, social cohesion, governance, livelihoods improvement, and institutional empowerment.
He believes that knowledge is the foundation of sustainable change and that effective solutions must be built upon a deep understanding of the local context while benefiting from international methodologies and standards.