The IRAQI FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH (IRFAD)
is a research, consulting, and communications NGO formed by
a team of expert Iraqi and Western partners.
Trust. Insight. Breakthrough. Results. We are the online home of IRFAD Foundation for Development Research. We provide discreet, professional, and expert research and analysis to Western and Iraqi partners, drawing from our unrivaled network of vetted native contacts. We provide research to help promote good governance.
When it comes to completing a project, or assessing potential; you need insight. IRFAD works with private investors, companies, organizations, agencies and individuals to fully understand Iraq and navigate its processes. Together we are creating a new, bright and successful future for Iraq.

International Organizations & Donors
- Identify and study development needs
- Project Development
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Connecting International Organizations with Iraqi Leaders and Civil Societies
- Special Development experience with youth, women, students & displaced persons
Research Groups & Foundations
- Support policy work with timely remote and critical data
- Interview Iraqi leaders from all segments of society
- Interview and surveyed Iraqi officials, opinion shapers, religious leaders, displaced persons, armed groups, and civil society leaders


Private Business
- Identify and study business opportunities and needs
- Identify and vet Iraqi partners
- Connect international companies with Iraqi Business Advertising
Our Services
Monitoring & Evaluation
Iraqi Research Foundation for Analysis and Development has performed excellent Monitoring & Evaluation for important governmental and non-governmental projects. Working under such influential partners such as USAID and Office of Transition Initiatives, we know what it takes to make sure projects are implemented correctly and to the best of the client’s ability. We travel outside of Iraq to perform these services, offering Monitoring & Evaluation in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and other near Middle Eastern countries.
Project Development & Implementation
IRFAD’s staff has extensive experience performing Project Development and Implementation for high-profile programs. Our trained team members are leaders on the ground–coordinating project phases with multiple branches of the Iraqi government, native citizens, and partnering organizations. We maintain a culturally sensitive yet professional approach to each individual project.