“I am a Muslim, am I an extremist?” – Kurdish youth reinventing the narrative

“For years we’ve had ISIS and many people joined [ISIS] because of not having a job”. Sarab Attar is a…

What is the latest agri-tech that over 7000 farmers in Rwanda are using?

With around 72% of Rwanda’s population engaged in agriculture, it is the landlocked country’s main economic generator. However, for smallholder…

Students supporting students: Reaching youth in Arsal, Lebanon

After receiving the news in the summer of 2016 that they would receive full scholarships to their chosen higher education…

IGNITE 2018: Illustrations explained

Throughout SPARK’s annual IGNITE conference at Muziekgebow in 2018, attendees will have noticed a huge sheet of paper errected against…

Involving teachers and parents in deradicalisation

Radicalisation of youth has been a permeating problem in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) since so-called Islamic State (IS)…

Five Palestinian women on the road to entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship tends to be a profession dominated by men, especially when considering entrepreneurship in the Middle East. However, in Palestine,…