Draw Media

Draw Media is pleased to announce that we have been able to achieve NED grants for media projects.
Each year the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) makes direct grants to hundreds of non-governmental organizations worldwide, working to advance democratic goals and strengthen democratic institutions. Draw Media will utilize this support to develop its website in (Kurdish, Arabic, English).
NED is a non-governmental organization in the United States, located in Washington, D.C. that was founded in 1983 for promoting democracy in other countries. NED dedicated 25 thousand dollars for supporting Draw Media for one year, from February 2, 2022, to January 31, 2023
By receiving this grant, as Draw Media, we are pleased that we have proved to be a (free, independent, neutral) media. Which is approved now by an international organization as NED.

The Financial support for Draw Media by National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is being conducted transparently like all other institutions in Iraq, which have received the grant.

 Draw Media will also be observed by National Endowment for Democracy (NED) for transparency as a media organization. Which helps Draw to work more professionally based on international standards.

Draw Media was founded by a group of journalists and promised readers to work impartially, and for this reason, DRAW has faced a lot of financial crises since its establishment. In the beginning, the websites had no offices, and the journalists worked online from home. In addition, it was unable to develop its journalism work as necessary.

After receiving financial support from the National Endowment for Democracy, Draw Media takes its work to a whole new level and benefits from NED’s financial and moral support to develop its website and publish news and investigative reports in both Arabic and English.

By receiving this financial support, Draw Media will dedicate a part of its work to covering and monitoring the oil sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq towards having transparency in this sector.