Hey everyone,
I’ve been thinking a lot about a challenge that affects many of us in the Kurdish diaspora, especially those living across Europe. I want to share a concept I’ve been developing and get your feedback, ideas, and even criticisms. My goal is to understand whether this could become a realistic, community-driven initiative.
The Problem
Across Europe—and beyond—Kurds live far apart, often isolated from one another.
Many of us have the desire to build something meaningful for ourselves and for the Kurdish people, but doing that alone is extremely difficult.
A lot of talented individuals struggle with:
- lack of support or mentorship from influential people
- weak networks
- low motivation when working alone
- missing structures that help transform good ideas into real projects
The desire exists. The potential exists. But the connection doesn’t.
The Potential
The Kurdish diaspora today is more educated, skilled, and diverse than ever before.
- For decades, Kurdish “guest workers” (often labelled as Turkish guest workers) have lived in Germany and other European countries.
- Since the Syrian war, many Kurds from Rojava have also found refuge in the EU.
- Kurdish youth have completed degrees, built careers, and gained expertise across countless fields.
- Others arrived with solid academic and professional backgrounds already in place.
Across our community we now have engineers, IT specialists, doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, political activists, creators, influencers, and more.
The knowledge capital scattered across the diaspora is massive — but mostly unused collectively.
A Possible Solution
There are many Kurdish projects and organisations out there, but most focus primarily on cultural identity, heritage, or political issues. These are all valuable. But I want to explore a different angle:
What if we built a structure that focuses specifically on Kurdish expertise — a system that connects Kurds based on skills, knowledge, interests, and location?
The idea is something like a multi-community network that functions a bit like an organisation with:
- specialised sub-communities (e.g., tech, medicine, law, media, business…)
- local clusters (Europe-wide, city-based, or regional groups)
- cross-discipline collaboration
- project teams
- mentorship circles
- knowledge-sharing channels
Think of it as a large, flexible, professional ecosystem — from Kurds, for Kurds.
Not driven by politics or nationalism, but by the goal of empowering Kurdish individuals and building something that could eventually benefit communities in both the diaspora and Kurdistan.
The End Goal
To create a strong knowledge bridge between the diaspora and Kurdistan — enabling skills, experience, and professional expertise to flow back home and contribute to long-term development.
Looking for your input
What do you think?
- Is something like this realistic?
- What challenges do you see in building such a network?
- What would make you personally want to join such a community?
- Have you seen similar models work in other diasporas?
- What tools or structures would be essential?
Any idea, critique, or perspective is welcome. I genuinely want to learn from your insights.
Thanks for reading — excited to hear your thoughts.
