On 15 November 2025, UNIDO participated in the official launch of the Eco-Vogue Academy (EVA) in Baghdad. Organized by Al-Farabi University and Earth Weavers, the Academy aims to equip students and entrepreneurs with technical skills in fashion design through a curriculum focused on luxury, sustainability, and entrepreneurship, building a new generation of Iraqi designers ready to compete nationally and internationally.

The launch follows training courses delivered at the Iraqi Federation of Industries (IFI) in December 2024 by Accademia Della Moda (IUAD). Several former trainees have since become EVA members, tutors, and representatives of Earth Weavers. ADM’s involvement — facilitated by UNIDO — was key in shaping the concept of the EVA, and the institution is now providing advisory support toward its academic accreditation.

This milestone is a concrete result of UNIDO’s project “Establishing a platform for innovative ideas and technologies for local industrial sectors in Iraq”, funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and implemented by UNIDO ITPO Italy, as the involvement of ADM in the establishment of EVA contributes directly to fostering a new generation of Iraqi fashion professionals and entrepreneurs for local industrial development.