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   "id": "learn:medicine-health",
   "title": "Medicine and Health",
   "summary": "A proposed community of practice for health professionals of the Iranian diaspora.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/learn/programmes/medicine-health/",
   "tags": [
    "learn",
    "proposed",
    "Doctors, nurses and pharmacists",
    "Allied health professionals",
    "Health researchers",
    "Students in health fields"
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     "k": "Platform",
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    },
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    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A proposed community of practice for health professionals. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge."
    },
    {
     "k": "Health guides",
     "v": "Plain health guides in the languages of the diaspora."
    },
    {
     "k": "Interpreting standards",
     "v": "Standards for medical interpreting in Persian and other languages of Iran."
    },
    {
     "k": "Licensing paths",
     "v": "Guides to re-qualifying for health professionals trained in Iran."
    },
    {
     "k": "Public health reviews",
     "v": "Reviewed summaries of public health research on Iran and the diaspora."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Doctors, nurses and pharmacists, Allied health professionals, Health researchers, Students in health fields"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: the community of practice is put to the Governing Board."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Decision: the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Membership: professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Work: members draft outputs in small groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication."
    }
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    {
     "t": "Academy",
     "u": "/learn/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "learn:engineering-technology",
   "title": "Engineering and Technology",
   "summary": "A proposed community of practice for engineers and technologists of the Iranian diaspora.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/learn/programmes/engineering-technology/",
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    "learn",
    "proposed",
    "Engineers",
    "Software and data professionals",
    "Architects",
    "Students in technical fields"
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     "k": "Platform",
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     "k": "State",
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    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A proposed community of practice for engineers and technologists. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge."
    },
    {
     "k": "Technical guides",
     "v": "Guides on safe building, water and energy systems."
    },
    {
     "k": "Seismic knowledge",
     "v": "Reviewed material on building safety in earthquake zones."
    },
    {
     "k": "Digital safety",
     "v": "Reviewed guidance on digital safety for the community."
    },
    {
     "k": "Mentoring",
     "v": "Support for engineers re-qualifying abroad."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Engineers, Software and data professionals, Architects, Students in technical fields"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: the community of practice is put to the Governing Board."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Decision: the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Membership: professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Work: members draft outputs in small groups."
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     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication."
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   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Academy",
     "u": "/learn/"
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   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "learn:law-justice",
   "title": "Law and Justice",
   "summary": "A proposed community of practice for lawyers and legal scholars of the Iranian diaspora.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/learn/programmes/law-justice/",
   "tags": [
    "learn",
    "proposed",
    "Lawyers",
    "Legal scholars",
    "Law students",
    "Paralegals and interpreters"
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     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Academy"
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     "k": "State",
     "v": "proposed"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A proposed community of practice for lawyers and legal scholars. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge."
    },
    {
     "k": "Legal education",
     "v": "Plain explanations of law for the community, never individual advice."
    },
    {
     "k": "Comparative studies",
     "v": "Reviewed studies of constitutional design and transitional justice."
    },
    {
     "k": "Newcomer guides",
     "v": "Review of the newcomer and rights guides."
    },
    {
     "k": "Standards",
     "v": "Standards for safe documentation of abuses."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Lawyers, Legal scholars, Law students, Paralegals and interpreters"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: the community of practice is put to the Governing Board."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Decision: the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Membership: professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Work: members draft outputs in small groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Academy",
     "u": "/learn/"
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   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "learn:education",
   "title": "Education and Pedagogy",
   "summary": "A proposed community of practice for teachers and educators of the Iranian diaspora.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/learn/programmes/education/",
   "tags": [
    "learn",
    "proposed",
    "Teachers",
    "Heritage school organisers",
    "Education researchers",
    "Students of education"
   ],
   "status": "proposed",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Academy"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "proposed"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A proposed community of practice for teachers and educators. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge."
    },
    {
     "k": "Curricula",
     "v": "Curricula for heritage schools in the languages of Iran."
    },
    {
     "k": "Teacher training",
     "v": "Training for weekend and Saturday school teachers."
    },
    {
     "k": "Reviews",
     "v": "Review of course materials in the curriculum."
    },
    {
     "k": "Standards",
     "v": "Standards for teaching minors safely."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Teachers, Heritage school organisers, Education researchers, Students of education"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: the community of practice is put to the Governing Board."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Decision: the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Membership: professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Work: members draft outputs in small groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Academy",
     "u": "/learn/"
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   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "learn:finance-economy",
   "title": "Finance and Economy",
   "summary": "A proposed community of practice for finance and economics professionals of the Iranian diaspora.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/learn/programmes/finance-economy/",
   "tags": [
    "learn",
    "proposed",
    "Accountants",
    "Economists",
    "Finance professionals",
    "Students in economics"
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     "k": "Platform",
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     "k": "State",
     "v": "proposed"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A proposed community of practice for finance and economics professionals. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge."
    },
    {
     "k": "Financial guides",
     "v": "Plain guides on money matters for families and newcomers."
    },
    {
     "k": "Controls",
     "v": "Guidance for Chapter treasurers on basic internal controls."
    },
    {
     "k": "Economic briefings",
     "v": "Reviewed briefings on Iran's economy, with every view shown."
    },
    {
     "k": "Founders support",
     "v": "Review of material for the founders' programme."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Accountants, Economists, Finance professionals, Students in economics"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: the community of practice is put to the Governing Board."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Decision: the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Membership: professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Work: members draft outputs in small groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Academy",
     "u": "/learn/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "learn:arts-culture",
   "title": "Arts and Culture",
   "summary": "A proposed community of practice for artists and cultural workers of the Iranian diaspora.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/learn/programmes/arts-culture/",
   "tags": [
    "learn",
    "proposed",
    "Musicians",
    "Visual artists",
    "Writers and filmmakers",
    "Craftspeople"
   ],
   "status": "proposed",
   "fields": [
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     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Academy"
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    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "proposed"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A proposed community of practice for artists and cultural workers. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge."
    },
    {
     "k": "Heritage guides",
     "v": "Reviewed guides on the music, arts and crafts of Iran's peoples."
    },
    {
     "k": "Curricula",
     "v": "Review of arts courses in the curriculum."
    },
    {
     "k": "Archives",
     "v": "Standards for recording and caring for cultural heritage."
    },
    {
     "k": "Artist support",
     "v": "Information on residencies and calls for artists."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Musicians, Visual artists, Writers and filmmakers, Craftspeople"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: the community of practice is put to the Governing Board."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Decision: the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Membership: professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Work: members draft outputs in small groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Academy",
     "u": "/learn/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "learn:media-information",
   "title": "Media and Information Integrity",
   "summary": "A proposed community of practice for journalists and information professionals of the Iranian diaspora.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/learn/programmes/media-information/",
   "tags": [
    "learn",
    "proposed",
    "Journalists",
    "Fact checkers",
    "Librarians and archivists",
    "Media researchers"
   ],
   "status": "proposed",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Academy"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "proposed"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A proposed community of practice for journalists and information professionals. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge."
    },
    {
     "k": "Media register",
     "v": "Review of how each outlet is labelled by ownership."
    },
    {
     "k": "Verification standards",
     "v": "Standards for checking stories across outlets."
    },
    {
     "k": "Media literacy",
     "v": "Curricula for media literacy in the diaspora."
    },
    {
     "k": "Corrections",
     "v": "Review of the public corrections log."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Journalists, Fact checkers, Librarians and archivists, Media researchers"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: the community of practice is put to the Governing Board."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Decision: the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Membership: professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Work: members draft outputs in small groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Academy",
     "u": "/learn/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "learn:environment-water",
   "title": "Environment, Water and Energy",
   "summary": "A proposed community of practice for environmental and energy specialists of the Iranian diaspora.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/learn/programmes/environment-water/",
   "tags": [
    "learn",
    "proposed",
    "Hydrologists",
    "Climate scientists",
    "Energy specialists",
    "Environmental students"
   ],
   "status": "proposed",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Academy"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "proposed"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A proposed community of practice for environmental and energy specialists. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge."
    },
    {
     "k": "Briefings",
     "v": "Reviewed briefings on water, climate and energy in Iran."
    },
    {
     "k": "Standards",
     "v": "Standards for how environmental figures are sourced and labelled."
    },
    {
     "k": "Curricula",
     "v": "Review of climate and water courses."
    },
    {
     "k": "Public knowledge",
     "v": "Plain explanations of drought, subsidence and air quality."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Hydrologists, Climate scientists, Energy specialists, Environmental students"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: the community of practice is put to the Governing Board."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Decision: the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Membership: professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Work: members draft outputs in small groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Academy",
     "u": "/learn/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "learn:governance",
   "title": "Governance and Public Administration",
   "summary": "A proposed community of practice for public administration and governance specialists of the Iranian diaspora.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/learn/programmes/governance/",
   "tags": [
    "learn",
    "proposed",
    "Public servants",
    "Political scientists",
    "Governance practitioners",
    "Students"
   ],
   "status": "proposed",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Academy"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "proposed"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A proposed community of practice for public administration and governance specialists. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge."
    },
    {
     "k": "Comparative studies",
     "v": "Reviewed studies of how other countries govern."
    },
    {
     "k": "Charter practice",
     "v": "Guidance for Chapters on integrity-first governance."
    },
    {
     "k": "Curricula",
     "v": "Review of civic education courses."
    },
    {
     "k": "Deliberation",
     "v": "Standards for moderated dialogue."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Public servants, Political scientists, Governance practitioners, Students"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: the community of practice is put to the Governing Board."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Decision: the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Membership: professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Work: members draft outputs in small groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Academy",
     "u": "/learn/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "learn:science-research",
   "title": "Science and Research",
   "summary": "A proposed community of practice for scientists and researchers of the Iranian diaspora.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/learn/programmes/science-research/",
   "tags": [
    "learn",
    "proposed",
    "Scientists",
    "Researchers",
    "Doctoral students",
    "Research librarians"
   ],
   "status": "proposed",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Academy"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "proposed"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A proposed community of practice for scientists and researchers. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge."
    },
    {
     "k": "Research standards",
     "v": "Standards for sourcing and labelling figures."
    },
    {
     "k": "Peer review",
     "v": "Review of research and briefings across the platform."
    },
    {
     "k": "Methods",
     "v": "Training on research methods and data privacy."
    },
    {
     "k": "Early careers",
     "v": "Support for students and early career researchers."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Scientists, Researchers, Doctoral students, Research librarians"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: the community of practice is put to the Governing Board."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Decision: the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Membership: professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Work: members draft outputs in small groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Academy",
     "u": "/learn/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "opportunities:jobs",
   "title": "Jobs",
   "summary": "A job board with posts only from vetted employers and partners.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/opportunities/programmes/jobs/",
   "tags": [
    "opportunities",
    "in-preparation",
    "Job seekers in the diaspora",
    "Graduates and career changers",
    "Skilled newcomers",
    "Employers who want to register interest"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Opportunities"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A job board for the Iranian diaspora, in preparation. Every employer is checked before a post appears."
    },
    {
     "k": "Vetted posts",
     "v": "Each employer is reviewed before its first post is published."
    },
    {
     "k": "Clear terms",
     "v": "Each post states the role, the place, the contract type and the pay range where the employer gives one."
    },
    {
     "k": "Work in many languages",
     "v": "Roles that need Persian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Arabic, Balochi or other languages of Iran are marked as such."
    },
    {
     "k": "Reporting",
     "v": "Any post can be reported for review, and a reported post is paused while it is checked."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Job seekers in the diaspora, Graduates and career changers, Skilled newcomers, Employers who want to register interest"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Employer review: an employer registers interest and is checked against published criteria."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Posting: a vetted employer submits a role with its terms."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Check: each post is read before it goes live."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Applying: candidates apply directly to the employer, outside this site."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Review: posts that break the rules are removed and the employer is told why."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Opportunities",
     "u": "/opportunities/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "opportunities:mentoring",
   "title": "Mentoring",
   "summary": "Matches between people starting out and experienced professionals, with a human counsellor.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/opportunities/programmes/mentoring/",
   "tags": [
    "opportunities",
    "in-preparation",
    "Students and graduates",
    "Newcomers re-entering their profession",
    "Career changers",
    "Professionals who want to mentor"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Opportunities"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A mentoring service in preparation. Each match is made by a person, not an algorithm, and has a counsellor to turn to."
    },
    {
     "k": "One to one matches",
     "v": "A mentee is matched with a professional in the same field or country."
    },
    {
     "k": "A counsellor for each match",
     "v": "A named counsellor checks in and handles concerns."
    },
    {
     "k": "Set length",
     "v": "Each match runs for an agreed period and then closes, with an option to renew."
    },
    {
     "k": "Guidance for mentors",
     "v": "Mentors receive a short guide on boundaries, safeguarding and conflicts of interest."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Students and graduates, Newcomers re-entering their profession, Career changers, Professionals who want to mentor"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Interest: mentees and mentors register interest."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Conversation: a counsellor talks with each person about goals and limits."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Match: the counsellor proposes a match, and both sides accept or decline."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Meetings: the pair agree a schedule and meet at their own pace."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Close: the match ends with a short review and a choice to renew."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Opportunities",
     "u": "/opportunities/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "opportunities:scholarships",
   "title": "Scholarships and grants",
   "summary": "An index of scholarships, fellowships, grants and calls open to Iranians abroad.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/opportunities/programmes/scholarships/",
   "tags": [
    "opportunities",
    "in-preparation",
    "School leavers",
    "University students",
    "Researchers",
    "Artists and writers",
    "Community organisations seeking grants"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Opportunities"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "An index in preparation. Each entry links to the funder's own page and states who is eligible and when it closes."
    },
    {
     "k": "One index",
     "v": "Scholarships, fellowships, research grants, residencies and calls in one list."
    },
    {
     "k": "Eligibility stated",
     "v": "Each entry states the level, field, nationality rules and residence rules as the funder writes them."
    },
    {
     "k": "Deadlines",
     "v": "Each entry shows its closing date and the date it was last checked."
    },
    {
     "k": "Source links",
     "v": "Each entry links to the funder, and the funder's page is the authority."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "School leavers, University students, Researchers, Artists and writers, Community organisations seeking grants"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Collection: entries are gathered from funders' own published calls."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Check: each entry is checked against the funder's page before it is listed."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Listing: the entry shows eligibility, deadline and the last checked date."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Expiry: closed calls are marked closed, not deleted."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Opportunities",
     "u": "/opportunities/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "opportunities:professional-circles",
   "title": "Professional circles",
   "summary": "Peer circles for professionals in medicine, engineering, law, academia, arts, technology and finance.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/opportunities/programmes/professional-circles/",
   "tags": [
    "opportunities",
    "forming",
    "Practising professionals",
    "Professionals re-qualifying abroad",
    "Students in each field",
    "Retired professionals"
   ],
   "status": "forming",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Opportunities"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "forming"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "Professional circles are forming. Each circle is a place for peers in one field to share knowledge and support newcomers in it."
    },
    {
     "k": "Peer meetings",
     "v": "Regular meetings, online or in a Chapter's city, for people in one field."
    },
    {
     "k": "Newcomer support",
     "v": "Members who arrived earlier help those who arrived later understand the profession locally."
    },
    {
     "k": "Shared knowledge",
     "v": "Short guides written by members, reviewed before they are shared."
    },
    {
     "k": "A route to the Academy",
     "v": "Circles can bring work to the proposed communities of practice once the Governing Board decides on them."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Practising professionals, Professionals re-qualifying abroad, Students in each field, Retired professionals"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Interest: professionals register interest by field and country."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Formation: a circle forms once enough people in one field have registered."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Convenors: each circle chooses convenors under published rules."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Meetings: the circle meets and records what it agrees to share."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Opportunities",
     "u": "/opportunities/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "opportunities:volunteering",
   "title": "Volunteering",
   "summary": "Ways to give time and skills to Chapters, programmes and the wider community.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/opportunities/programmes/volunteering/",
   "tags": [
    "opportunities",
    "in-preparation",
    "Students",
    "Working professionals",
    "Retired people",
    "Families who want to help together"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Opportunities"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A volunteering service in preparation. Each role has a description, a time commitment and a named contact."
    },
    {
     "k": "Clear roles",
     "v": "Each role states the task, the hours and the skills it needs."
    },
    {
     "k": "Training",
     "v": "Volunteers receive the training their role needs, including safeguarding where relevant."
    },
    {
     "k": "Remote and local",
     "v": "Roles online and roles with a Chapter or local Chapter cell."
    },
    {
     "k": "Recognition of time",
     "v": "Volunteers can ask for a written record of the work they did."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Students, Working professionals, Retired people, Families who want to help together"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Roles: Chapters and programmes publish the roles they need."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Interest: a volunteer chooses a role and registers interest."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Conversation: the role's contact explains the task and checks fit."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Training: the volunteer completes the training for the role."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 5",
     "v": "Start: the volunteer begins, with a named contact for questions."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Opportunities",
     "u": "/opportunities/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "opportunities:recognition-of-qualifications",
   "title": "Recognition of qualifications",
   "summary": "Guidance on having degrees, diplomas and professional licences from Iran recognised abroad.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/opportunities/programmes/recognition-of-qualifications/",
   "tags": [
    "opportunities",
    "in-preparation",
    "Newcomers with qualifications from Iran",
    "Professionals in regulated fields",
    "Students continuing their studies",
    "Employers checking qualifications"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Opportunities"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A guidance service in preparation. It explains how recognition works in each host country and refers people to the official bodies."
    },
    {
     "k": "Country guides",
     "v": "Plain guides to the recognition bodies and steps in each host country."
    },
    {
     "k": "Document checklists",
     "v": "Lists of the documents usually asked for, such as transcripts, translations and certificates."
    },
    {
     "k": "Regulated professions",
     "v": "Notes on the extra licensing steps for medicine, nursing, law, engineering, teaching and similar fields."
    },
    {
     "k": "Referrals",
     "v": "Referrals to official recognition bodies and to qualified advisers."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Newcomers with qualifications from Iran, Professionals in regulated fields, Students continuing their studies, Employers checking qualifications"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Question: a person describes their qualification and the country they live in."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Guide: they receive the country guide and the checklist that apply."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Referral: they are pointed to the official body that decides."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Update: guides are reviewed when a country's rules change."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Opportunities",
     "u": "/opportunities/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "civic:rights-literacy",
   "title": "Rights literacy",
   "summary": "Plain guides to human rights systems and the rule of law.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/civic/programmes/rights-literacy/",
   "tags": [
    "civic",
    "in-preparation",
    "Members",
    "Students",
    "Community workers",
    "Newcomers"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Civic"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A rights literacy programme in preparation. It explains how rights are protected and where people can turn."
    },
    {
     "k": "Guides",
     "v": "Plain guides to human rights systems and how complaints work."
    },
    {
     "k": "Courses",
     "v": "Courses on democracy, the rule of law and human rights."
    },
    {
     "k": "Referrals",
     "v": "Referrals to qualified legal services and recognised human rights bodies."
    },
    {
     "k": "Many languages",
     "v": "Guides in the languages of the diaspora, as translations are reviewed."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Members, Students, Community workers, Newcomers"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Guide: a person reads the guide on their question."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Course: those who want more take a course."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Referral: individual cases go to qualified services."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Review: guides are rechecked when rules change."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Civic",
     "u": "/civic/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "civic:participation",
   "title": "Civic participation",
   "summary": "How to take part in public life in the host country.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/civic/programmes/participation/",
   "tags": [
    "civic",
    "in-preparation",
    "Citizens and residents",
    "New citizens",
    "Young voters",
    "Community associations"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Civic"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A programme in preparation on civic participation in host countries. It explains how to vote, petition, volunteer and join public consultations."
    },
    {
     "k": "Country courses",
     "v": "Courses on how public life works in each host country."
    },
    {
     "k": "Practical guides",
     "v": "Guides on registering to vote, contacting representatives and joining consultations."
    },
    {
     "k": "Associations",
     "v": "Guidance on running a community association well."
    },
    {
     "k": "Non-partisan",
     "v": "Information on every party is factual and equal."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Citizens and residents, New citizens, Young voters, Community associations"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Choose: a person chooses their country."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Learn: they take the course or read the guide."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Act: they take part through official channels."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Update: guides are refreshed before elections and rule changes."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Civic",
     "u": "/civic/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "civic:media-literacy",
   "title": "Media literacy",
   "summary": "Skills to check sources, spot manipulation and read the news critically.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/civic/programmes/media-literacy/",
   "tags": [
    "civic",
    "in-preparation",
    "Members",
    "Families",
    "Students",
    "Community workers"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Civic"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A media literacy programme in preparation. It teaches how to check claims in Persian and in other languages."
    },
    {
     "k": "Source checking",
     "v": "How to trace a claim to its origin."
    },
    {
     "k": "Images and video",
     "v": "How to check whether an image or video is old, edited or out of context."
    },
    {
     "k": "Ownership",
     "v": "How to find who owns an outlet, using the news site's media register."
    },
    {
     "k": "Family workshops",
     "v": "Short sessions for families sharing news in messaging groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Members, Families, Students, Community workers"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Learn: a person takes the course."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Practise: they work through real examples."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Share: they use the skills in their own groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Report: they can report suspect material for review."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Civic",
     "u": "/civic/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "civic:dialogue",
   "title": "Dialogue across divides",
   "summary": "Moderated dialogue between people who disagree, with published rules.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/civic/programmes/dialogue/",
   "tags": [
    "civic",
    "in-preparation",
    "Members of every view",
    "Students",
    "Moderators",
    "Families divided on politics"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Civic"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A dialogue programme in preparation. It brings together people of different views on Iran's past and future, in moderated formats."
    },
    {
     "k": "Moderated sessions",
     "v": "Small sessions led by trained moderators."
    },
    {
     "k": "Published rules",
     "v": "Rules for each format are published before it starts."
    },
    {
     "k": "Every side",
     "v": "Contested questions are framed so that every side can speak."
    },
    {
     "k": "Training",
     "v": "Training for moderators in deliberation methods."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Members of every view, Students, Moderators, Families divided on politics"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Topic: a topic is chosen and framed with every side."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Invitation: participants with different views are invited."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Session: a moderator runs the session under the rules."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Summary: an agreed summary may be shared without names."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Civic",
     "u": "/civic/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "civic:newcomer-guides",
   "title": "Newcomer guides",
   "summary": "Country guides for newcomers: information and referrals, never legal advice.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/civic/programmes/newcomer-guides/",
   "tags": [
    "civic",
    "in-preparation",
    "Newcomers",
    "Asylum seekers",
    "Students",
    "Local guides and volunteers"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Civic"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "Newcomer guides are in preparation. Each guide covers the first year in one host country."
    },
    {
     "k": "Country guides",
     "v": "Housing, health care, schools, work and public services, country by country."
    },
    {
     "k": "Asylum and nationality",
     "v": "Plain explanations of how asylum and nationality law work."
    },
    {
     "k": "Referrals",
     "v": "Referrals to qualified legal and immigration services."
    },
    {
     "k": "Dates checked",
     "v": "Each guide states when it was last checked."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Newcomers, Asylum seekers, Students, Local guides and volunteers"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Choose: a person chooses their country."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Read: they read the guide."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Referral: they are pointed to qualified services."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Update: guides are revised when rules change."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Civic",
     "u": "/civic/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:youth",
   "title": "Youth",
   "summary": "A network for young people on leadership, identity and heritage.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/youth/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "forming",
    "Teenagers, with parental consent",
    "Students",
    "Young professionals",
    "Second and third generation Iranians"
   ],
   "status": "forming",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "forming"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A youth network is forming. It is a place for young Iranians abroad to explore identity, heritage and leadership in their own way."
    },
    {
     "k": "Leadership",
     "v": "Workshops on running projects, speaking in public and leading groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Identity",
     "v": "Conversations on growing up between cultures, in every language and background of Iran."
    },
    {
     "k": "Heritage",
     "v": "Music, literature, history and food, taught by people who know them."
    },
    {
     "k": "Projects",
     "v": "Small projects that young people design and run with support."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Teenagers, with parental consent, Students, Young professionals, Second and third generation Iranians"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Interest: young people, or parents for those under age, register interest."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Groups: a group forms in a Chapter or online once enough people join."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Activities: the group chooses activities with a trained adult lead."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Projects: members propose and run projects with support."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:women",
   "title": "Women",
   "summary": "A network for women on leadership, enterprise and mutual support.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/women/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "forming",
    "Women in the diaspora",
    "Women newcomers",
    "Women founders",
    "Women professionals"
   ],
   "status": "forming",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "forming"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A women's network is forming. It brings together women of every background in the Iranian diaspora."
    },
    {
     "k": "Leadership",
     "v": "Peer learning on leadership in work, community and public life."
    },
    {
     "k": "Enterprise",
     "v": "Links to the founders' programme and to peer review of plans."
    },
    {
     "k": "Support",
     "v": "Peer circles and vetted referrals for women facing hardship."
    },
    {
     "k": "History",
     "v": "Learning on women's movements in Iran's history, with every perspective shown."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Women in the diaspora, Women newcomers, Women founders, Women professionals"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Interest: women register interest by city or online."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Circles: circles form locally or online."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Activities: each circle chooses its activities."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Referrals: those who need help are referred to vetted services."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:elders",
   "title": "Elders",
   "summary": "Company, care and the recording of memory for older members of the community.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/elders/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "Older people in the diaspora",
    "Families caring for elders",
    "Volunteers",
    "Oral historians"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "An elders' programme in preparation. It offers company, guidance on care and a way to record life stories with consent."
    },
    {
     "k": "Company",
     "v": "Visits, calls and gatherings in the languages elders speak."
    },
    {
     "k": "Care guidance",
     "v": "Guidance for families on care for elders abroad and on public care services."
    },
    {
     "k": "Memory",
     "v": "Oral history recording, with consent, by trained volunteers."
    },
    {
     "k": "Between generations",
     "v": "Meetings where elders and young people learn from each other."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Older people in the diaspora, Families caring for elders, Volunteers, Oral historians"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Interest: elders or their families register interest."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Contact: a trained volunteer gets in touch in the elder's language."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Activity: the elder chooses company, guidance or recording."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Consent: any recording follows a written consent process."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:wellbeing",
   "title": "Wellbeing",
   "summary": "Vetted referrals to culturally competent mental health and social care.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/wellbeing/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "People seeking support",
    "Families",
    "Community workers",
    "Qualified care providers"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A referral service in preparation. It helps people find qualified care that understands their language and background."
    },
    {
     "k": "Referral list",
     "v": "A list of qualified providers, checked against professional registers."
    },
    {
     "k": "Languages",
     "v": "Each provider's languages are listed, including the languages of Iran."
    },
    {
     "k": "Literacy",
     "v": "Courses on trauma and resilience for families and community workers."
    },
    {
     "k": "Crisis lines",
     "v": "Each country page lists official crisis lines."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "People seeking support, Families, Community workers, Qualified care providers"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Search: a person looks up providers by country and language."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Check: each provider is checked against a professional register."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Contact: the person contacts the provider directly."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Review: providers are rechecked on a fixed cycle."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:newcomers",
   "title": "Newcomers",
   "summary": "First steps in a new country, with a local guide from a Chapter.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/newcomers/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "Recent arrivals",
    "Students arriving for study",
    "Families who have moved",
    "Volunteer guides"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A newcomers' programme in preparation. A local guide helps with the practical first steps in a new country."
    },
    {
     "k": "A local guide",
     "v": "A trained volunteer from the nearest Chapter or local Chapter cell."
    },
    {
     "k": "First steps",
     "v": "Help with finding housing, schools, health care and public services."
    },
    {
     "k": "Country guides",
     "v": "Links to the newcomer guides on the civic site."
    },
    {
     "k": "Community",
     "v": "An introduction to community activities nearby."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Recent arrivals, Students arriving for study, Families who have moved, Volunteer guides"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Interest: a newcomer registers interest and names their city."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Match: a Chapter matches them with a local guide."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "First meeting: the guide and newcomer agree what help is needed."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Referral: legal and immigration questions go to qualified services."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:families-and-heritage-schools",
   "title": "Families and heritage schools",
   "summary": "Support for families and weekend schools that teach the languages and heritage of Iran.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/families-and-heritage-schools/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "Parents",
    "Heritage school teachers",
    "Children and teenagers",
    "School organisers"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A programme in preparation for families and heritage schools. It offers teacher training, curricula and a shared library."
    },
    {
     "k": "Teacher training",
     "v": "Training for weekend and Saturday school teachers."
    },
    {
     "k": "Curricula",
     "v": "Language curricula for Persian and other languages of Iran."
    },
    {
     "k": "Family learning",
     "v": "Activities parents and children can do at home."
    },
    {
     "k": "Shared library",
     "v": "Teaching materials shared between schools, with their sources."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Parents, Heritage school teachers, Children and teenagers, School organisers"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Interest: schools and families register interest."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Training: teachers take the training course."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Materials: schools use and adapt the shared curricula."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Exchange: schools share what works with each other."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:convenings",
   "title": "Convenings",
   "summary": "Festivals, lectures and gatherings, with private venues and published rules.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/convenings/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "Members",
    "Families",
    "Students",
    "Chapters planning events"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "Convenings are in preparation. They will be held by Chapters and listed in the community calendar."
    },
    {
     "k": "Festivals",
     "v": "Gatherings for Nowruz, Yalda, Mehregan and other festivals of Iran's peoples and faiths."
    },
    {
     "k": "Lectures",
     "v": "Talks on history, culture and public life, with every side of contested subjects shown."
    },
    {
     "k": "Gatherings",
     "v": "Social gatherings for members in a Chapter's city."
    },
    {
     "k": "Safe venues",
     "v": "Venues are shared with registered attendees only, never published."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Members, Families, Students, Chapters planning events"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: a Chapter proposes a convening."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Review: the proposal is checked against the event rules."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Listing: the convening is listed in the calendar without its venue."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Attendance: registered attendees receive the venue privately."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:founders",
   "title": "Founders",
   "summary": "Support for small businesses and founders, including food entrepreneurs.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/founders/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "People planning a business",
    "Owners of small businesses",
    "Food entrepreneurs",
    "Social enterprises"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A founders' programme in preparation. It offers learning, peer review and referrals for people starting or running a small business."
    },
    {
     "k": "Learning",
     "v": "Courses on founding a business and on food entrepreneurship."
    },
    {
     "k": "Peer review",
     "v": "Founders present plans to peers and receive written feedback."
    },
    {
     "k": "Referrals",
     "v": "Referrals to public business support services in the host country."
    },
    {
     "k": "Food businesses",
     "v": "Guidance on hygiene rules, licensing and labelling for food from Iran's regional cuisines."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "People planning a business, Owners of small businesses, Food entrepreneurs, Social enterprises"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Interest: founders register interest and describe their stage."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Learning: founders take the courses that fit their stage."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Review: plans are reviewed by peers in small groups."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Referral: founders are pointed to public support in their country."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:family-preparedness",
   "title": "Family preparedness",
   "summary": "Plans for emergencies abroad and for relatives in Iran.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/family-preparedness/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "Families",
    "Elders and carers",
    "Students abroad",
    "Chapters"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A preparedness programme in preparation. It helps families make simple plans for emergencies where they live and for relatives in Iran."
    },
    {
     "k": "Family plans",
     "v": "A template for contacts, meeting points and documents."
    },
    {
     "k": "Relatives in Iran",
     "v": "Ways to stay in touch when phones or the internet fail."
    },
    {
     "k": "Digital safety",
     "v": "Guidance on keeping family accounts and devices safe."
    },
    {
     "k": "Local services",
     "v": "Links to official emergency services in each host country."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Families, Elders and carers, Students abroad, Chapters"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Learn: a family reads the guide or takes a session."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Plan: they fill in the plan template at home."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Practise: they test the plan once a year."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Update: they update it when things change."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:continuity",
   "title": "Continuity",
   "summary": "Keeping community organisations running through disruption.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/continuity/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "Chapter Councils",
    "Community associations",
    "Treasurers and secretaries",
    "Heritage schools"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A continuity programme in preparation. It helps Chapters and community organisations keep working through loss of people, money, premises or systems."
    },
    {
     "k": "Continuity plans",
     "v": "A template for a short continuity plan."
    },
    {
     "k": "Records",
     "v": "Guidance on keeping records safe and backed up."
    },
    {
     "k": "Succession",
     "v": "Guidance on handing over roles when people leave."
    },
    {
     "k": "Data",
     "v": "Guidance on protecting community data."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Chapter Councils, Community associations, Treasurers and secretaries, Heritage schools"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Review: an organisation reviews its main risks."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Plan: it writes a short continuity plan."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Test: it tests the plan once a year."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Share: lessons are shared with other Chapters."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:climate-and-water",
   "title": "Climate and water",
   "summary": "Learning on drought, subsidence, dams, heat and dust in Iran.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/climate-and-water/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "Members",
    "Students",
    "Researchers",
    "Families with relatives in Iran"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A learning programme in preparation on the climate and water risks that shape Iran. It explains causes and debates with sources."
    },
    {
     "k": "Drought",
     "v": "How long dry periods affect farming, cities and lakes."
    },
    {
     "k": "Subsidence",
     "v": "How groundwater pumping makes land sink in plains and cities."
    },
    {
     "k": "Dams and rivers",
     "v": "How dams and transfers change rivers and wetlands, with every view shown."
    },
    {
     "k": "Heat and dust",
     "v": "How heat and dust storms affect health and daily life."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Members, Students, Researchers, Families with relatives in Iran"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Learn: a person takes the course or reads the briefings."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Sources: each briefing lists its sources."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Discuss: contested questions are discussed with every side."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Update: briefings are revised as research changes."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:earthquakes",
   "title": "Earthquakes",
   "summary": "Seismic risk and preparedness, for Iran and for host countries.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/earthquakes/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "Families",
    "Students",
    "Engineers",
    "Chapters"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "An earthquake programme in preparation. It explains seismic risk and the steps families can take."
    },
    {
     "k": "Understanding risk",
     "v": "How earthquakes happen and why Iran is exposed."
    },
    {
     "k": "Home preparedness",
     "v": "Steps to make homes and families safer."
    },
    {
     "k": "After a quake",
     "v": "How to find official information and reach relatives."
    },
    {
     "k": "Helping well",
     "v": "Links to the humanitarian coordination programme."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Families, Students, Engineers, Chapters"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Learn: a person takes the course."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Prepare: they follow the home checklist."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Plan: they add earthquakes to their family plan."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Respond: after a quake, they follow official guidance."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:crisis-information",
   "title": "Crisis information",
   "summary": "Verified information during crises and internet shutdowns.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/crisis-information/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "Families with relatives in Iran",
    "Members",
    "Journalists",
    "Chapters"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A crisis information service in preparation. It gathers information from several sources and labels what is confirmed and what is not."
    },
    {
     "k": "Labelled updates",
     "v": "Each update is labelled verified, secondary or to verify."
    },
    {
     "k": "Several sources",
     "v": "No update relies on one source."
    },
    {
     "k": "Shutdown guidance",
     "v": "Ways to help relatives through censorship and shutdowns safely."
    },
    {
     "k": "Corrections",
     "v": "Mistakes are corrected in public."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Families with relatives in Iran, Members, Journalists, Chapters"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Gather: information is gathered from several sources."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Check: each item is checked and labelled."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Publish: labelled updates are published."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Correct: errors are corrected in the public log."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "development:humanitarian-coordination",
   "title": "Humanitarian coordination",
   "summary": "How aid works and how to help well, through lawful and transparent channels.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/development/programmes/humanitarian-coordination/",
   "tags": [
    "development",
    "in-preparation",
    "Donors",
    "Community organisations",
    "Volunteers",
    "Families"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "Development"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A learning programme in preparation. It explains how humanitarian aid works and how people abroad can help without causing harm."
    },
    {
     "k": "How aid works",
     "v": "Who does what in a humanitarian response."
    },
    {
     "k": "Giving well",
     "v": "How to check a charity's registration and accounts."
    },
    {
     "k": "What not to send",
     "v": "Why unrequested goods can hinder a response."
    },
    {
     "k": "Lawful channels",
     "v": "Guidance on sanctions and the law on sending money."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Donors, Community organisations, Volunteers, Families"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Learn: a person takes the course or reads the guide."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Check: they check any appeal against the guide."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Give: they give through registered, transparent channels."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Follow up: they ask for reports on how funds were used."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "Development",
     "u": "/development/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "news:media-register",
   "title": "Media register",
   "summary": "A register that labels each outlet by who owns it.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/news/programmes/media-register/",
   "tags": [
    "news",
    "in-preparation",
    "Readers",
    "Journalists",
    "Researchers",
    "Outlets"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "News and events"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A media register in preparation. Each outlet is labelled as a public broadcaster, independent, party-affiliated or state-affiliated."
    },
    {
     "k": "Ownership labels",
     "v": "Each outlet carries one label: public broadcaster, independent, party-affiliated or state-affiliated."
    },
    {
     "k": "Sources for labels",
     "v": "Each label cites the evidence for it."
    },
    {
     "k": "Many languages",
     "v": "Outlets in Persian, English and the other languages of Iran's peoples."
    },
    {
     "k": "Challenges",
     "v": "Outlets and readers can challenge a label with evidence."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Readers, Journalists, Researchers, Outlets"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Proposal: an outlet is proposed for the register."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Research: its ownership is researched and sourced."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Label: it is given one label with its evidence."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Review: labels are reviewed on a fixed cycle and on challenge."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "News and events",
     "u": "/news/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "news:verification",
   "title": "Verification",
   "summary": "How a story is checked across several outlets before it is shown.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/news/programmes/verification/",
   "tags": [
    "news",
    "in-preparation",
    "Readers",
    "Families following events in Iran",
    "Journalists",
    "Students"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "News and events"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A verification method in preparation. Each story is shown with several outlets, never one."
    },
    {
     "k": "Several outlets",
     "v": "Each story links to several outlets with different ownership."
    },
    {
     "k": "Labels",
     "v": "Claims are labelled verified, secondary or to verify."
    },
    {
     "k": "Headlines only",
     "v": "Headlines and links only; the full story stays with the outlet."
    },
    {
     "k": "Method published",
     "v": "The checking method is published."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Readers, Families following events in Iran, Journalists, Students"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Collect: headlines are collected from registered outlets."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Group: reports on the same story are grouped."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Check: the group is checked for agreement and source."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Label: the story is shown with its label and outlets."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "News and events",
     "u": "/news/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "kind": "programme",
   "id": "news:corrections",
   "title": "Corrections",
   "summary": "A public log of every correction made on the news site.",
   "url": "https://iranians.global/news/programmes/corrections/",
   "tags": [
    "news",
    "in-preparation",
    "Readers",
    "Outlets",
    "Journalists",
    "Researchers"
   ],
   "status": "in-preparation",
   "fields": [
    {
     "k": "Platform",
     "v": "News and events"
    },
    {
     "k": "State",
     "v": "in-preparation"
    },
    {
     "k": "Lede",
     "v": "A public corrections log in preparation. Every error is corrected and recorded in the open."
    },
    {
     "k": "Public log",
     "v": "Each correction is listed with its date and what changed."
    },
    {
     "k": "Reporting errors",
     "v": "Anyone can report an error with evidence."
    },
    {
     "k": "Label changes",
     "v": "Changes to outlet labels are logged too."
    },
    {
     "k": "Nothing hidden",
     "v": "Corrections are added, never deleted."
    },
    {
     "k": "Audience",
     "v": "Readers, Outlets, Journalists, Researchers"
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 1",
     "v": "Report: a reader reports an error with evidence."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 2",
     "v": "Check: the report is checked."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 3",
     "v": "Correct: the error is corrected."
    },
    {
     "k": "Step 4",
     "v": "Log: the correction is recorded in the public log."
    }
   ],
   "links": [
    {
     "t": "News and events",
     "u": "/news/"
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}