Dr. Choman Hardi published in LSE's Working Paper Series

  Dr. Choman Hardi, AUIS Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS), was published this month in the London School of Economics (LSE) Centre for Women, Peace and Security Working Paper Series. Her paper, titled ‘Gender Issues in the Context of a Humanitarian Crisis,’ draws on work undertaken as part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Strategic Network on Gender Violence Across War and Peace, supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).   Dr. Hardi’s study investigated the funding interests and priorities of regional and international agencies in the context of the Islamic State crisis and its consequences for local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It further explored the relationship between local NGOs and funding agencies to facilitate dialogue and improve the quality of their partnership and their work on the ground. The first phase of the study began by interviewing local NGOs in Sulaimani, Erbil, and Duhok to understand the relationship between them and their funders in late 2017. The summary of findings was presented to local NGOs, international NGOs, funders, and other stakeholders in a workshop titled "Bridge-Building Between Stakeholders and NGOs" on April 18, 2018 at AUIS.   Building on this study, researchers at CGDS investigated the concept of such partnerships under the following topics: Funding Focus Post-2014 and Consequences for the Local Community; Funders’ Decisions: Lack...