In recognition of World Disability Day and supported by the EU, CGDS attended the celebration hosted by the Handicapped Union of Kurdistan. Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, delivered congratulations to Mr. Saman Husain and his organization, and pledged that CGDS will join forces with people with disabilities...
As part of our role as implementing partner with UNPA in a project to improve gender equity, CGDS is holding three focus group discussions during the Sixteen Days of Activism against GBV in order to report the views of vulnerable populations to representatives of the ministries. The first...
On December 3, 2020, World Disability Day, CGDS attended a celebration hosted by the Blind Union of Kurdistan. The union’s director, Mr. Hawbash Noaman, thanked their donors, and other representatives of the union distributed coupons for oil. Mr Shanaw Peshraw announced plans for the Blind Union to engage...
On November 24 and 25, 2020, the CGDS Team conducted a workshop in Erbil for data collectors who will carry out a study on women’s participation in several government institutions in the Kurdistan Region. A total of 25 people participated in exercises, discussions, and informative summaries. Dr. Choman...
CGDS Deputy Director Dr. Lynn Rose attended “Jobs and Perspectives: Improving Prospects for Refugees and Vulnerable Host Communities, a curriculum development meeting hosted by Spark and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The event, attended by faculty from Erbil and Mosul and members of the Ministry...
On November 30, 2020, the director and several members of the Blind Union met with CGDS to discuss possible ways to collaborate on making a better future for people with disabilities and women in Kurdistan and beyond. We also discussed preparations for World Disability Day, which is held...
