CGDS is very happy to welcome Mr. Twana Dlsoz Kamal as our team’s driver. Mr. Twana, from Sulaimani, joined us inSeptember, 2020, as part of our UNFPA-funded initiative to improve gender equity in Kurdistan-Iraq. He has previousexperience working as a driver with UNFPA and UNHCR. He is married...
CGDS is very pleased to announce that Mr. Muhammad Usman, who prefers to be called Shakir, will join CGDS for the spring 2021 semester as our first Jan Warner Visiting Scholar. Mr. Shakir, who is a poet, scriptwriter, educationist, and peaceworker, is completing his interdisciplinary PhD at the...
Ms. Kali Yaseen Kareem, a 2019 graduate of the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, joined the CGDS Team as a research assistant for our UNFPA-funded grant project to improve women’s equity. Her role is to support the researchers, prepare literature reviews, and conduct surveys and interviews. Ms. Kali...
With our new UNFPA project that aims to increase gender equity in Kurdistan-Iraq, CGDS is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Hamno Nawzad Abdullah to our team. Mr. Hamno is from Tawella, Hawraman, near Sulaimani. He joined CGDS in September 2020 as a finance assistant. He has...
CGDS is happy to announce that Shanya Mohammed Saeed joined our team on October 23rd as part of our UNFPA grant project to empower women in Kurdistan and Iraq. Ms. Shanya was born in Sulaymaniyah – Kurdistan, Iraq. She holds a BA degree in English Language and Literature...
The Center for Gender and Development Studies is, as of October 2020, an Institutional Member of the World Disability and Rehabilitation Association. Based in Sri Lanka, the WDRPA’s mission is as follows: “As advocates, to motivate, empower and engage persons with disabilities globally. As practitioners, to assist in...
