On the 24th of October, 2018, Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, met with Intisar Ajeel, Rajaa AlKhafaji, Intisar AlIraqi, and Vian Al Sheikh Ali, from the Iraqi Women's Network in Baghdad. Dr. Hardi informed these women’s rights activists about the newly obtained EU grant. They discussed CGDS’ plans to utilize the EU grant for activities and research which will have an impact on Iraqi society. The primary focus of the meeting was to discuss current issues regarding gender inequality and gender based violence.
Photo description: There are five photos, Clockwise from the top left: Two women, both with dark hair, sit next to each other on a couch in front of a window, with a small coffee table in front of them. The woman on the left holds a notepad; the woman on the right holds a laptop. The next photo, in the same setting, shows four women. A woman sitting on a chair to the left is wearing blue; on the couch are three women; the middle one wearing a hijab. Two coffee tables, with cups and notebooks, are visible in the foreground. The photo beneath repeats the scene above, with the hijabi woman replaced by one with shoulder-length, curly hair, and the addition of a fifth woman sitting in a chair angled to the right of the couch. Beneath is a photo of two women, one hijabi and one not, in the same setting, in conversation with a man in a white shirt who is leaning forward and gesturing. The final photo shows three women on the couch, with a view of a patio through the windows behind them.