On August 18, 2019, CGDS Director Dr. Choman Hardi and EU Project Manager Mr. Shko Shwan met with a delegation from the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Jordan, Mr. Roar (Rob) Haugsdal, Minister Counsellor, Ms. Marie Louise Teige, Senior Advisor, and Mr. Knut Eiliv Lein, Special Representative for Syria and Iraq. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce CGDS’s EU and LSE projects to the delegation and discuss current obstacles facing Kurdish men and women. Dr. Choman highlighted the role of the education system in making a normative social change and the importance of the government’s commitment to implementing decrees and laws which support equality.