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 in a program of training and entrepreneurship in the coming year, and encouraged donations to the cause. CGDS Deputy Director Dr. Lynn Rose, Jan Warner Visiting Scholar Mr. Shakir, and CGDS MENA Community Liaison Ms. Tara Burhan attended the event.
Photo description: Four people stand in a row in an auditorium. From the left, two men with short dark hair and masks pushed down over their chins stand next to a woman with shoulder length light hair; a man with short dark hair and mustache stands next to her. To the left, behind the four people, we see a woman speaking into a microphone, and to the right, also behind the four people, we see a seated man with grey hair and mustache. The walls are orange, with some bright geometric shapes.