CGDS, in collaboration with Internews, conducted a series of focus group discussions in the cities of Chamchamal, Halabja, Rania, Kirkuk, and Kalar in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The focus groups...
The independent news website KirkukNow reached out to CGDS to request support for developing a gender-sensitive approach. On April 8th, 2019, CGDS Director Dr. Choman Hardi met with Mr. Salam Omer, Editor-In-Chief of KirkukNow, along with his team: Ms. Rezhna Sardar, Ms. Zhino Khalil, and Ms. Shnyar...
Ms. Nancy Bergeron, Head of the Office of the Embassy of Canada to Iraq, Erbil, hosted a lunch meeting for representatives of the Center for Gender and Development Studies on Monday, March 25th, in Erbil. Included among the guests were Ms. Barbara Wolf, the German Consul...
Chair of the AUIS Board of Trustees and a member of the Advisory Board for CGDS wrote an article where she mentioed The Center for Gender and Development Studies and highlighted our work. You can see the full article here:
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On Saturday, March 2nd, the Center for Gender and Development Studies conducted a training workshop on disability awareness. The workshop was part of the EU- funded project to prepare Diversity Discussants to go into the public schools and lead workshops on disability awareness, ethnic/religious diversity, and gender...
The Center for Gender and Development Studies now has Affiliate Organization Membership with the Society for Disability Studies (SDS), a non-profit organization that promotes the study of disability in social, cultural, and political contexts. The SDS Mission statement explains that “Disability Studies recognizes that disability is a key aspect...
