Rasan Organization

Civic & Social Organization - Mosul, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq

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Rasan Organization Details

Rasan is a nongovernmental organization. It was established at 2004. It works for defending women and LGBTQI rights in Iraq generally and Kurdistan specifically. To achieve its objectives, Rasan implements the following activities:a) Protection: • Providing legal, psychological, and social support directly for women and LGBTQI clients.• Helping clients understand and exercise their legal, social, medical, economical, and political rights.• Providing women with basic needs such as food, hygiene, and clothes, especially for vulnerable women such as refugees, IDPs, widows, pregnant mothers, and divorced women. b) Awareness: • Training courses and workshops for women, men and youth. • Awareness raising for leaders in society such as government officials, tribal chiefs, religious leaders, political parties, and others.• Working with community advisory committees and youth to combat violence against women and girls and promote LGBTQI Rights.• Convening conferences and seminars to raise awareness about women's rights and the impacts of gender-based violence.c) Research and monitoring: • Collecting and compiling data on the prevalence of gender-based violence and LGBTQI community publishing findings on an online database. • Conducting assessments to understand the basic needs of women and LGBTQI in host communities, refugee camps and IDPs areas. d) Lobby and alliance: • Working in coordination with the Kurdish government and influencing the development of legal standards and laws that protect women and LGBTQI• Combating traditions and customs that contradict women's rights and LGBTQI Rights. e) Women's capacity building and empowerment:• Professional training• Special educational programs and professional curricula. • Research and economic studies that contribute to raising the standard of living for women.