Rasan Organization

Rasan Organization is rated 3 out of 5 in the category civic & social organization. Read and write reviews about Rasan Organization. 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.