Hana’a Hamood is from Baghdad, Iraq. She has been working in the NGO field in Iraq since 2004 and she is currently the head of the administrative board for the Public Aid Organisation (PAO) and is a member of the Iraqi Women Network (IWNW).  Her work focusses on women’s empowerment and on changing the discriminatory stereotypes against women. She is working with colleagues from the Iraqi Women Network on establishing new legislation concerning women’s rights. She has also written reports including a shadow report on the CEDAW convention, and the reality of implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Iraq. During the conflict she started worked closely with Iraqi IDPs and returnee women, specifically on protection and economic empowerment and continues this work today.

Participant in: February/March 2021 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes