Nizhan Ramadhan has 5 years of unique expertise in the humanitarian field in Iraq, and she currently works as Gender and Protection Officer with CARE International in Middle East, a role she has held since 2016. Nizhan has a Bachelor’s degree in 2014 from the University of Duhok Humanities Faculty.  She has been active in violence against women and violence prevention issues for more than 5 years and is considered a national expert on sexual, domestic violence, fighting against gender inequality and social injustice. She believes poverty cannot be overcome unless everyone has equal access and control over resources and services including equal participation of women and girls in discussions and decision makings process at both community and household levels this is why she is honored to spend her time working on an issue she cares deeply about in order to make a shift in gender norms and structures underlying inequities. She is committed to uncovering and transforming the political, social and economic relationships at the heart of poverty —to improve the health and well-being of women and girls which is critical to that fight through fighting for every individual’s right to be free from abuse or violence.

Nizhan represents CARE in relevant external fora, media and with other external stakeholders on gender issues. Moreover, she supports project research, evaluations, and baseline studies on gender/women’s empowerment with technical advice and guidance including leading inclusion, GBV and RGA and conflict assessments in the conflict sensitive and disputed areas in Iraq such as Sinjar and Zumar in Ninawa governorate. Also, she has a long experience in developing training materials, modules and material for sessions on UN Security Resolution Council 1325, oversight on whether staff and mainstreaming gender by appropriately apply the skills acquired through trainings, include planning, evaluative monitoring and reporting. Nizhan brings professional experience in the development of concept notes, proposal, budget designing, project documents and policy frameworks\ reviews and research area and gender issues for best practices. She attends conferences, workshops and seminars as directed by the supervisors in the region and represents CARE at CARE MENA and other CARE country offices. She is a staff representative of CARE international in Iraq from 2017 until to 2019 and her main role is to provide individual staff an opportunity to discuss issues in the workplace confidentially.

Participant in: December 2019 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes