Shan Sherwan is an Economic Empowerment Manager at an international development organization in Iraq. Shan has worked in the field of women’s empowerment for over five years closely working with survivors of conflict, in particular Syrian refugees and internally displaced women. Shan was awarded a full scholarship to earn her bachelor’s degree at University of Southern Indiana and Master of Business Administration (MBA) on graduate assistantship and partial scholarship in the United States. Additionally, Shan has contributed to and reviewed her late mother’s books on the early Kurdish women’s struggle and their achievements.

Participant in: November/December 2020 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes