ARSA marked International Women's Day with a special event held at Kayseri Teachers' Lodge. The gathering brought together 80 women of diverse backgrounds, focusing on the significance of Women's Day, promoting women's solidarity, and highlighting the role of education in women's lives.
In the opening speech, the importance of Women's Day was emphasized, drawing attention to strengthening women's solidarity and the role of education in women's lives. Attorney Zehra Soylu conducted an informative session covering gender equality, positive discrimination, women's rights, and addressing various forms of violence against women.
Following this, Mrs. Roshan Ghafouri, Mrs. Sheida, Mrs. Hatuna Kalabey, and Mrs. Nazanin Abasi shared their life stories and successes, emphasizing the strength of women. These inspiring narratives served as a source of motivation for all the women present.
At the end of the program, special scarves were gifted to participants as a commemorative gesture, and participants captured memories through photographs. The event concluded with a shared meal.
ARSA extends warm wishes to all women on International Women's Day, aspiring for a world without discrimination, where women are empowered, and expresses the hope to continue standing hand in hand with women in a peaceful world.
This event was held within the scope of profect called "Improving Community-based Social Services for Refugees and Vulnerable Residents of Host Communities in Türkiye (CLIP 2)” which is co-funded by the European Union through its Humanitarian Aid Operations department (ECHO) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
