The 16-week WHREP carried out by Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality has concluded with the presentation of certificates of participation.

The Women and Family Services Department, in cooperation with the Women for Women’s Human Rights Association (WWHR), has completed the 16-week Women’s Human Rights Education Programme (WHREP). Certificates of participation were presented to 16 staff members of the Women and Family Services Department at a ceremony held at the Lalebey Women’s Life Centre.

‘Our awareness-raising work will continue’

Speaking at the ceremony, Özden Gürbüz Sümer, Head of the Women and Family Services Department, thanked everyone who contributed to the programme. She emphasised that WHREP training differs from conventional education, saying:

“It was a programme where you not only learned about rights, but also touched each other’s lives while learning. In this respect, it is very significant. Even before the training ended, this spirit of solidarity and shared experience was reflected in all activities. Our training does not end here; our awareness-raising efforts will continue. Because the more we interact with each other, the more we will be able to connect with women in neighbourhoods and rural areas.”

Stating that they will continue with education and capacity-building work, Sümer concluded:

“As long as we remain active in this field, I am confident that this solidarity and unity will be reflected in all women’s initiatives across our city.”

‘We Learned a Great Deal from Each Other’

KİHEP Trainer Rojda Kızgın, who led the group work, stated that one of the programme’s key aims was for participants to know, defend and exercise their rights both nationally and internationally, and to disseminate this knowledge by sharing it with other women. Speaking about the programme, Kızgın said:

“We discussed legal regulations in national laws such as the Civil Code, the Penal Code, the Law on the Protection of the Family and the Prevention of Violence against Women (Law No. 6284), and the Constitution, in a clear and accessible language. In addition, by sharing our experiences, we learned a great deal from each other. I thank all the participants.”

Topics Discussed in the Programme

The programme, held once a week for four hours, covered the following topics: Women’s Human Rights; Constitutional and Civil Rights; Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence; Strategies Against Violence; Women’s Economic Rights; Communication; Child Education Sensitive to Gender Roles and Children’s Rights; Women and Sexuality; Women’s Reproductive Rights; Women and Politics; Feminism and the Women’s Movement; Women’s Organisation.