PRESS RELEASE
Another seminar on the topic of "Problems of attitude and behavior towards women and girls with disabilities in public places and their support by their communities" was held by the "Disabled Women's Society" Public Union (DWSC PU) in Baku.. The implementation of the project “Improving access of women and girls with disabilities to public services in Baku, Ganja, and Guba-Khachmaz region” funded by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and managed by the "Disabled Women's Society" Public Union to end violence against women, continues.
Topic - How to identify our values and the colors of our lives
Press office of the "Disabled Women's Society" Public Union (DWC PU). 24.06.2023
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) is the only global grantmaking mechanism dedicated exclusively to addressing all forms of violence against women and girls.
Another seminar on the topic of "Problems of attitude and behavior towards women and girls with disabilities in public places and their support by their communities" was held by the "Disabled Women's Society" Public Union (DWSC PU) in Baku.. The implementation of the project “Improving access of women and girls with disabilities to public services in Baku, Ganja, and Guba-Khachmaz region” funded by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and managed by the "Disabled Women's Society" Public Union to end violence against women, continues.
The overall goal of the project is to improve the accessibility and quality of public services for women and girls with disabilities from low-income families, including internally displaced families.
During the seminar, information on various state and public services useful for the women and girls with disabilities and their families, including the identification of various forms of violence against them, was provided.
The Enactus activists, an international platform of students developing social entrepreneurship projects, conducted a psychological consultation.
Enactus social entrepreneurship has been active in Azerbaijan since 2005, and in the Academy of Public Administration since 2008. The team represented our country 3 times in the World Cup.
Topic - How to identify our values and the colors of our livesA psychological consultation for women and girls with disabilities was held by clinical psychologist Aytaj Huseynli, Enactus State Administration Academy captain Saida Huseynzade, and Psixoloqum.az startup project manager Chichak Novruzova.
During the seminar, information about those facing problems is collected and forwarded to the relevant state institutions, and support is provided to solve them. Several women and girls with disabilities who attended the seminar and learned about their rights were pleased to learn that they would receive assistance in resolving their issues. As a result of the discussions, the organization of group exercises and psychological consultations on the rights of people with disabilities, who do not know their rights, gave more effective results.
During the seminar, information about those facing problems is collected and forwarded to the relevant state institutions, and support is provided to solve them. Several women and girls with disabilities who attended the seminar and learned about their rights were pleased to learn that they would receive assistance in resolving their issues. As a result of the discussions, the organization of group exercises and psychological consultations on the rights of people with disabilities, who do not know their rights, gave more effective results.
Press office of the "Disabled Women's Society" Public Union (DWC PU). 24.06.2023
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) is the only global grantmaking mechanism dedicated exclusively to addressing all forms of violence against women and girls.
