On 18 September 2024, 34 civil society representatives (29 women and 5 men) joined an online event to share best practices for raising awareness of gender equality and to prevent violence against women and domestic violence.
The event amplified the results of the Council of Europe conference “Synergy for change: Civil society raising awareness on violence against women in a context of global challenges”. The participants were able to strengthen collaborative efforts on their work in Türkiye.
One of the representatives stated that “The meeting was very beneficial as it demonstrated that the concerns, challenges and exchanges are common around the world which fosters hope as it will encourage solidarity”. Another participant shared their willingness as an institution to cooperate and said, “We would like to extend our network to the participants here to enhance the content and outreach of our trainings on gender equality and mainstreaming”.
“The action is part of the European Union and Council of Europe’s joint programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye". The action contributes to enhancing accessibility and quality of legal aid services for women and supporting key stakeholders, including civil society, as well as increasing legal awareness and literacy among women in Türkiye.”
