Psycho-social Empowerment Training

Within the scope of Capacity Building Activities, the Psycho-Social Empowerment Training was held on September 13-14-15, 2024, at Plaza Hotel in Diyarbakır. Representatives from civil society organizations from 10 project provinces, the Uçan Süpürge Foundation project team, and 30 representatives from project partners participated.

Trainer: Özge Yıldırım

Topics

With the aim of supporting the role of civil society organizations in psycho-social empowerment, the following topics were worked on, including expressive art forms:

• Self-compassion
• Building relationships and empathy
• Trust
• Emotion and compassionate conflict resolution

Method

The program was hands-on from start to finish: breathing exercises, meditation, writing exercises, empathy games, forum theatre, and drama activities.

Some of the participating organizations

Aksaray Girişimci İş Kadınları Derneği, Türk Kadınlar Konseyi Derneği Aksaray Şubesi, TOBAV, Dokunma Derneği, Sinetopya Derneği, Uçan Süpürge Vakfı, Sur Anka Derneği, BAKAD, KASED, Rengarenk Umutlar Derneği, ÇocukÇA, MORDEM, EKAMEDER, Roman Gençlik Derneği, Genç Gönüllüler Derneği, Yüksekova Kadın Derneği, Piya Derneği, İzmir Kadın Dayanışma Derneği, Eşit Yaşam Derneği, Kırşehir Kitap Felsefe ve Kültür Derneği, KEVADER, KAPKAD, Sivas Gelişim Gençlik Derneği, İHD Van Şubesi and ASİS-DER.

Outcome

The training was completed with the aim of contributing to the active role of civil society organizations in developing the sense of self-esteem, trust, and identity of disadvantaged young women and girls in local communities.