The SODEV Awards, which are given to individuals or institutions that have made outstanding efforts to set an example in the fields of human rights, democracy, peace and solidarity, were given to their owners on Saturday, December 3, at a ceremony held at Küçükçekmece Cennet Culture and Art Center. At the “Gender Equality Transformation” awards ceremony organized in cooperation with SODEV and the Swiss-based Olof Palme International Foundation Kadıköy Municipality was awarded in 3 different categories with the Women's Life House and the projects it implemented in the field of women's health.
The Best Practice Presented in the Field of Women's Health award goes to Mustafa Zehra Yüksel Mammography and Women's Health Center serving under the auspices of the Health Affairs Directorate; Best Practice Award for Women in the Field of Women's Shelters Award for the Women's Life House project of the Social Support Services Directorate and the Best Practice Award on Reproductive Rights, Parenting and Pregnancy Education Award, which is given by the Social Support Services Directorate with its expert team, CİSAM (Sexual Health / Reproductive Health Information Counseling Center) project.
Mammography Women's Health Center, KadıköyIt offers free early diagnosis and correct treatment referral services for breast and gynecological cancers to all women living and working in Turkey. In the center where examination, mammography, radiology and breast USG services are provided for breast diseases, smear and USG tests are performed for gynecological diseases. All applicants are treated according to the findings obtained in the center where breast examination is performed. The Center was awarded the Best Practice Presented in the Field of Women's Health.
for the first time in Turkey Kadıköy The “Women's Life House” project, implemented by the Municipality of Women's Shelters and awarded the Best Practice for Women in the Field of Women's Shelters, was implemented with the aim of empowering women and their children and ending the cycle of violence. Women who go to shelters are forced to either leave their children in an environment of violence or put them under state protection, as they cannot take their sons over the age of 12 with them, as per the legislation. Women who have been subjected to violence continue their lives in an environment of violence because they do not want to be separated from their children. Kadıköy In order to find a solution to this problem, the Municipality converted the apartments, whose title deed passed to the Municipality due to urban transformation, into living houses. In the house allocated to the women and their children, whose bill expenses and household goods are covered by the municipality, women can stay until they start a new life without having to leave their children.
The center, which was put into service by a local government for the first time in Turkey; operates in the field of sexual and reproductive health. Within the scope of the project, which received the Best Practice Presented on Reproductive Rights, Parenting and Pregnancy Education award, awareness raising, raising awareness, counseling, guidance services, workshops and training activities are carried out for women and youth.
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