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WE AIM TO HAVE MORE WOMAN MINISTERS
Karabakh-open.info
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:45
It is the second year "The Centre of Civil Initiatives" human
rights non-governmental organization, which functions in Karabakh,
has realized the Project of Consolidation of Women's Opportunities
in the South Caucasian Peacemaking Process.
The project is realized all over the Caucasian region, it was launched
in Artsakh, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Abkhazia in 2010 with its
deadline in 2013. The project is fully financed by the European Union.
Chairman of the organization and programme coordinator Albert Voskanyan
informs that they aimed to choose 4 regions, mostly damaged by the
war, and to work with women of the chosen residences. "Taking into
account the fact that all our regions suffered equally in the war
we have chosen Stepanakert, Martouni, Shoushi and Hadrout. In each
regional centre we formed groups of 16 women with whom we began to
hold meetings, later organized round tables and training courses,"
Albert Voskanyan noted in his interview to Karabakh-open.info.
According to my interlocutor at the present moment they are
conducting special courses for the women where they are trained as
future course managers. "This way we help them know their rights,
"stand on their own two feet" so that they would feel confident at
home and in the society. Besides these courses help to reveal the
women's potential and use it for their benefit and in favour of the
society. It is desirable to have a greater number of women with such
qualitative features and therefore more woman ministers and deputies,'
the chairman of the organization explains.
Albert Voskanyan attaches importance to providing psychological
support to the conflict area residents and the Artsakh war survivors
with the help of the psychologist and the lawyer of the organization.
According to him the major part of the people living in the post-Soviet
area do not realize the significance of psychological consultation. 'We
faced the same problem with people who were ashamed to speak of their
psychological problems fearing that they would be considered mentally
sick. First we began working with separate groups, later they applied
for psychological support themselves. Our psychologist went to the
villages to work with the local women and children,' he reports and
adds that the result during the last two years has been obvious.
Speaking of the efficiency of the programme Albert Voskanyan noted
that the project member women have become self-confident and now
they cooperate with the local authorities and raise the questions
they are worried about.
"In winter they just held discussions around different issues
whereas now they take practical measures towards the solution to
these problems," my interlocutor says.
Only women have hitherto been engaged in the project but this year the
organizers intend to involve men as well. By the end of the project
we expect to have skilled course managers who will be able to convey
their knowledge and experience to other women.
It should be noted that the 'Centre of Civil Initiatives'
non-governmental organization was founded in 2002 and carries an
activity connected with problems of gender differentiation, convicts,
prisoners of war, those of religious minorities and is engaged in
the search of the missing soldiers during the Artsakh war.
Karabakh-open.info
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:45
It is the second year "The Centre of Civil Initiatives" human
rights non-governmental organization, which functions in Karabakh,
has realized the Project of Consolidation of Women's Opportunities
in the South Caucasian Peacemaking Process.
The project is realized all over the Caucasian region, it was launched
in Artsakh, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Abkhazia in 2010 with its
deadline in 2013. The project is fully financed by the European Union.
Chairman of the organization and programme coordinator Albert Voskanyan
informs that they aimed to choose 4 regions, mostly damaged by the
war, and to work with women of the chosen residences. "Taking into
account the fact that all our regions suffered equally in the war
we have chosen Stepanakert, Martouni, Shoushi and Hadrout. In each
regional centre we formed groups of 16 women with whom we began to
hold meetings, later organized round tables and training courses,"
Albert Voskanyan noted in his interview to Karabakh-open.info.
According to my interlocutor at the present moment they are
conducting special courses for the women where they are trained as
future course managers. "This way we help them know their rights,
"stand on their own two feet" so that they would feel confident at
home and in the society. Besides these courses help to reveal the
women's potential and use it for their benefit and in favour of the
society. It is desirable to have a greater number of women with such
qualitative features and therefore more woman ministers and deputies,'
the chairman of the organization explains.
Albert Voskanyan attaches importance to providing psychological
support to the conflict area residents and the Artsakh war survivors
with the help of the psychologist and the lawyer of the organization.
According to him the major part of the people living in the post-Soviet
area do not realize the significance of psychological consultation. 'We
faced the same problem with people who were ashamed to speak of their
psychological problems fearing that they would be considered mentally
sick. First we began working with separate groups, later they applied
for psychological support themselves. Our psychologist went to the
villages to work with the local women and children,' he reports and
adds that the result during the last two years has been obvious.
Speaking of the efficiency of the programme Albert Voskanyan noted
that the project member women have become self-confident and now
they cooperate with the local authorities and raise the questions
they are worried about.
"In winter they just held discussions around different issues
whereas now they take practical measures towards the solution to
these problems," my interlocutor says.
Only women have hitherto been engaged in the project but this year the
organizers intend to involve men as well. By the end of the project
we expect to have skilled course managers who will be able to convey
their knowledge and experience to other women.
It should be noted that the 'Centre of Civil Initiatives'
non-governmental organization was founded in 2002 and carries an
activity connected with problems of gender differentiation, convicts,
prisoners of war, those of religious minorities and is engaged in
the search of the missing soldiers during the Artsakh war.