Empowering and reminding the women of AlHusn of their positive role in society.
AWT held a lecture to encourage improved gender roles, methods of dealing with child violence, and healthy ways to encounter post traumatic symptoms.
4 March 2017
Al-Husn, Jordan (ACCTS-AWT) - This meeting was held in the ACCTS community center of Al Husn where our AWT staff, Basma Gammoh lectured at this event. 54 women, mainly Jordanian and Syrian refugees, attended this lecture and left feeling very uplifted.
The topics addressed sought to highlight important internal and external roles of women. As a result of the violence these women endured and witnessed in their families and their war-torn countries, many were left facing serious traumatic disorders in addition to previous child abuse. Therefore, the lectures sought providing new methods to deal with these specific problems while constantly encouraging them of a better tomorrow.
Women were also encouraged to find a source of income to support their family and become economically independent on themselves to some rational extent. Additionally, Basma highlighted ways to keep relationships healthy by placing boundaries and regularly expressing one’s emotions with each other. Moreover, women were recommended to read books to educate themselves on important topics in their lives. Lastly, Basma spoke about the importance of child encouragement. She stressed upon how mothers should remind their children of their self worth and ability to accomplish anything if they put their minds to it.
We hope that through this positive encouragement, these empowered women ignite a sense of hope and ambition in their families to strive for a better future and harmonious life within one’s family.
During the event, the women participated filled the room with laughter and joy pledging to change areas in their lives for the better and seek to fix what they think has to be improved.
One attendee gave us feedback by saying: “To say the truth, you expressed my life in words. I have been too connected to my children to the extent where I have been neglecting my husband. I will change this negative attitude and I hope to treat my husband better.”
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