Vocational Training Center and Shelter for Women was Opened in Tajikistan with TİKA’s Support

With support from Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), the “Vocational Training Center and Shelter for Women” was opened in Tajikistan to help women who lost their strength in social life and who were subjected to violence.

With the cooperation of TİKA and Public Organization Korvoni Umed, the “Vocational Training Center and Shelter for Women” was opened in Tajikistan’s capital city, Dushanbe.

The opening ceremony of the project was attended by TİKA’s Head of the Department for Central Asia and Caucasus, Dr. Ali Özgün Öztürk; Director of Modular Training Center of Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mansur Yormatov; Director of Public Organization Korvoni Umed, Umeda Sadr; and invitees.

“Vocational Training Center and Shelter for Women”, which was opened in Tajikistan to help women who lost their strength in social life and who were subjected to violence, was renewed and equipped. Also, a playground was installed to enable the children of the women who receive training in the center to have a productive time.

Within the scope of the project, accommodation and psychological and legal support services are provided for the women who were subjected to violence, were left desolate due to divorce at an early age or were not able to receive formal training due to various reasons.

In the center, training is given in the fields of needlecraft, jewelry design, and pastry to contribute to women acquiring a profession. With the supported project, the goal is to have approximately 200 women acquire a profession each year.